Crass Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 When I restored my 750L Slingy I baulked at replacing the aftermarket smoked screen with an OEM one owing to the horrendous price - ~£260 but it has bugged me ever since. The replacement was ever so slightly taller which IMHO ruined the profile of the front end, plus I don't like smoked screens. So when Suzuki added the Slingies to the Vintage Parts Programme, and made them Bike of the Month last month and this, knocking 50% off the screen price, and with the OSS discount at Robinsons I though fuck it, just do it.Still an eyewatering price for a bit of plastic mind you but at least my piss has stopped boiling now. 3 Quote
Oilyspanner Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 I know where you're coming from Crass - I waited a year before a standard screen came up for my 1100, got it pretty cheap - ironically I'm leaving the MRA d.bubble on mine ! but standard screens aren't going to get any more common and I intend to have a more standard 1100 some time in the future. Quote
Davy1100 Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 crazy price but sometimes nothin will do but the right part looks good 1 Quote
Screwriverracing Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 And to think, I threw one away some time ago as nobody wanted it, oh dear what a difference a few years make.Cheers SRR 1 Quote
Oilyspanner Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 Ha, you're not wrong SRR - at work we threw away loads of old stuff in the skip, silencers, screens etc the stores were only so big and the parts just sat there for years . . . eeek !Not so bad with e-bay these days, everything can be listed instead of throwing out because of lack of space - couldn't give the stuff away back then as you say, they all wanted coloured screens, double bubbles, race pipes (obviously !) etc - but now it would fetch £1000s ! Quote
downtheshed Posted September 25, 2015 Posted September 25, 2015 Had to be done, !! lovely bike. 1 Quote
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