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The challenge with saddle bag brackets is that they were never marked for what bike they fit. That was only a label on the outside of the box. Once they were out of the box, you can't tell. The best thing to do is to search eBay for as set the came off of the bike you have, or one that uses...

I get that, and I am a technology wonk.

That seems a little overkill, and will likely be expensive. Craig has some information on his site about building customer brackets. Also, I have seen people do some great things modifying brackets from older bikes to fit newer bikes. No matter what solution you find, please share the...

Yes, if you have the right bracket the fairing will fit. All the Windjammers, from the early one that were simple fairings, to the late ones with the integral turn signals, were all the same basic layout and shape...

Maybe this one? I don't know Yamaha, but if the downtubes are the same, I would think it is a good possibility. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226575685876

What Larry said... Sadly, Vetter did not mark the mounting brackets with the bike they were designed to fit. That was only marked on the box they were originally packed in. Hopefully, you can find one that came off a bike that is the same, or similar enough. If you have some metal working...

Sounds like a great project, but it also sounds like you have a long road ahead. The GS series Suzukis are easy to work on, and Suzuki has one of the best legacy parts programs, so parts are usually easy to get. Is '81 still carburetor, or had they gone to fuel injection by then? If you need...

Do you have the instructions that go along with the bracket and the harness? If so, there are no tricks beyond that. Also, your fairing may or may not have the optional horn kit. If you don't have the instructions, let me know and I can send them to you. I have two Suzukis with Windjammers...

Thank you. That's better than most of the stuff that I have found. It is more similar to the stuff that was on my Wixom fairing.

Really? I've searched and never found anything close. I've seen some stuff that is vaguely close at some marine supply stores, but nothing to my satisfaction. I would be very interested to hear what you have found. I would love to know where Craig got his. I assume it was an off the shelf...

I bought new edging from Vetter a few months ago. I know their web store is no longer active, but I have emailed directly and Carol was able to sell me edging and other parts. When I last heard from her they still had lots of edging on the shelf.

I think you can still get original trim from Vetter. Their web store is no longer active, but I have emailed Carol directly and she has sold me edge trim and other parts.

Those are not air vents. If you have the horn kit, those are openings for the sound of the horn to escape. If water does come in, there are drain holes at the bottom of the fairing. On bikes that do not have the horns, the hole in the fairing under those 'vents' are closed over with tape...

Yes, you can leave the headlight bucket in place, but if your airhead is like mine (1974 R90/6), I'm not sure how you would access the wiring to connect the fairing. On my Japanese bikes there is a pretty big hole in the bottom of the headlight bucket, but on my BMW it is sealed pretty tight.

Okay, I did a little hunting. The Pantara is kinda cool. It looks a bit like a Windjammer knockoff (as many of them were). It is British made. I could not find a source for replacement screens, however, you might want to contact this guy. He provide replacements for Wixom, Lufmeister, and...