Jota fairing on a Mirage

mar

mar

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Well, I was planning on doing this. I just wasn't planning on doing it just now. At any rate, I am replacing the brake caliburs and masters with modern ones. Doing this I needed to remove the forks. And well as long as I had the forks off, I decided to go ahead and mock up the Jota fairing I have been planning on installing.

It seems that the fairing hits the Mirage dash pod. I am trying to avoid rewiring the headlight and move the fairing out away from the pod. I have tried moving it above and below the fairing. It still interferes.

Has anyone does this? Is there a simple fix or is this just going to be a bigger project than I had thought.

Thanks, Myke
 
Mar, if by saying the Mirage dash pod you mean the one-piece plastic speedo/revcounter assembly then it is used also on the 120 Jota, and that uses the series 2 fairing.
If it interferes with the dash then it is not fitted correctly.
 
They all do that from the factory Myke  :)

The fairing clears the early ND clocks OK but I guess you have the Honda style later clocks, you do have a bit of room to lower the entire clock pod by making a new bracket or trimming the inside of the fairing a bit, allways best to find these things out before commiting to paint.

   Keith.
 
I have experience in this area, and you may not like the solution.

I complained to Richard Slater about the clocks hitting the fairing-inner, he just looked at me and said 'they all do that'.
So when the bike went for spraying I got 'my man' to re-profile the fairing to make it slightly wider (he is a plastics repair man by trade). It took hime a while but he did a wonderful job. you would find it difficult to spot that the fairing has been messed with.

That's one solution, the other is to start hacking about with the clocks bracket - not something I elected to do.
 
Yes, I still have not done the paint as I am only in the mock up phase. I always liked the ND clocks much better than the honda pod. I wish I had a pair of them.

Grant, yes this a series 2 Mirage and I am installing the 1980 Jota fairing. I don't care much for the series 2 Jota fairing.

So I guess I need to trim up the inside of the fairing.
It seems that nothing is ever "bolt on"!
I bought the same fairing years ago to put on my 79 Jota America. No clearance problems them. However, I needed to have a bracket welded to the steering head to hold the fairing. No problem. However the wiring harness was too short to reach the location of the headlight. Problem.
 
Hey Mar, maybe try an early 900SS duke fairing, they fit nice with no clearance problems as you describe, look nice too, the lower edge of the fairing follows the line of the tank and they will mount up using the standard Laverda bracketry. That 1980 Jota fairing is a fucking abomination, makes the bike look gawky and awkward ( just my humble opinion  :D :D ) Not a good angle on them.


  Keith.

 
Keith, too late. I already purchased the Jota fairing. I wish that idea came up sooner. Bevelheaven is 10 minutes from my house and they have the 900SS fairings there.
At any rate a little cutting and grinding on fiberglass is not too bad.(as long as I can make it look right)
 
Hey Mar, buy the duke fairing fella, i'll take the 1980 one off your hands (to go on my 1980 Jota - bad lines an all)

Please pm me if you're keen.

Cheers

Peter
 
Here is one on a 3c I built years and years ago. Suits the lines of the Laverda very well.


    Keith
 

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The "SSD" fairing is the one with the correct hole for a Bosch headlight, not sure about the "SS"
 
Well, I spent my Sunday afternoon cutting and grinding the Jota fairing and made it fit. Went ahead and drilled out all the mounting holes as well as the windscreen holes. It turned out fine. Not as good looking without the original clocks, however much better than a Mirage fairing.
Should be ready to get sent out for paint in a couple of weeks. It is going to be green.
 
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