I have read all these posts and appreciate all the input of everyone's experiences.


I have had 4 different windshields but went back to the stock FLHTCUL windshield. I decided to try another route by going with deflectors based on what I have read here.


After reading this thread I installed the Kuryakyn Triple Tree Wind Deflector last night but have yet to try it out.


Like others I was getting a little buffeting which was causing my eye glasses to bounce around and give a blurring effect. No glasses, no problem, no helmet, no problem.


I'm hoping this is the trick, thanks to this Forum again for the info that is presented. I am able to make my decisions based on your experiences and results!

 

The DK Customs website if you read about cooling down the motor says the same. They also state that a gas tank lift will stop the buffeting like the ashtray but will also cool off the motor. I am thinking of going with a 1.5" gas tank lift.

 

I did make a set of deflectors for my glide classic out of lexan and they worked pretty good for a fall ride to upper michigan but the next spring I took them off and never did any more. I was trying to find a way to market them but never came across a good cheap way to do it and make money !. Maybe since I am officially done with working a real job for a living I should look at this again. maybe I can couple it with my fuel line disconnect kits that ive been selling for a couple years on ebay . The other thing that held me back was demand . I put a feeler out and I wasnt overwhelmed with people that would possibly want a set and in order for me to do it myself and make money I was going to have to buy some equipment like a band saw and a sheet metal brake . One of the nice things of using lexan was you could paint the insides of the delfectors to match the bike and they wouldnt get scratched .
Thinking again though .
Dave

 

My '14 SGS has one of the aerodynamic replacement windshields. Very happy with the reduced buffeting, almost no buffeting when coming up on a semi trailer on the highway. And, I can hear the music at anything less than 75.

 

Go for a ride and put your left arm across you chest ( like a salute) at 65-70. If that stops the buffeting the problem is the air coming from around and up from below. A taller shield won't fix it. Try some fork deflectors or lowers.

 

That's why when I sold my 09 Heritage last year I bought a 2015 Road Glide Special. I'll tell you a secret, so are a lot of ex SG owners.
Lefty
2015 RGS

 

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