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Jsaladin04
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Baby steps

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I love my wing and can't wait for the day the fairing comes off and stays off. Thinking that will be a winter project. Already bought some things including a tank shelter and some lights. I know i will have to now redo a lot of things on the front and i want lower bars. But for this weekend i tackled the back of the bike and the seat..
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Cleaning up really nicely. Lotta hardware to deep six after that fairing comes off. It's a mess under there. I had a 1200 Aspy. I took one look and moved on to a '78. Much less drama involved in slimming down...not that it can't be done with the Aspencade, just takes some effort.

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Taking off the fairing is a good bit of work. A lot of guys just cut a few inches off the windshield and call it a F4B day. I don't blame them. I took the one off my 81 but my false tank is set up for it. I didn't have to modify or replace it like you will most likely end up doing.

I look forward to seeing how you tackle this issue. Please take a lot of pics on what it takes to make it right. I have seen many 1200's coming up for sale on the cheap, and I was thinking about doing what you are looking to do.
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Personally, I like the F4Bagger look on the 1200's
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I actually removed the whole fairing this weekend. Removed all the wiring. I have purchased a 1100 tank shelter to replace the current one. Had everything mocked up in the front and she just didn't look right to me. I spent two days just looking at it. In the end i decided to pot the fairing back on and really thing about it. It's only the second time i have removed the thing. The issues i am having trouble strapping my head around is modifying the instrument cluster and when i go naked up front i would like to spend some time rerunning the brake likes and cables.
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Yep, the instrument cluster is a problem, especially the electric tach. If you're going aftermarket, there are lots of choices; to keep more of an original look, it'll take some work. There is a thread way back several years ago where the guy fitted the guts from the 1200 electric tach into the housing from an 1100, and used the matching speedo. Just a thought...

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