im looking to upgrade the front fairing in order to get rid of those ridiculous bug eyed looking headlights on my 93 900. what choices do i have? will and front fairings from later year models bolt on? thanks!

 

You can use the later years, but you will need the light unit and the fairing bracket in addition to the upper fairing.

 

Its an easy swap... I did it to my 94... Just buy all the parts and then put them on... Tada!!!!

 

thanks for the response. but can u guys be more specific as to what years i can get it from? and will they bolt on directly?

and to the guy that did it to his 94, what year model did u put on it? thanks

 

can i take one off a 99? will it fit with no modification?

 

would you be willing to sell your fairing stay and mirror stay after you switch? i need one from your year bike.

 

will 98/99 upper front fairing fit 93?

 

Okay, check it out... the swap is really easy.
Regardless of what year bike you have, you can put on any other years' upper fairing.
Here is my 1993 with 1999 carbon fiber fairings:

If you want 1998-99 front/upper then you need a 1998-99 fairing stay. If you want 1995-1997 front/upper then you need a 1995-1997 fairing stay. If you want 1993-94 front/upper then you need a 1993-94 fairing stay. The mirror stays are a little different. 1993-95(or 96... I forget) mount to the sides of the frame. If you look at the picture you can see an open hole on the frame, right below the grip. If you want to upgrade your mirror stay to the later model, simply buy a late model fairing stay and drill a hole out directly in the middle of the mounting plate. I had a buddy weld an extra plate of aluminium to keep durability up. If your bike already has the two-hole tank mount for the mirror stay, then you don't need to worry about that little bit. The headlight housing is as follows; 93-94.... 95-97.... 98-99. Just like the fairings... that's about it. A really simple upgrade.

 

thanks a lot. what is different about the fairing stay? what does it look like and how much do they run for?

 

The lenghts are different. The gauge mounts are also different. I forgot to mention that you will have to either zip tie your gauges or have a machine shop CNC a custom bezel. I didn't do either and just rode w/o gauges.