Anyone using these things? Do they help with the updraft and possibly buffeting. Just bought my 11 RKC and was wondering if they helped.

Thanks

 

yup, put one on my 05 king and it did help. Obviously you're going to have airflow until you buy a Kia, but the baffle does help.

 

No Kia's for me. I'll keep my Tahoe

 

there make a minor difference with the batwing.

I put one on my Pal's FLHTK and he didn't notice a difference--- and didn't know I'd had installed it until i asked him at lunch- 4 hours riding at 70 mph.

they were standard on the evo baggers, no longer- i wonder if they disrupt cooling air to the motor

I have the one from my evo on the 09... i dunno, but I am not that wind sensitive.

tahoe or kia aside, a bike will be breezy- and sometime no windscreen is better on a non-fairing model--- there is air, but it's all going in the same direction

mike

 

The baffle on the RK makes a huge difference in the updraft, which creates some of the "buffeting". I now have the batwing fairing and it also makes a difference there, not as much, but the airflow is totally different on a fairing bike. On my RK, probably the best $25 I spent.

 

The fork baffles do help the Road King. ut if you want to see a HUGE difference do the fork baffle along with front fork air deflectors.

 

Have one on my RKC with the fork baffle. No buffeting for me on my 06.

Ed

 

+1 I use both

 

I can't feel any difference with the fork baffle installed. It does seem to eliminate any wind from cooling off the front cylinder head. The fork deflectors do help a lot with the wind.

 

I just put my fork baffle on about two weeks ago. I've run 600-700 miles or so with it now and it does seem to make a difference as far as buffeting. It's a bit smoother behind the windshield now than before. It's worth the $25 to add it if you have any issues with buffeting.

I havent noticed any difference in oil temps since adding the baffle. In fact I wonder if the baffle might deflect wind down towards the front cylinder head at a better angle than it does without it.

Don't have fork deflectors, maybe some day I'll give those a try, but for now I'm happy as-is.