Installing a Targa Fairing – by Frank palocsay@shentel.net

 

My wife found that her new SV650 didn’t offer enough protection from the wind at freeway speeds.  She didn’t want as much fairing as the S, so we began a search for a bikini fairing.  A member of the SV650.org list,  http://www.sv650.org/  suggested we look at the Targa fairing   http://www.targa-acc.com/ .  She liked it so we ordered one from Cycle Center of Denton  http://www.cyclecenterofdenton.com/ . In addition to fine service and a wide selection of parts and accessories, the Cycle Center of Denton  gives a significant discount to members of the SV650 list.  The fairing came the next week.  Color match was very good and the finish was excellent. 

 

I had worried about the installation, never having bought anything like this before.  I didn’t need to worry.  Directions were complete an installation is a breeze.  Total time, from getting the box to taking the final picture was 60 minutes.  The most difficult part of the job was attaching the windshield to the fairing with the 7 screws, washers and nuts.

 

Targa includes three heavy sheet metal brackets.  Two go on either side of the upper triple clamp,  using the supplied socket head bolts to replace the shorter pinch bolts used by Suzuki.  The third bracket is attached under the headlight using the machine screw that holds the front brake lines.

 

One the brackets are loosely attached the fairing is fitted and mounted to the brackets.  There are two rubber encased nuts which press fit into the upper brackets.  The fairing is attached to these with two plastic screws.  The rubber gives some shock protection.  Once the fairing is fit to the headlight and squared with the bike all screws and bolts are tightened.  That’s it!  Enjoy!

 

The bike looks very different with the fairing.  The front is much cleaner, the whole bike looks more integrated.  Finally, the fairing emphasizes the leanness of the SV.  But make up your own mind, here are some pictures.

 

 

you can see the left fairing mount just above the headlight bracket.  The third is under the headlight.  Notice how cluttered the front is compared to the faired bike.

 

Three more “after” shots.