Fairing Air Deflectors

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#31

07-13-2007 | 01:49 PM

Uncle Fester

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RE: Fairing Air Deflectors

Anyone else use the Kury Dragon Wings?

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#32

07-13-2007 | 04:49 PM

solorider

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RE: Fairing Air Deflectors

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ORIGINAL: GliderXXX

They should help, but since you already have a 9.5" shield and lower fairings, I'm not sure you're going to ever get0 turbulence. How tall are you? I'm also curious if you rode a bike without a fairing , just a windshield before? Fairings DO block a lot of air and overall give more protection, but they can, until you get it dialed in right, created some unusual and harsh turbulence. I have mine where I like it now, with either a 7", 9" for longer trips, and for the ultimate a 13" Cee Bailey SSC. That's when you lose the turbulence, at least at my height, 6'.

Glider,

Thanks for the information. I brought the bike to work today with the freedom wings and there was a nice improvement. I still have a decent amount of wind hitting my knee caps and swirling up my body, and that's what I'm trying to do away with. That turbulence in very hard to deal with when I need to wear a helmet and the wind is trying to lift it off my head. I will be trying a different windshield also and, hopefully, I'll get it where I need it to be. I've had bikes without anything, and I've had a Wide Glide with a detachable windshield. I took the WG on an extended trip once and I usually rode with my feet on the rear pegs when I was on the Interstate in a state that required a helmet. As soon as I moved my legs to the backward angle, all turbulence went away. The windshield on that bike is about the same height as the one I have on the SG now. Oh, and I'm 5' 11".

Again...thanks much for the suggestions!

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