Road Comet - Fine Tuning

[Southpaw50_imp]

Hey Folks,

I'm new to the forum having purchased my bike this past March. Once again, thanks to all of the feedback regarding after market parts. I contacted Mr. T and purchased a factory Japanese Honda seat (30" seat height), matching side covers, and the Road Comet II fairing with a smoked windscreen.

Over the years I've restored a number of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. With that said, I'm pretty much OCD when it comes to doing car or bike stuff. Anyway, here goes. . .

Upon receiving the fairing, I was disappointed to see the inside looked unfinished, a rough looking red color. Looked like over spray. Before assembly I masked and painted the inside of the fairing matte black with a rattle can. After the paint dried I assembled the unit and installed it, per instructions with the rubber molding piece surrounding the top of the windscreen.

Once installed, I noticed the opening around the headlight seemed unfinished. Went to Pep Boys and looked at the door strip moldings for cars and trucks. Cars are 1/4", truck moldings are 3/8" and very pliable. Installed the truck door molding around the headlight opening in the fairing. Gives it a nice, finished look and seals the area to avoid the headlight bleed into the dash at night. Simple fix for $5 and it looks great.

Once installed, out for a ride. Major disappointment. The Road Comet wobbles in the wind - BIG TIME - at any speed. Those of you that have one already know this. Back to the auto parts store and purchased black car/truck side molding. The molding is 1" wide by 3/8" thick with two strips of 3M double stick tape on the back. Cut two pieces, each 1" long. Positioned the molding between the gauges and the ridge of the fairing. . . 10 o'clock position on the speedo, 2 o'clock position on the tach. Did another test ride. The Road Comet doesn't move, even at 90 MPH. With the inside of the fairing painted black, you don't even see these.

Simple fix to fine tune the Road Comet Fairing and Windscreen. I would do pics but mine are way too large and get rejected each time. I'm 63 years old and not real technology oriented, forget the pics. . . unless I e-mail them to you.