Advanblack ST fairing opinions
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The ST fairing brace is a bar that attaches the lower fairing to the frame to hold it up besides the 4 bolts up front attaching it. The turn signals attach into that bar.
I just installed the Harley flat out bar. It mounts to the same point of the frame above the oil cooler. It needs a different bracket than the fairing mount and comes with that. The flat out bar, or a mustache bar if you did that, goes where the fairing bracket is goes... So it has to do.
The new brackets... Yes stupid they cost so much and I got cheapo from Amazon... Simply attach to the fairing in the same place, and run down to clamp on to the newly installed bar making everything solid again... And the turn signals attach to those. The cheapo brackets are well made and certainly beefy...
However... When I went to attach the turn signals it was a no go. Basically the bolt has a big head, and the bracket is too thick, and there is interference with the bolt head sitting flat on the bracket. So I had to take both brackets and dremel the inside corners to allow the bolt to sit flat... GTG. And it doesn't weaken the bracket. There is a lot of material and what I had to do just isn't a big deal.
So yes, Adavan uses same fairing support, and anyone will have same issue mounting anything that goes to that frame mounting point above the oil cooler, and the brackets still support fair but attach to whatever you need to mount there.
And I say that just to say if Adavan uses the Harley fairing support bracket... Then I can't see how they are not sure if you can mount anything with an engine guard. Because on the fairing end, the attachment point and method is identical... It's just different with how it routes down to new bar and attaches. So with me, I can't see how you would not be able to use any engine guard, and new brackets to support fairing.
I just installed the Harley flat out bar. It mounts to the same point of the frame above the oil cooler. It needs a different bracket than the fairing mount and comes with that. The flat out bar, or a mustache bar if you did that, goes where the fairing bracket is goes... So it has to do.
The new brackets... Yes stupid they cost so much and I got cheapo from Amazon... Simply attach to the fairing in the same place, and run down to clamp on to the newly installed bar making everything solid again... And the turn signals attach to those. The cheapo brackets are well made and certainly beefy...
However... When I went to attach the turn signals it was a no go. Basically the bolt has a big head, and the bracket is too thick, and there is interference with the bolt head sitting flat on the bracket. So I had to take both brackets and dremel the inside corners to allow the bolt to sit flat... GTG. And it doesn't weaken the bracket. There is a lot of material and what I had to do just isn't a big deal.
So yes, Adavan uses same fairing support, and anyone will have same issue mounting anything that goes to that frame mounting point above the oil cooler, and the brackets still support fair but attach to whatever you need to mount there.
And I say that just to say if Adavan uses the Harley fairing support bracket... Then I can't see how they are not sure if you can mount anything with an engine guard. Because on the fairing end, the attachment point and method is identical... It's just different with how it routes down to new bar and attaches. So with me, I can't see how you would not be able to use any engine guard, and new brackets to support fairing.
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From: Colorado
Ya, ccause I looked at mustache bars as well, considered it, but no. But all the same stuff was needed so ya, I agree with you.
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From: Colorado
Yes, tthe ST fairing is really rough. 🫤
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From: Colorado
That's always going to be a personal thing. I have zero issues. I barely felt stock, the KW 10" is perfect. I personally wouldn't mind taller, but I just think they look wrong when they get tall. Other than where the wind stream hits somebody, the fairing itself is brilliant. I can't possibly imagine a flat windscreen on the forks being better. But... YMMV.
