Triumphrat

mac74 · 02-08-2008, 01:10 PM

Has anyone fitted a sports faring to a Tbird Sport? If so have you got any pictures or info as to the supplier and what was involved in fitting>

Wombat · 02-08-2008, 02:37 PM

I fitted a universal cafe faring to my TBS.

There are pics in my album

GeoffE · 02-08-2008, 04:57 PM

Hi,

By a Sports Fairing, do you mean something similar to the Triumph offered Fly Screen for the TBS?

If so, there is a company who have been producing fly screens for Ducati Monsters and have now started offering variations for the Bonneville range. I suspect they can be adapted to our classic triples. They look very neat - take a look at: www.dartflyscreens.com

Ciao,
Geoff

Métisse · 02-08-2008, 05:22 PM

Hi Mack,
The only picture I ever found was on a German site

Witch make I don´t know i think it is a fairing build for the old Ducati´s like this one from airtech
http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/...0SS1977-80.htm

Wombat · 02-08-2008, 05:45 PM

THAT is the fairing I want for my TBS!!!!!

I would love to know how he mounted it.

MickMaguire · 02-08-2008, 06:17 PM

should be pretty easy - the headlamp is part of the fairing, pulling ir forward would let you get to the mounting tabs on the headstock (vestigial from the other t3 models). You could fabricate a bracket to hold most of it from there. For the sides you could add brackets that wrap under the tank.

Métisse · 02-08-2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wombat

THAT is the fairing I want for my TBS!!!!!

I would love to know how he mounted it.

Me too Wombat

But How ????? don´t know, it won´t be easy i think.
First my other mods maybe next winter a fairing.

Will try if the fairing from my Ducagiva will fitt (not to use it)

I think you need a good front bracket
Like this???http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/.../brackets.html

GeoffE · 02-08-2008, 08:02 PM

Ah..., a half-fairing?

The yellow TBS looks to be fitted with what I think of as the Norton Commando road-going "race fairing"? Aka, the Rickman Commando racers.

Similar to this link: http://www.norvilmotorcycle.co.uk/063935ATY.htm

The fairing was produced originally as the Rickman (Matisse) Avon fairing, and was fitted to a number of Brit and Matisse framed Japanese racers.

I guess with the position of our handlebars (rather than clip-ons) a half-fairing like the one fitted to the old Honda GB400/500 models would be good, but I don't know if they are available?

Geoff

Wombat · 02-08-2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickMaguire

would let you get to the mounting tabs on the headstock (vestigial from the other t3 models).

The parts list drawings show 2 brackets on the headstock, but my TBS has only one.
Is this normal?
I am also wondering if the OEM fairing bracket from an early T3 could be easily modified to mount one of these fairings.

Anyone have one (even a damaged one) that they could send me to try out?

crosstie · 02-08-2008, 08:50 PM

Maybe I'm being dense, but how do you turn with that fairing attached to your headlight? Seems like it would severely limit the range of your front forks...