Batwing fairing on a Dyna?
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03-18-2009 | 02:08 AM
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Batwing fairing on a Dyna?
Has anyone mounted either a moco Batwing or aftermarket batwing on their Dyna?
I have a windshield now and the buffeting makes it unbearable.
I prefer to ride around town with no glass at all.
But I would like the bug and wind protection when touring.
My ideal fairing would be a fairly quick detach Street Glide batwing.
I have Street Slammer bars on my Street Bob.
I have a windshield now and the buffeting makes it unbearable.
I prefer to ride around town with no glass at all.
But I would like the bug and wind protection when touring.
My ideal fairing would be a fairly quick detach Street Glide batwing.
I have Street Slammer bars on my Street Bob.
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03-18-2009 | 07:11 PM
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As you're probably aware I've got a fairing and had looked at several before settling on a Tsukayu ... paid $978 for a gloss black painted outer fairing with no radio. As you may be aware, I now have a FLST front end so the fairing is made to fit.
That is not the case for most fairings out there with the exception of Corbin, K-D VanillaZilla for Sportsters (should fit '05 and earlier Dyna) and SW Audio ... only three that I am aware of.
I had investigated several options, as follow:
- Dragonfly (http://www.dragonflycycleconcepts.com/fairings.htm)
- Dead Center (http://www.deadcentercycles.com/default.aspx)
- K-D (http://www.debrix.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=1280827)
- Kevin Evans (http://store.kevinevans.org/detachablefairing6x9.aspx)
- Hoppe Industries (http://www.hoppeindustries.com/)
- Wide Open (http://www.wideopencustom.com/dotnet...0/Default.aspx)
I used to have a narrow glide with a quick detach (QD) windshield. It occurs to me that one way to apply a fairing to a standard Dyna would take about three easy steps:
1. Obtain one of the fairings above (or one of about another half dozen or so sources) made for Road King and Softail models.
2. Bend the right and left mounting brackets in mirror images at two planes to narrow them to the proper width.
3. Remove the cam-lock clamps from the QD windshield and attach (bolt) the clamps to the mounting points of the fairing.
You would then be able to simply clamp the fairing to your bike using the QD windshield clamps.
A couple of caveats - for FXD, which have the riser mounted speedometer, you'd have to use a fairing with no inner shell (as I have done); the top-to-bottom distance between the clamps may not fall between your triple trees, so the lower clamp may clamp the fork tube below the triple tree. I do not see why that should be a problem.
Another observation - you'll need to move your turn signals from your handlebars so they can still be seen.
Thought I'd pass on some thoughts on the subject ....
R/
Priest
p.s. Current photo of fairing and lower fairings installed:
That is not the case for most fairings out there with the exception of Corbin, K-D VanillaZilla for Sportsters (should fit '05 and earlier Dyna) and SW Audio ... only three that I am aware of.
I had investigated several options, as follow:
- Dragonfly (http://www.dragonflycycleconcepts.com/fairings.htm)
- Dead Center (http://www.deadcentercycles.com/default.aspx)
- K-D (http://www.debrix.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=1280827)
- Kevin Evans (http://store.kevinevans.org/detachablefairing6x9.aspx)
- Hoppe Industries (http://www.hoppeindustries.com/)
- Wide Open (http://www.wideopencustom.com/dotnet...0/Default.aspx)
I used to have a narrow glide with a quick detach (QD) windshield. It occurs to me that one way to apply a fairing to a standard Dyna would take about three easy steps:
1. Obtain one of the fairings above (or one of about another half dozen or so sources) made for Road King and Softail models.
2. Bend the right and left mounting brackets in mirror images at two planes to narrow them to the proper width.
3. Remove the cam-lock clamps from the QD windshield and attach (bolt) the clamps to the mounting points of the fairing.
You would then be able to simply clamp the fairing to your bike using the QD windshield clamps.
A couple of caveats - for FXD, which have the riser mounted speedometer, you'd have to use a fairing with no inner shell (as I have done); the top-to-bottom distance between the clamps may not fall between your triple trees, so the lower clamp may clamp the fork tube below the triple tree. I do not see why that should be a problem.
Another observation - you'll need to move your turn signals from your handlebars so they can still be seen.
Thought I'd pass on some thoughts on the subject ....
R/
Priest
p.s. Current photo of fairing and lower fairings installed:
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03-07-2011 | 07:48 PM
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Try this one: http://swcycleaudio.com/index.aspx
I avoid any site that is FLH\Softail only. If they cannot recognize all Harleys then they are a waste of time.
I avoid any site that is FLH\Softail only. If they cannot recognize all Harleys then they are a waste of time.
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03-07-2011 | 08:10 PM
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03-07-2011 | 08:48 PM
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I got the Memphis Shades http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/tpl/cm...randId=479&np=
and it doesn't look to bad. I have to get it painted yet. I didn't want to spend a lot and not like it.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...b/batwing2.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...jb/batwing.jpg
and it doesn't look to bad. I have to get it painted yet. I didn't want to spend a lot and not like it.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...b/batwing2.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...jb/batwing.jpg
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