Road Comet 2 Impressions

[Frulk_imp]

Paulibiker sold me his RC2 and it arrived yesterday in 'as new condition'.

Some general comments:

Fit and finish...Exceedingly well made with flawless paint that color matches the tank perfectly. Silver stripe is under the clear coat. Appears to be all stainless steel hardware.

Install.... was straight forward. 3 bolts (two replacement bolts..1 for each side of headlight bucket. They're tapped for another screw to go into them that holds the sides of the fairing in place. Then a lower chin bolt goes into an angle mount which in turn ties into the bolt that holds the horns in place. So, the fairing is hard mounted at three points to the bike and doesn't touch anything else including the instrument cluster. I mounted the fairing without the smoked screen on it thinking I had room to get to hold the bolts in place but that wasn't the case. Removed the fairing. Mounted the smoked screen and then reinstalled. Added 15 minutes to the process.

What the RC2 replaced....I've had a Dart Fly screen and a one-off hand-made aluminum fly screen on the bike and been exceedingly happy with how both functioned and looked. I really don't need a fairing as wind 'blast' on my chest doesn't bother me even at speeds approaching triple digits. I used the screens more to keep the bugs off the instrument clusters and for cosmetics to give the front end a sportier look

Aluminum fly screen:



Marlin Dart:



The RC2 on the bike. I also have some red side covers coming for it with the old school Honda Wing as part of the CB1100 lettering.




Riding impressions: Doesn't vibrate at speed. Had it up to the ton today and didn't notice any additional turbulence coming over the screen or hitting my helmet (I'm 6 foot even). I do believe I heard some kind of harmonic resonance at 2K to about 2.8K As a result of this I placed two thick foam rubber spaces on each side of the comet between the inside of it and the gauge cluster. Went and rode and still there. The bike was laid down by my prospective son-in-law a year or two ago on black ice and as a result the gauge cluster cracked. I glued it with 2 part epoxy and clamped it tight but there may be something inside the cluster that's doing that and maybe I just never noticed it. I'm absolutely convinced it's not the fairing. The smoked windshield seemed to flex just a very small amount at upper highway speeds around the screen at the top end where it's least supported. The rubber spacers stopped that cold. All in all very pleased with it.

Lastly...The RC2 Aesthetics are top notch in my estimation.