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Old 03-03-2018, 08:57 AM
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These are what works,Baker sells them also and they are adjustable. I have been using them since they came out on a 2009 Ultra.
Which ones worked for you please?
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I'm not sure if this is the right one for your bike but another option. I put one on my road king and it helped a lot. Doesn't cost much to try. I'd suggest buying a tap to clean the paint out of the threads before installing. Kuryakyn makes one too.

It's a baffle that goes under the triple tree and stops air from coming up between the tank and the fairing.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
 
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I have the Harley fifteen inch windshield it work real good for me
 
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Originally Posted by Phil_R
No visor on the HJC 3/4 helmet. I see a Road Glide in your signature. Have you ever had the issue with a batwing fairing?
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A Memphis Shades is a Batwing fairing. Just the outer shell so same design.
 
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A windshield with a vent in it will remove the back pressure and should help with the buffeting.
 
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Originally Posted by EdwardK
I'm not sure if this is the right one for your bike but another option. I put one on my road king and it helped a lot. Doesn't cost much to try. I'd suggest buying a tap to clean the paint out of the threads before installing. Kuryakyn makes one too.

It's a baffle that goes under the triple tree and stops air from coming up between the tank and the fairing.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

+1 on this solution. I installed this air baffle and it eliminated the helmet buffeting.
 
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I would at least consider lowers.
 
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Thanks everyone for even more information and ideas!
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Originally Posted by GalvTexGuy
I got buffeting wearing a full-faced helmet no matter which shield I tried. So, rather than spend more money on shields, I installed these, which have eliminated 80% of buffeting on my '14 Limited.

http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/cool...dk-cdw-trg.htm
Originally Posted by EdwardK
I'm not sure if this is the right one for your bike but another option. I put one on my road king and it helped a lot. Doesn't cost much to try. I'd suggest buying a tap to clean the paint out of the threads before installing. Kuryakyn makes one too.

It's a baffle that goes under the triple tree and stops air from coming up between the tank and the fairing.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
I have both and they do work, but do not fix the issue. My problem is I have long hair. No matter what I do to keep it restrained, the flow of air on the bike always brings my hair forward into my eyes. I am thinking the issue has more to do with back pressure as mentioned before. What we need to see is a video of a Batwing in a wind tunnel test.
 
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Here is a topic I started last year. Has great info on this topic.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-question.html

As for black fangs, here are some option. I have no experience with these options but the jescustoms option gets mentioned in the topic I posted.
https://www.jescustomaccents.com/Win...ectors_c34.htm
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...ring-1984-2013
 
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