Wind buffeting coming from below
#141
01-13-2009, 08:55 AM
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The lower fairing deflectors do provide some reduction in the air flow.
The baffle is a complete waste of money if you are trying to control air flow!!! I will admit it turned out to be another pretty piece of chrome to polish.
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#142
01-13-2009, 06:50 PM
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The harley fork air deflectors will stop the majority of the wind. I have a set I use during the winter, too hot for me during the summer. Mine are powdercoated black and they look pretty good in my opinion. I also have the fork baffle. Didn't notice much difference from it.
#145
01-14-2009, 10:09 AM
Like many others I experience the buffeting on my '08 RKC. I noticed that when I held my hand up while resting my wrist on my knee (sounds kinda gay doesn't it) as if I was telling someone to "stop" it would almost stop the buffeting. Funny thing but it's more obvious on the right side - I have cruise control so I can easily ride with my hand in this position. I decided if I could reduce the wind from below the buffeting would stop so I have been experimenting with ways to reduce, or stop it altogether, with varying degrees of success.
I have the between the fork wind deflector installed but I have replaced my driving lights with the SG version so I can't use the H-D chrome lowers (OK, others have mounted them backwards and they work). In an older thread I showed how I used some clear lowers (glass only) and a windsheild mount to add wind deflectors to my crash bars. With some fine tuning of the location I could totally eliminate the buffeting - in fact it not only eliminated the buffeting it created a large dead air space. I could almost read a map while riding - no sh*t.
I wasn't totally impressed with the look of the windsheild mount and I had to take them off to straighten my crash bar (hit a friggin' deer) so I decided to try something else. I made up aluminum brackets out of aluminum angle to hold the clear glass just below the windsheild. This location isn't as good as the first attempt but it helps significantly. Combined with the hand deflection I describe above I get a dead air space again. if I could mount the deflectors a bit lower I think it would be perfect but turning the bars to full lock just clears the crash bar.
The attached pics should help explain...
I have the between the fork wind deflector installed but I have replaced my driving lights with the SG version so I can't use the H-D chrome lowers (OK, others have mounted them backwards and they work). In an older thread I showed how I used some clear lowers (glass only) and a windsheild mount to add wind deflectors to my crash bars. With some fine tuning of the location I could totally eliminate the buffeting - in fact it not only eliminated the buffeting it created a large dead air space. I could almost read a map while riding - no sh*t.
I wasn't totally impressed with the look of the windsheild mount and I had to take them off to straighten my crash bar (hit a friggin' deer) so I decided to try something else. I made up aluminum brackets out of aluminum angle to hold the clear glass just below the windsheild. This location isn't as good as the first attempt but it helps significantly. Combined with the hand deflection I describe above I get a dead air space again. if I could mount the deflectors a bit lower I think it would be perfect but turning the bars to full lock just clears the crash bar.
The attached pics should help explain...
Adam
#147
01-15-2009, 02:40 PM
Kayak Skirt
try a kayak skirt, i use one from Seals. It goes around the front of the gas tank and fits behind the rear speakers. their is one draw back I cant hear the rear speakers very well. they sound muffled.
If you need the size measure from the front of the gas tank to the rear of what you want to cover and go to REI .com
This is good aint it.
If you need the size measure from the front of the gas tank to the rear of what you want to cover and go to REI .com
This is good aint it.
#148
01-22-2009, 09:12 PM
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I found this thread a couple of days ago searching for this problem. I just put the fixed fairing deflectors on today no other mods yet.
Stock shield
Fixed Fairing deflectors
Half Helmet
5'9" 32 inseam
Buffet starts at 60-70 in 40mile commute interstate travel
Never paid attention to leg placement ie close to tank or out.
Buffeting caused blurred vision
Will update after tomorrows ride to see if deflectors alone fixed or reduced.
I added all of this data to see if similar situations are because of the size of rider, gear, travel type it occurs and so on to find out how much or how little we all had in common to help with a process of elimination.
And my wife says I'm to analytical?
Stock shield
Fixed Fairing deflectors
Half Helmet
5'9" 32 inseam
Buffet starts at 60-70 in 40mile commute interstate travel
Never paid attention to leg placement ie close to tank or out.
Buffeting caused blurred vision
Will update after tomorrows ride to see if deflectors alone fixed or reduced.
I added all of this data to see if similar situations are because of the size of rider, gear, travel type it occurs and so on to find out how much or how little we all had in common to help with a process of elimination.
And my wife says I'm to analytical?
#149
01-22-2009, 09:29 PM
#150
01-23-2009, 01:46 PM
Tourer
I was at the IMS in NYC last weekend. I was checking out Victory cruisers and one of the models had clear plexiglass(or whatever) wind deflectors on the forks. They where bolt on witha kind of clamp around the fork tube. Kind of cool. I'm going to see if it will work on my SG.
If you find another clamp-on option let us know.