BeemerFairingRemoval - Main

My Dad used his bike for transportation, but I use it mostly for weekend fun, so I don't need (or want) the big fairing on the front, and I decided to take it off. The process was a little bit involved because the fairing incorporates the headlight and turn signals so there was some wiring to be undone, but overall it went pretty well.

<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000670.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000670.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> 40-year-old bikes sure have simpler wiring than modern ones!<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000671.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000671.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> The fairing gets its headlight and turnsignal signals from an "umbilical" cord that's patched into the wiring inside the headlight.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000675.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000675.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> The turn signals are patched to the "umbilical" cord externally.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000677.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000677.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> The headlight reflector is held into the ring using a very clever system of bent wires.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000679.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000679.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> The headlight that's builtin to the fairing uses the headlight connector and parking light socket from the bike's original headlight.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000680.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000680.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Brown: ground, white: high beam, yellow: low beam.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000681.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000681.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Doesn't look like progress but the "umbilical" cord is gone.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000682.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000682.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> The turn signal stems will have to be cleaned up (since they provide ground) and the wires routed back through the tubes.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000683.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000683.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> That's it for tonight...<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000684.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000684.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> I think the Duc likes having a German pal.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000687.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000687.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Sunday morning, and I've got the headlight plug connected and one turn signal housing dry-fit.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000688.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000688.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> D'oh!  I broke the other housing.  Pro-tip: don't hit pot metal with a hammer.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000690.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000690.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Let's try superglue.<p/>
<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000691.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000691.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Looking pretty good, with the headlight back in, and one signal wired up.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000693.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000693.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> I think we're ready to go.<p/>
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<a href="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000695.jpg"><img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/p1000695.jpg-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Uploaded by uploadtotwiki/2007-02-12"/></a> Needs some gentle cleaning to get rid of the adhesive residue.<p/>