The FXRT / FXRP "Style" Dyna Fairing Thread
#481
Lots of interest here for the look and style of fairing but I’m more interested to know about function.
How well to these fxrt fairings work in terms of wind protection and comfort? I’ve had a road glide which obviously has a similar fairing but found without lowers you get get a lot of wind buffet coming underneath the fairing. Which made me curious why lots on here have the fxrt style fairing but no lowers fitted?
How well to these fxrt fairings work in terms of wind protection and comfort? I’ve had a road glide which obviously has a similar fairing but found without lowers you get get a lot of wind buffet coming underneath the fairing. Which made me curious why lots on here have the fxrt style fairing but no lowers fitted?
#482
Lots of interest here for the look and style of fairing but I’m more interested to know about function.
How well to these fxrt fairings work in terms of wind protection and comfort? I’ve had a road glide which obviously has a similar fairing but found without lowers you get get a lot of wind buffet coming underneath the fairing. Which made me curious why lots on here have the fxrt style fairing but no lowers fitted?
How well to these fxrt fairings work in terms of wind protection and comfort? I’ve had a road glide which obviously has a similar fairing but found without lowers you get get a lot of wind buffet coming underneath the fairing. Which made me curious why lots on here have the fxrt style fairing but no lowers fitted?
#483
I'm running a fxrd with lowers.
They wind protection is top notch on upper body and legs, but the wind protection on the head is terrible. It's so noisy that's annoying.
I ordered a klockwerks 12" curved windshield, I'm pretty confident on its capacity to help for head protection.
The lowers actually redirect the wind directly onto the engine making my engine temperature colder than without but during hot days my legs are fried like chicken wings.
This fxrd fairing canceled like 95% of my wobble and that wasn't expected so I'm more than happy.
I put some speakers in it, it's pretty nice.
They wind protection is top notch on upper body and legs, but the wind protection on the head is terrible. It's so noisy that's annoying.
I ordered a klockwerks 12" curved windshield, I'm pretty confident on its capacity to help for head protection.
The lowers actually redirect the wind directly onto the engine making my engine temperature colder than without but during hot days my legs are fried like chicken wings.
This fxrd fairing canceled like 95% of my wobble and that wasn't expected so I'm more than happy.
I put some speakers in it, it's pretty nice.
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Chicago Ken (02-10-2022)
#484
Thanks to all who have shared input and pics. Thanks also to those who provided answers to my question about function in terms of wind protection/fatigue which is good to know.
After reading all of this it seems there are rwd, deviant, jd, bmc, bigbear and villain2hero as the main suppliers. Varying prices, quality, subtle differences, customer service, materials, installation kit and ease. Some sell lowers too and others don’t. Some also sell in finished vivid black paint. I noticed via Google and eBay searches there are also lowers being made and sold from India?
Most are exxy so if I’m spending a lot and getting it shipped outside of the USA at a decent cost, I’m inclined to spend at the upper end if necessary to get a good quality, “finished” fairing and lowers kit with everything already painted and ready to install with minimal stuffing around. Wanting my cake and to eat it too so if there are more than one option to what I want, it’d be gold to get some advice on the best value for money option and supplier. Thanks
After reading all of this it seems there are rwd, deviant, jd, bmc, bigbear and villain2hero as the main suppliers. Varying prices, quality, subtle differences, customer service, materials, installation kit and ease. Some sell lowers too and others don’t. Some also sell in finished vivid black paint. I noticed via Google and eBay searches there are also lowers being made and sold from India?
Most are exxy so if I’m spending a lot and getting it shipped outside of the USA at a decent cost, I’m inclined to spend at the upper end if necessary to get a good quality, “finished” fairing and lowers kit with everything already painted and ready to install with minimal stuffing around. Wanting my cake and to eat it too so if there are more than one option to what I want, it’d be gold to get some advice on the best value for money option and supplier. Thanks
#485
#486
This thread really helped me pull the trigger on doing a RT fairing on my 94 FXLR, so I figured i’d post it. Did a pretty big overhaul on the bike last year. Just need to figure out some front turn signals. Alpine halo single din stereo with a floating screen. Really happy with the way this bike turned out. BMC fairing and lowers
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#488
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#489
I like how you've mounted the gauges so you can see the Alpine stereo with a floating screen (I had to Google it) as well. What size is the screen? 9" or 11"? I assume you measure diagonally? You said it was an RT fairing but would look great on an RD fairing with the gauge housing to block the sun too.
I saw someone on Insta... that had a clip with two GoPro cameras screen in screen one front-facing and the other rear-facing and thought that'd be pretty cool to have displayed in real-time AND recording at the same time. Plenty of shitty drivers round my way.
I'll see if I can find it again and maybe it's possible to link it here by editing.
I saw someone on Insta... that had a clip with two GoPro cameras screen in screen one front-facing and the other rear-facing and thought that'd be pretty cool to have displayed in real-time AND recording at the same time. Plenty of shitty drivers round my way.
I'll see if I can find it again and maybe it's possible to link it here by editing.
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