Added some cheap 11” bars, mine were horrible, with an odd angle that put pressure on my wrists. Also installed my Fuel Moto provided PCV with pre-loaded map to support existing and future mods. Went for a local ride with my wife, These are a great angle! At 11” they are at the max for the brake line, 12” for clutch and right wiring harness, left has plenty of room.
Motorman's Ride Like a Pro series DVD and youtube exercises will help keep what you learned, nice and sharp. I got the series when I had my sportster, and practiced with it. After getting my Ultra, it handles the stuff much easier, IMHO. I do believe the Ultra can take the slow moves better than the sportster did.
I have made slow U turns with the Ultra, even without friction zone, that the sportster would have dumped. I know it can be done on any bike, but the Ultra just seemingly makes it easier to execute.
Motorman has all types of bikes in his video, sport bikes, Ultras, RK, Victorys, Honda GWs, you name it.
Rode, filmed and edited a walk-through video of all my mods to the bike (V&H, Rinehart, Stage 3, Kurykan, Custom Dynamics, lotta chrome). In the video I list out all part numbers.
For video and editing using GoPro Hero 8, Purple Panda Mic, Media Mod for the GoPro and Adobe Premiere Pro.
In prep for the video I waxed the bike with Chemical Guys Wet Butter Wax and then applied two coatings of Turtle Wax Hybrid Ceramic Spray. Bike shines and sparkles in the video.
Washed 3,700+ miles of road grime and bugs off, and removed my tour pack. I know, bad picture. It was the best I could capture from a video. Oh yeah, did a YouTube video of my Fuel Moto 110 sound.
Took my first ride with the new LRS shield, and I have to say the jury is still out. A 7", Flat Top Elite, which I got sits right at my nose, as I ride. I still get minor buffeting, not enough to hurt, but enough to be annoying. The standard 10.5" that I had on there before was smoother, but then I was looking at or just barely over the top edge.
Just so you know I am comparing apples to oranges with the heights. My first order was a 9" mega curve, and the top was only 1/4" below the top of my 10.5" standard windshield, so a 10" on one does not equal a 10" on the other.
One other issue I now see, is refraction. Wearing my polarized sunglasses, as I always do, I now see several rainbows of refraction with the LRS, that I did not see on the original, that part I do not like. Pretty sure once the shield is installed there is no return. I guess they all operate that way.
I was hopeful that recurve would throw the air much higher than it does. This is disappointing since its been a long process.
In fairness I have not notified LRS, but will email them after I post this.
Took my first ride with the new LRS shield, and I have to say the jury is still out. A 7", Flat Top Elite, which I got sits right at my nose, as I ride. I still get minor buffeting, not enough to hurt, but enough to be annoying. The standard 10.5" that I had on there before was smoother, but then I was looking at or just barely over the top edge.
Just so you know I am comparing apples to oranges with the heights. My first order was a 9" mega curve, and the top was only 1/4" below the top of my 10.5" standard windshield, so a 10" on one does not equal a 10" on the other.
One other issue I now see, is refraction. Wearing my polarized sunglasses, as I always do, I now see several rainbows of refraction with the LRS, that I did not see on the original, that part I do not like. Pretty sure once the shield is installed there is no return. I guess they all operate that way.
I was hopeful that recurve would throw the air much higher than it does. This is disappointing since its been a long process.
In fairness I have not notified LRS, but will email them after I post this.
Not really. It's a complaint I often hear from LRS purchasers. I don't know if it's their manufacturing process or what it is, but Freedom Shields has it figured out. Very little, if any distortion/refraction from the recurve.
Well I ordered a std shield, in 9" off ebay, will see how bad that is. Company is only about 100 miles from me. I had cut my 10.5 down to 9" at one point and it seemed better than this one. Will see.
05-17-2020, 11:38 AM
