Convert "deflectors" question

[Cdn850T5NT]

Didn’t that model come with crash bars,just curious?

No; did not...

[Cdn850T5NT]

They should fit on a T5 but there is spacers that fit in between bar & frame with a longer motor bolt.

Thx

[kidsmoke]

No; did not...

do you prefer the squared V1000 style bars to the 'triangulated' style used on the 1000S and Swoop tank Cali's? Might the latter be easier to mount?

[Groover]

I love the look of the deflectors, they define the Convert and G5 I think  - word of caution, I lost one once going 88 MPH, same as the DeLorean in Back to the Future... and the bike turned into helicopter and took off vertically! 

Regarding the engine guard, it should work as mentioned by using the correct bolts on the bottom, and the top mounts to a brace on the frame - not sure if the T5 has that there or not, guessing it does, maybe just not drilled - you can see it in the 2nd photo - my bike doesn't look that clean anymore, not even close - that was 11 years ago right after the restoration... gee time flies, so Back to the Future it is!

[kidsmoke]

my bike doesn't look that clean anymore, not even close - that was 11 years ago right after the restoration... gee time flies, so Back to the Future it is!

Not long after my arrival here on WG, and the photos of your bike impacted me. Knowing how a G5 could present softened me up and prepped me for taking on Chucks when he was ready to move on. I have a full monty shot of yours somewhere. Care to share here again? I didn't recall that you had all the crash bars mounted.

[Groover]

Hi Kidsmoke, you've always been a fan, I appreciate that! I have to say, I'm "it" now, as I have to add a 1000S to my stable!


Not sure which photo, but I'll gladly add more here!




 


(Deflectors have been there since auction day when I got it)


 

[jrt]

That's a nice looking G5, Groover!  Reminds me of the one I bought new, back in '83, I think.  Fantastic motorcycles!

To contribute to the subject- my G5 did not come with deflectors, but it did have the mounting bungs on the crash-bars.  I eventually mounted a Harley style fairing and made my own deflectors out of sheet aluminum.  They deflected some updraft, but I think the SP fairing setup was superior. 

[kidsmoke]

Hi Kidsmoke, you've always been a fan, I appreciate that! I have to say, I'm "it" now, as I have to add a 1000S to my stable!


Not sure which photo, but I'll gladly add more here!




 


(Deflectors have been there since auction day when I got it)

That's it! My saved photo was a simple side shot. I like those cast wheels. Nothing I've owned tours quite like the G5. Very confidence inspiring. Perhaps too much so. I've ridden her pretty hard.

Spent all day on my 1000S yesterday. She'll be my steed for this years DGR. 

[Cdn850T5NT]

do you prefer the squared V1000 style bars to the 'triangulated' style used on the 1000S and Swoop tank Cali's? Might the latter be easier to mount?

I prefer the protection of the squarer ones... but I find the "triangular" ones more aesthetic. I currently have the latter ones but would swap-out, at times, the square ones. I plan on fitting rear ones too, for that added protection.
 Per the Harley photos, that's what I want to achieve. Note the "rub pads".

[Cdn850T5NT]

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Regarding the engine guard, it should work as mentioned by using the correct bolts on the bottom, and the top mounts to a brace on the frame - not sure if the T5 has that there or not, guessing it does, maybe just not drilled - you can see it in the 2nd photo
...

There are some drillings, as you can see I mounted the "triangle"-shaped bars.... May hafta adapt though... for the "square" bars.

[theoneandonlymin]

Do you have these under your wings ?
One on each bolt, for a bit of extra stability once the downforce gets out of hand.

[guzzisteve]

That makes them SUPER wings and cost extra.

[Cam3512]

That makes them SUPER wings and cost extra.

Might even get some lift off!