Comments on: Vintage Jacwal Superwedge Fairing

By: wvpc

wvpc — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:21:51 +0000

I bought a Superwedge and mounted it to my 75 GoldWing in the spring of 76. Rode it around all summer then quit my job and rode to San Diego with some buddies on Harleys. Tat bike was swoopy even for CA at the time. Left it the gel black color cause I could not afford to paint it. It wasa pretty good touring fairing. From what I remember the faster you went the better it worked. I did have a front tire cupping, tread wear problem that I didn’t quite get sorted out. The bike was stolen in 77 and totaled by an excon in Pensacola. I took the insurance (lost my *ss as a 22 year old) and never did see it again after that. THe bike had all of about 22K on it. I still wish I had it back. I ride an old 83 R100RT now. I am sticking to riding behind a fairing for comfort.

By: Konrad

Konrad — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:13:55 +0000

I had a Jacwal Superwedge on the first motorcycle I ever bought—a ‘75 R90S that I bought in 1982. When I first got it, it was still gel white, but I had it color-matched (silver smoke) to the bike, and I thought I was the coolest thing on wheels. The fairing lost an argument with the back bumper of a housemate’s car while it was parked in the driveway, and I went back to the bubble cafe fairing that had also come with the bike. It was pretty crudely put together, but it did cut a swath stylistically while it lasted (4 years)—you couldn’t be a shy person and ride that bike, , ,

By: wd515

wd515 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:10:37 +0000

If you turned the fairing the other way so it’s facing outwards, it would look identical to the buell 1125r.

By: Hrlydavison

Hrlydavison — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:15:06 +0000

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I came across this bike and thought it was very unique looking. I too had never seen a fairing like this. Its shape looks like the front end of a sea harrier(the vertical take off jet) The design is very modern for a vintage piece, the closest thing to an “Art” accessory that you are going ever going to find. But I may be biased too, I bought the bike off of Ebay two days ago.

By: guitargeek

guitargeek — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:47:56 +0000

Just my opinion, but I’m pretty sure this is the ugliest thing ever bolted to a motorcycle.