Which Fairing
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Red Deer, AB
I have the Reckless and I am very happy with it. My bike is vivid black and I left it in the gelcoat. Works fine for me. Above 75 mph the Infiniti Stereo and Polk speakers are just barely adequate for me. I've lost some hearing and run a 6 inch windshield so your mileage may vary. I will be picking up an amp when I get out of the bush later this week. The Reckless fairing accepts HD 3 hole windshields (pre 14 model) and I also have the HD 3 pouch windshield bag. With the USB port, auxilary port and 12 volt power port it works great for me. It was $1000. delivered to my door. Now that's up here in the great white north and yes it snowed yesterday.
With all that said I have seen a Woodys Fairing and have spoken with Glenn via email. I would have bought one but Glenn was just a little backed up at the time. With our short riding season I couldnt wait. He is a great guy to deal with and builds a quality product.
Good Luck
With all that said I have seen a Woodys Fairing and have spoken with Glenn via email. I would have bought one but Glenn was just a little backed up at the time. With our short riding season I couldnt wait. He is a great guy to deal with and builds a quality product.
Good Luck
3rd Gear
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Tulsa
I am always amazed at how different people have such different experiences with the same company. My experience was good. That was a few years ago so maybe things have changed. I did not get any warm fuzzies from them last year at Sturgis. I did not see Alex there either. Maybe they have new people, maybe new owners, maybe the company just changed due to reason we do not know about. As a note, we actually do the same here as far as billing on custom orders. Even regular customer are 50% up front, otherwise it is considered a quote and not an order. Everyone who calls and gives their card to be processed before you release your card is put in line in front of you. It is the only fair way to place orders on longer lead time items. If you want off the shelf, well be happy. If you want another brand, be happy with them.
Regarding the 50% down, yeah, that would make more sense, AND had the person I was talking to not have given me responses I would get from someone working at the mvd and with the same attitude as an mvd employee it would not have been nearly as bad of an experience. The woman acted as if it was a privilege for me to be buying something from them. But as it sits now, they have made it up to me and Chantel was nice and professional.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2006
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I literally got off the phone with them about an hour ago and I too got the distinct feeling they do not want to sell me anything, they are at least 6 weeks out and she joked that they need more workers to make the fairings. It was this could care less attitude that swayed me over to Woody's. dead Center lost me with the price... $1275.00 for an empty fairing is crazy, as compared to several competitors at $750-$800. That being said, Woody's has real good reviews and that is the way I am going... just my $.02!
3rd Gear
Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 7
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From: Tulsa
UPDATE:
I got my reckless fairing in and have installed it. As anything aftermarket, it took a little tweaking/convincing to fit but wasn't too much of a chore. I bought the unit with the infinity 6x9's and infinity head unit. I have to admit, it sounds pretty descent for a motorcycle.
Just a few installation tips/lessons learned while installing it for those of you who might purchase one in the future. If you're putting it on a harley with passing lamps, you'll need a 9/16" deep socket with a slit cut 75% down it to fully remove the bolt from the bottom of the passing lamps to move them from the front position. I went and bought a cheap deep socket set at harbor freight and notched it out with a dremmel tool. You need this to loosen and tighten the bolt on the bottom of the passing lamps since a wire runs through the middle of it. It took me longer to modify the socket than it took me to install the fairing with all the wiring they provided.
Also, I am by no means an experienced or professional mechanic. But just a tip, when installing the new metal grommets that replace the rubber ones on the front, put the piece that is notched against the forks and have the washer on the outside. The brackets on my fairing were just a little narrower than the forks and had I put them on this way, it would have made it a little easier. Also, you will need to have the passing light assembly ON the forks when you go to put the fairing on. You cannot maneuver the mounting brackets around the fairing once it is placed on the bike.
I hope this input helps save someone else some time. The overall installation was very easy for the reckless fairing. I just want another inexperienced person to possibly save some time!
