2005 RSTD Ultra Star

[tsigwing]

Looking at adding a fairing to my 05 RSTD. Can get a fairing for a Road King pretty reasonable, but wondering how much modifications its going to take to get it to fit? Any other economical ways to add a fairing? Will probably look to re-use the hardware on the stock windshield to keep it as a quick disconnect fairing.

[mountainhorsega]

I love the looks of the road glide fairing but don't have access and my wife doesn't like it.

Currently have a street glide fairing mounted (Look in the RSTD Owners Unite thread - Shep started this fairing and I bought it from him and got the mounting done.)

the street glide fairing mount up is actually pretty easy. - did absolutely NO mods to our bike so, can still pull fairing and put windshield back if we want.

a. Cut out around headlight mount

b. Cut out speed and tach holes to allow fairing to drop down (Down to about the middle of the lower outside holes (temp/ oil whatever they were)

c. Get a sheet of diamond plate and some 1/4" x 1" aluminum at lowe's

d. used the original windshield mounts as a pattern(Just traced them on stock paper)

e. transferred to the diamond plate and cut out with jigsaw and dremel tool.

f. trimmed harley brackets to clear forks

g. Helper held fairing while took best guess at mounting hole locations (missed angle first time and had to lay it back a little more)

H. eventually, fiberglassed back in and got stereo mounted.

 

I can put some more info but you can get a good idea of it from these pics.

For someone that like to play and is a little mechanical, this isn't really a big challenge (Just takes time - not a lot of money) If you don't like to play, I am sure someone will post a radio caddy, quadzilla, maybe a couple of others. the radio caddy seems to be the least expensive for a bolt on.

 

The road glide will be much more challenging due to removal of headlight and frame mounts, etc.

[tsigwing]

thanks for the pictures. I can get this one for $150, but if there is a ton of mods, would probably try to find a Radio Caddy.

[mountainhorsega]

If it doesn't have the inner, then the mounts are totally not there - I have seen another one on here where someone did it with an outer and just had to build brackets to support it. Try searching the forums - it may even be in that rstd owners unite thread as well. I used to have a guzzi with a batwing outer and if I remember right, it wasn't really complicated either. Just need to build the brackets a little different and out of something a little more sturdy, it had a couple of cap screws out in the middle area of the fairing and down low for the brackets. On ours, it looks like just the 1/8" thick diamond tread but, the 1/4 stock is behind it to stop a lot of the flex and give support. If you like playing with stuff, that's probably not a bad price- if it has the inner, outer and brackets - thats a good price. If you want to do something, get it finished and go ride, would probably recommend the radio caddy or quadzilla. I think I actually got ours mounted in about a day - maybe a little longer. took a lot of back and forth - small cuts, small adjustments, etc. That was just to hang it on the bike. then, rode it for a week or so and decided to lay it back a little more and had to re-drill a couple of holes and trim a little more off the harley brackets to clear the forks. Rode without the stereo for almost a few months while we built the house, then mounted the stereo in the cutout tach and speedo holes for another few months while we finished the house and just recently got the glass and primer done. Now waiting for a break to paint it. If you decide to do it, let me know and I will try to remember the major pitfalls we hit (Couple of spots not to put screws cause the will rub on brackets, etc.

[bobbyduck]

I had a fabricator use the stock windshield hardware and some strap stock to mount a Radio Caddy to my 2006 RSTD. Here are some pictures...after living with it for a couple of years I like it a lot but wouldn't mind if the fairing was nearer to the handle bars. If you want some better detailed pictures of the mounts I have some at home, IM me with email address and I will send them to you.

 

Good Luck!

[tsigwing]

I had a fabricator use the stock windshield hardware and some strap stock to mount a Radio Caddy to my 2006 RSTD. Here are some pictures...after living with it for a couple of years I like it a lot but wouldn't mind if the fairing was nearer to the handle bars. If you want some better detailed pictures of the mounts I have some at home, IM me with email address and I will send them to you.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

Been looking at the Radio Caddy as well. I have the flanders bars for extra pull back, and one of the man reasons I'm looking at the fairing is for better wind protection for my hands in the winter. How well does the Radio Caddy do for hand wind protection? If you have any pictures from the drivers seat that would be great.

[eazyduzzit]

Mountainhorse, you did a great job with the fairing. I like what you and bobbyduck both ended up with.

I am dying to get a radio that actually works on my bike. It looks like I may have to shell out some money.

[mountainhorsega]

It takes time and patience(We have little of either). There are still a few ideas we have been playing with. The harley fairing is setup for 5 1/4" speakers which I can only find water proof in a coax. Have put 2 sets of Pyles in it but they are just not very good quality. Found the Polk 5 1/4" but, I am thinking to build an adapter to go up to a 6" so can use 3 ways, there is enough room behind them, and maybe even put a shroud. These are loud enough at 60-70 on the back roads but on the interstate at 80 and 90, I have to push them so hard that they blitz out. One thing to consider - the stereo is a Pyle as well it is marine grade with weather band and as a bonus, it has a place to put either a sd card or a usb flash drive with music loaded on it - I don't even own an ipod or mp3 player and would hate to have a cord dangling around, this way I have about 400-500 songs loaded on a 2gb sd card and just set it to random - I don't hear the same song for about a week.

The other thing I am thinking is to drill a couple of small holes over the thermometer and cig lighter and put some led's up in there so the thermo is lit at night. still haven't decided whether to glass in driving lights or not - that is the main thing I like about the kaw voyager.

 

Now looking for a trunk to play with. Brother has an old wing trunk that we could do some glass work on. (Back to that time and patience thing)

[mountainhorsega]

the cold winter finger thing was the main reason for the fairing - it made a huge difference over the windshield. I ride pretty much year round. Below 45 degrees, the grip heaters are much nicer and below 35-40, they are almost a requirement.

[bobbyduck]

Been looking at the Radio Caddy as well. I have the flanders bars for extra pull back, and one of the man reasons I'm looking at the fairing is for better wind protection for my hands in the winter. How well does the Radio Caddy do for hand wind protection? If you have any pictures from the drivers seat that would be great.

I also have the longer Flanders bars, the wind protection is great everywhere except a small area right under the fairing and over the lowers. Harley Ultras and Ventures both have an extra polycarbonate clear piece right there for that reason, I have been considering having something made to replicate what they do, but it's only been a problem on cold days when I was dumb and wore the lighter jacket....

 

I don't get any helmet buffeting until about 90 mph or higher, but I am kinda short (5'6) so it could be worse if you are taller...

[Solodadof2]

IF one of you guys still has your stock windshield and would consider get rid of it I would be grateful. thanks!

[hunter 1500]

He is a good alternative to the the more expensive batwings. http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41001