Fork mounted wind deflectors on a FLHX?
#41
turn signal wiring stays where it is. loosen top bolt on signal mount take bottom bolt out. top hole on deflector is slotted .slip it up around top bolt behind signal mount & install bottom bolt through hole in deflector and re tighten both. done. don't know about fittment w/ lowers on. dont have them on my bike. all I know is these got rid of the buffeting. they're great!
#42
Add me to the list of happy campers. These things rock!!! I had a set of fork mounted deflectors on my old roadstar and knew what a difference they can make. I looked for something for my 2010 flhx shortly after I got it and found nothing. Tried all the usual stuff and nothing really got rid of the buffeting, just reduced it.
I was about to fab something myself when I found these. Great product, well made and not too bad looking. They really blend in to the look of the bike and are not that noticeable. Some don't like the look, and I get that but I'll wear them proudly knowing what a difference they make. Besides, compared to some of the fugly windshields people mount to reduce buffeting these things are nothing. You can go back to running a cut down windshield and still have minimal buffeting. And they come off in about 5 minutes for around town running.
This guy is going to make a fortune on these things and he deserves it.
I was about to fab something myself when I found these. Great product, well made and not too bad looking. They really blend in to the look of the bike and are not that noticeable. Some don't like the look, and I get that but I'll wear them proudly knowing what a difference they make. Besides, compared to some of the fugly windshields people mount to reduce buffeting these things are nothing. You can go back to running a cut down windshield and still have minimal buffeting. And they come off in about 5 minutes for around town running.
This guy is going to make a fortune on these things and he deserves it.
#43
Next question, will these clear with fairing lowers installed? There's no mention of this in the Ebay auction but the HD deflectors don't fit with lowers. If they do fit I also wonder about airflow with lowers, as this may cut airflow in a crucial place, but it's hard to tell.
#44
I just got mine and installed them. Took a little blast on the freeway with my full face. In a word....
WOW!!!
My vision is no longer blurred, and I can hear the stereo better. Huge improvement, even though I do not care for the looks. Now I just have to get 'em powdered black.
My only complaint is with the thickness of the metal. There's not much meat on the little winglet that extends past the blinker. They bend extremely easily. Other than that, great product.
Oh, and I did notice a little more heat under my thighs at speed. 75-80 mph, 94°.
WOW!!!
My vision is no longer blurred, and I can hear the stereo better. Huge improvement, even though I do not care for the looks. Now I just have to get 'em powdered black.
My only complaint is with the thickness of the metal. There's not much meat on the little winglet that extends past the blinker. They bend extremely easily. Other than that, great product.
Oh, and I did notice a little more heat under my thighs at speed. 75-80 mph, 94°.
#46
#48
Well, it took me all of about 5 minutes to install the deflectors. The first thing I noticed was that the deflectors hit my crash bar when the handlebars were turned all the way to the left or right. The solution: I removed the crash bar. I never liked the damn thing anyway, and my SG looks 10 times better without it.
I only had time for a short test ride around town with the new deflectors (max speed was only about 50mph), but the difference was very noticeable. Buffeting was pretty much nonexistent from my waist clear up to my neck. I can't wait to test the deflectors at normal freeway speeds.
I only had time for a short test ride around town with the new deflectors (max speed was only about 50mph), but the difference was very noticeable. Buffeting was pretty much nonexistent from my waist clear up to my neck. I can't wait to test the deflectors at normal freeway speeds.
#50