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New Member with a '83 KZ550!

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11 Mar 2017 23:57 #756479 by Maxacceleration
Replied by Maxacceleration on topic New Member with a '83 KZ550!
So I've been yakkin' about trimming up my Maier windscreen to a more authentic GPz screen. But its amazing how much different the Maier screen is compared to the GPz screen.
Then I start looking through ELR photos... Amazingly the Maier looks closer to the authentic ELR screen (of course the Maier has a round headlight opening).

Here are the screens, Maier (l) & GPz 550 (r).


And an ELR, which seems to consistently have this style windscreen.



So now I have to decide if I want to trim the reverse top curve into the Maier windscreen (ala 550 GPz). I have figured out how to get the reverse curve, but do I??? Hmmm...

'83 KZ550 'Mini Superbike'

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15 Mar 2017 16:26 #756831 by Tomcat57
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Nice looking bike. I put a Maier fairing on mine and it helps to redirect the air off your chest on the highway.

1981 KZ550A2
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15 Mar 2017 18:38 #756838 by Maxacceleration
Replied by Maxacceleration on topic New Member with a '83 KZ550!

Tomcat57 wrote: Nice looking bike. I put a Maier fairing on mine and it helps to redirect the air off your chest on the highway.


Thanks Tomcat! My original KZ 550 was the red one as yours is - beauty paint IMO.
I finished trimming my Maier windscreen. Different than a GPz screen, but it mimics it better now.


'83 KZ550 'Mini Superbike'

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