The Super has gotten a lot of heat and bad press.
I thought it shouldn’t be that way, but when I ask around,
some say “I like the K/L face” (talking about the 1100),
others say “I like the M/N face” (also the 1100),
and it’s more like, well… that’s not quite it… what do you think?
Finally, a customer raised their hand and said “Let’s do it!” so I’d like to move forward.
But first—how about we test it on the 1100? We’ll run a test.
The rumored 1100K (with L bodywork) is in the shop for inspection, so we’ve got consent from both parties.
Let’s check the fitment.
The 1100 has the handlebar mounted high on top, which gives it a somewhat aggressive look.
The 750J’s fairing went all the way up near the headlight, but the 1100… well…
it just didn’t fit right—we had to stop the installation.
To do this work on the 1100, we’d need to:
• Lower the handlebar
• Cut the fairing brackets
• Adjust the handlebar turning angle
and various other things—it’s going to be a real pain in the back, honestly.
If we lower the handlebar, the protruding parts might look even worse.
For the 1100, we first need to source a used fairing bracket…
Does anyone have one they don’t need? How about trading it for one of our shop keychains?
*We can cut off the mirror part, so it can be bent.
On a bike with clip-on bars,
“low handlebars and fairing look cool,” but position-wise… it’s a really tricky balance.
I think it’s fun to enjoy the early model with reshaping rather than modification.
We’re using a fairing from here.
