I've recently installed a Plexifairing 3 on my 98 stock LS650. The instructions from National Cycle are very general, and don't tell how to get the thing to fit. I imagine with all the bike models out there, comprehensive instructions for every bike would be the size of a telephone book. The instructions are for a "dealership". Being a Savage owner/operator/wrencher, I had to look this word up. Dealership? I don't need no dealership, I've got SuzukiSavage.com!

Prior to installing this sheild, I searched the Internet for some photos of real bikes with the sheild installed - there are a few, but they are all installed incorrectly; but that's my opinion.

My machine is a 1998 Stock with a buckhorn bar. Savage owners have to purchase "bag 077" for mounting the stays to our 1 inch bar. National Cycle sells it directly - it's about $20 delivered as of this writing.

Here's the machine with "max sheilds up":

Note the angle of the shield is  not parallel to the rake - I think this is correct, but there are postings out there that insist the angles match. YMMV.

In the instructions, they do tell you the correct order in which to install, but the placement of the stays is where it gets tricky. I installed the stays incorrectly several times, "so you dont have to"  Here  is where I think the lower skirt stays should go:


About an inch and a half above the lower tree. The stay itself, an "L" shaped rod that connects to the sheild and then to the bracket, will point forward and outward. You can use the blinkers themselves as a reference point to make sure the skirts are fitted evenly. You may have to flip the bracket around a few times to get that L shaped rod to line up, but it's easy and only takes a minute to get it right.

To get the right wind protection for my hands & face, I mounted the shield about an inch higher than spec.

It is most obvious in this photo:

The edge liner is about an inch above the headlight. I think it would be ok resting on the headlight liner, but I moved it up an inch to be safe, and it places the "wings" right in front of my handgrips.

The opening for the fork should fit on the fork member, and it fits perfectly. This is another good test for symetry.

Finally, remember that the Plexifaring 3 is a big a$$ed sheild. I had to change the way I mounted the machine cuz I kept bumping my forehead on the top of the sheild. Not a deal killer, but something to think about.

I'm 5'11 and I cannot see over the shield while driving. I now have to remember to keep some wipes with me to keep the shield clean, because I have to look thru it to see the idiot turning right on red in to my right of way!

As far as the value of the shield, I can say this: It keeps me warm; I can now hear better - (I now have to fix the speedo rattle problem because it's very obvious now .

I read a biker's review where he warned Plexifairing users to watch their speed: Without all the wind noise and buffeting, you can't really sense your speed as well. I discovered this on my first test ride when I saw a cop ahead of me and wondered why he was going so slow in the 30mph zone. I looked down, and realized that I was doing 70 and he was going about 45. Crap - emeregency braking-too-avoid-a-ticket procedure

I would guess that this procedure would be either 1/2 or 1 billable hour at the stealership.  It took me about 1 1/2 hours, but that included de-installing the first fubar attempt and doing right the 2nd time.
Good luck, and let me know if you need more pics or advise.

I installed the Plexifairing 3 on my S40. It ended up being somewhat less elegant than the Plexifairing 3 I installed on my old Suzuki Tempter. Two problems arose. First, the upper mounts could only be installed in one spot, as the windshield top support interfered with the brake master cylinder. It might have been possible to rotate the brake master cylinder, but that changes the angle of the brake lever and I didn't want to do that. Second, if the fairing was installed as recommended behind the turn signals, there was interference with the tank at full lock. I installed it in front of the turn signals (reluctantly and under wifely goading). It works well enough, but ends up several inches above the headlight shell instead of resting near it. My fairing (just as on the Tempter) was too tall, and I cut an inch or so off the top of it. That cut also helped the optics, as the Plexifairing 3 is slightly "bent" at the top.