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Old 12-12-2007, 09:00 AM
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I also added the Harley wind baffle that attach'sjust in front of and below the tank onthe frontforks. this helped the updraft considerably.

 
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Old 12-12-2007, 09:15 AM
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Street glides were made to look good, there is no way to get rid of wind buffeting unless you change out the windhield and it will still have some as all bat wing bikes do. So if you cant stand it, dont buy one.
 
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Old 12-12-2007, 09:44 AM
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+1 for Gunrunner. The SG screen is 4" and the stock EG screen is 12"--short screen + moving bike=wind buffeting. I have a 4" screen for my EG and it is similar to riding without a screen from the armpits up. For traveling I use an inexpensive 8" dark smoked from Americanthunder ~$25 on Ebay.
 
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i too wear a ff helmet and i had wind buffeting from hell coming off my flht batwing... 4 windshields, some bafflesand 2 helmets later, i converted it to a roadking
Im thinking hard about a RKC i just like the look of a SG.
 
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Old 12-13-2007, 06:21 AM
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I had a SG back in 06 and i didnt keep it long for a few reasons and the biggest one was at speed (60+) i got a lot of head buffing, I do wear a full face helmet in the winter and that is when i bought the bike and i never got to ride it with a half helmet to see the difference. I want another SG but i dont want the headache i got from the wind buffing. A taller wind screen is not the answer as i think it takes away from the look of the SG. So what im asking is do any of you get head buffing with a half helmet?
Well, taller screen *is* the answer that fixes that problem. I ended up with a 9" Harley shield. get one in dark smoke color and call it done. Don't get so worked up in the aesthetics that you're willing to be uncomfortable and much worse, toss away your safety.
 
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Old 12-13-2007, 06:26 AM
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Clearview Recurve and a Between the fork Baffle. Fixed it!
Hey Bro....you got a picture or PN on the baffle that I could check out?
 
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Old 12-13-2007, 06:35 AM
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Default RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
I'm 6'2" and I get no buffeting with the 10" and very little with the 8". That said I got my buddy to buy the 8" and 10" for his SG. We also installed the baffel between the forks. These changes helped a lot, but the lower fairings make the difference between some buffeting and no buffeting. Huge difference with the lower fairings really.
I'm hoping for a SG some day and it won't leave the showroom without lowers. I think they look great.
 
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Default RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
Like everybody else stated a taller windshield or lower your seat height which I did a combination of both. 6" windscreen and lowered my seat height 3"s.
 
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those recurves are nice.!
 
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