I'm 5'10" with a 30" inseam. I test rode multiple Street Glides and they all felt the same with respect to the wind. I wore my full face on a couple, my half helmet, and even a 3/4 on the demo at the HD dealer. The wind was all the same.
I tried every size shield that HD had to offer (up to 10") in both the windsplitter and klockwerks variety and the wind was no different - zero difference over stock with the wind hitting me right in the forehead and at my ears from the side. The turbulence is so bad, my eyes are rattling and I can't read road signs at a distance (I'm not exaggerating), I don't even hear the exhaust and my ears are ringing for days - nothing I've ever experienced on a motorcycle before.
Here in rural East Texas, I'm riding in 20+ mph winds and rarely at speeds slower than 65 mph. When I hit about 50-55 mph, that's when the wind starts to become a nusance.
If you have the windshield that come on your bike from the factory still on it throw it in the garbage. Only there for looks and I am not to sure about its looks. Get you a recurve from either long ride shields or freedom shields and your buffeting will fade into the blue yonder.
I did not try the recurve from LRS. What is the difference between that and the Windsplitter? Or the Klockwerks? Is there a way to trial it without it costing me money?
JES Custom Fork Deflectors installed! Man, what a difference! In order of most impactful first, it would be the fork deflectors, fairing deflectors, then the lower triple tree deflector - a new windshield will top it all off. I get a little bit of a wind to my ears and forehead, but if I lower my head an inch or two, it's calm. And I like the fact that the wind is off my knees! That's pretty darn cold in the mornings.
I'm pretty certain that my windshield testing was flawed by the enormous amount of wind coming around the sides of the bike and up to my head. Now that I've got all the deflectors on, I can test out a new shield and see how it does.
The fairing is odd colored in the photo do to the sky behind the camera. The wrinkle black looks good with the denim black.
Alright, guys. I've ridden over 500 miles in the past 7 days and one thing I am not thrilled about is the fuel economy. I am consistently getting 35 miles per gallon. I have SE slip-ons and heavy breather, and I shift at 3k RPM for every gear. Now, I have goosed it a time or two to pass cars, but my consistency with low RPM would outweigh the amount I've revved it high. It may also be worth noting that we have 20+ mph winds here at this time of year, and I rarely am riding slower than 65 mph.
How is your fuel economy? Is there anything I can do to make mine improve?
03-13-2017, 08:16 PM
