[Suavemark]

Ello, I've just bought a 2019 CB1000r and I've ordered the S2 fairing and handlebar kit. Has anyone fitted one of these and if so do you have any advice on problems that might come up? Many Thanks.

https://www.s2-concept.com/en/18218-honda-cb1000r-complete-legend-front-fairing.html

 

[BigBuddhaMike]

Id love to hear more about your installation of this!

 

[Suavemark]

It's not going well so far. S2 concept has dispatched my order but it has been lost by the postal service and has spent three weeks sat in a french warehouse but nobody knows where.

 

[Nanniade]

Looks amazing, please keep updating the post with the progress, and photos once finished .. thanks for posting

 

[Thrilliot]

Did you ever get yours installed? Mine just arrived and I've begun assembling the supports but these instructions are merde.

 

[Suavemark]

I'm having a problem with S2. The parcel was lost in the post and now they are denying all responsibility and are refusing a refund or replacement. The customer service is appalling. Just be glad yours turn up.

 

[Thrilliot]

I agree with your feelings on their customer service. I have had quite a few email exchanges with them just trying to get product dimensions and got quite curt, rude responses.

 

[Suavemark]

I might come to you for advice if I ever get mine. It's looking like I'm in for a long drawn out legal battle to get anything out of them. I'd be interested of photos once you get yours done. Did you get the bar conversion kit off them as well?

 

[Thrilliot]

No that was part of the issue I had dealing with them. I already had the Daytona clip-on style bars made for the SC80 installed (also nearly 1/3 the price of the SC bars) and wanted to get product dimensions to compare. I ended up ordering the fairing anyway as I think it will fit with little to no modification of the Daytona bars. I assembled ~90% of the substructure, hoping to leave work early today to get it installed before the rain hits. I attached pictures of the "directions".

 

[Bevo]

I attached pictures of the "directions".

Looks like FUN!

 

[Thrilliot]

So a few things:

1. I did not finish it one go, took HOURS figuring out where the brackets go
2. You have to basically strip the front of the bike down; the gauge bracket comes off completely, the plastic shroud around the front of the tank/ignition has to come off so you can get to the front bolts for the tank (this took me the longest to figure out because you can't identify half the locations they "show" you in the pictures)
3. I had to supplement my own hardware/reuse OEM hardware in several places as what they provided would not work (they gave you two barrel spacers for the brackets to keep them square and the diagram shows a screw being inserted from each end, but the spacer isn't threaded and it's bored larger than the hardware so I couldn't even cut threads into it)
4. The Daytona handlebars seem like they should work, I have no clearance issues on the left, front brake reservoir just touches on the right, but I should be able to either cant the levers a little more forward or pitch the brake lever forward/backward as needed to fit
5. The paint job is spot on I will say, the R381 candy chromo matches the rest of the bike perfectly.

Hopefully I'll be able to finish tomorrow if the rain stays away. I attached a few pictures of the fairing and one with it tacked up when I finally gave in at 9pm when my headlamp died lol.

 

[Thrilliot]

Install finished. 10/10 for looks, 1/10 for install.

 

[Suavemark]

That looks awesome, is there plenty of play in the wiring for the lights? I was a bit concerned about moving them out so far?

 

[Thrilliot]

Nope, not unless you split the wrap on the wiring loom all the way back to the fork stem. I am going to be making up or finding some extensions for the front signals.