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Windlass upgrade.

Postby Slider » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:24 am

I decided to upgrade my Windlass to something better looking and maybe faster, so I ordered a Fairing and Pylon fairing, from Solo Wings. This is the pictures as she looks like at this stage with the “Wind 2000” wing. ONE day, I will look at a stronger engine, like a BMW 1100…………..
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby JACO » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:40 pm

You mean like this ....

Best looking Windlass around ....
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Slider » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:38 am

Yip almost the same. Nice looking aircraft...........
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Slider » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:56 am

"Katvis" is done, for now. Next year a new BMW 1100 engine, but for now, im VERY happy to have ONE of the nicest looking Windlass trikes in SA
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Slider » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:15 am

....one more pic.
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Wargames » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:09 am

Very nice. Still the nicest trikes around.
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby hurst » Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:35 am

Wow, that really looks good! Did you change the pod(etjietjie) aswell?
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Maybe » Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:44 am

hi, do yourself a favour and replace those 'hanging' saddlebags with the new sturdy solowings ones....if will realy make your trike look great! I think it is about R1k per bag.

Nice project.....how much for the pod? And how much for fairings?

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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby No Fear » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:32 pm

Very nice Fairing and wheel spats with strut fairing..
How much and where can one get it...?
How difficult is it to fit it..
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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:29 am

Nice....

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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Gompou » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:56 pm

Nice vhpy

Any change in cruise speed with the fairing?

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Re: Windlass upgrade.

Postby Slider » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:05 am

Hi guys,

Sorry for the late response. It’s a Solo wings Fairing and strut fairings from an Aquila, and it was around R8000 for everything The pod is still as I bought the trike many moons ago. She looks nice but I don’t find any improvement on performance, and bit warmer. She looks stunning, (for a classic) but as you say "those saddle bags MUST go". I even "Dropped" the Spats over the wheels with around 1 inch, so it doens give you that 4x4 feeling looking at them

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