I got my reckless fairing in and have installed it. As anything aftermarket, it took a little tweaking/convincing to fit but wasn't too much of a chore. I bought the unit with the infinity 6x9's and infinity head unit. I have to admit, it sounds pretty descent for a motorcycle.
Just a few installation tips/lessons learned while installing it for those of you who might purchase one in the future. If you're putting it on a harley with passing lamps, you'll need a 9/16" deep socket with a slit cut 75% down it to fully remove the bolt from the bottom of the passing lamps to move them from the front position. I went and bought a cheap deep socket set at harbor freight and notched it out with a dremmel tool. You need this to loosen and tighten the bolt on the bottom of the passing lamps since a wire runs through the middle of it. It took me longer to modify the socket than it took me to install the fairing with all the wiring they provided.
Also, I am by no means an experienced or professional mechanic. But just a tip, when installing the new metal grommets that replace the rubber ones on the front, put the piece that is notched against the forks and have the washer on the outside. The brackets on my fairing were just a little narrower than the forks and had I put them on this way, it would have made it a little easier. Also, you will need to have the passing light assembly ON the forks when you go to put the fairing on. You cannot maneuver the mounting brackets around the fairing once it is placed on the bike.
I hope this input helps save someone else some time. The overall installation was very easy for the reckless fairing. I just want another inexperienced person to possibly save some time!
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,216
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From: Northern O H I O
UPDATE:
I got my reckless fairing in and have installed it. As anything aftermarket, it took a little tweaking/convincing to fit but wasn't too much of a chore. I bought the unit with the infinity 6x9's and infinity head unit. I have to admit, it sounds pretty descent for a motorcycle.
Just a few installation tips/lessons learned while installing it for those of you who might purchase one in the future. If you're putting it on a harley with passing lamps, you'll need a 9/16" deep socket with a slit cut 75% down it to fully remove the bolt from the bottom of the passing lamps to move them from the front position. I went and bought a cheap deep socket set at harbor freight and notched it out with a dremmel tool. You need this to loosen and tighten the bolt on the bottom of the passing lamps since a wire runs through the middle of it. It took me longer to modify the socket than it took me to install the fairing with all the wiring they provided.
Also, I am by no means an experienced or professional mechanic. But just a tip, when installing the new metal grommets that replace the rubber ones on the front, put the piece that is notched against the forks and have the washer on the outside. The brackets on my fairing were just a little narrower than the forks and had I put them on this way, it would have made it a little easier. Also, you will need to have the passing light assembly ON the forks when you go to put the fairing on. You cannot maneuver the mounting brackets around the fairing once it is placed on the bike.
I hope this input helps save someone else some time. The overall installation was very easy for the reckless fairing. I just want another inexperienced person to possibly save some time!
I got my reckless fairing in and have installed it. As anything aftermarket, it took a little tweaking/convincing to fit but wasn't too much of a chore. I bought the unit with the infinity 6x9's and infinity head unit. I have to admit, it sounds pretty descent for a motorcycle.
Just a few installation tips/lessons learned while installing it for those of you who might purchase one in the future. If you're putting it on a harley with passing lamps, you'll need a 9/16" deep socket with a slit cut 75% down it to fully remove the bolt from the bottom of the passing lamps to move them from the front position. I went and bought a cheap deep socket set at harbor freight and notched it out with a dremmel tool. You need this to loosen and tighten the bolt on the bottom of the passing lamps since a wire runs through the middle of it. It took me longer to modify the socket than it took me to install the fairing with all the wiring they provided.
Also, I am by no means an experienced or professional mechanic. But just a tip, when installing the new metal grommets that replace the rubber ones on the front, put the piece that is notched against the forks and have the washer on the outside. The brackets on my fairing were just a little narrower than the forks and had I put them on this way, it would have made it a little easier. Also, you will need to have the passing light assembly ON the forks when you go to put the fairing on. You cannot maneuver the mounting brackets around the fairing once it is placed on the bike.
I hope this input helps save someone else some time. The overall installation was very easy for the reckless fairing. I just want another inexperienced person to possibly save some time!
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