Buffeting
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Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Wisconsin
For you guys who run these larger shields,...doesn't it get too hot on hotter days without the wind to cool you down? Just seems like you'd cook between the sun beating down, the freeway heat coming up at you and the motor. I understand there's some wind,...but it seems like with a shield you're creating a convection oven in the rider area. Thoughts?
I wear a riding jacket that lets wind up the sleeves and out through vents in the back. It blocks the sun and wind and helps reduce the heat load on your body.
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From: NJ
I have a taller than stock Freedom windshield on my Heritage as I am 6' 3" tall. I do not find that the windshield makes the ride hotter. In fact, in really hot weather (over 105 F) reducing the blast of hot air makes the ride more tolerable. I rode through Needles, California this past summer and it was 121 F.
I wear a riding jacket that lets wind up the sleeves and out through vents in the back. It blocks the sun and wind and helps reduce the heat load on your body.
I wear a riding jacket that lets wind up the sleeves and out through vents in the back. It blocks the sun and wind and helps reduce the heat load on your body.
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From: Wisconsin
Over 100 F is normal in the Southwest. It happens every single day, for over 100 days in a row, every summer.
Tourer
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From: Colorado
I got a clearview shield - taller and wider than available from HD. The cool thing is it has a vent which can be opened to allow air into the rider zone. It also reduced buffering enough I don't plan to add fangs.
Originally Posted by mrhammer2u
For you guys who run these larger shields,...doesn't it get too hot on hotter days without the wind to cool you down? Just seems like you'd cook between the sun beating down, the freeway heat coming up at you and the motor. I understand there's some wind,...but it seems like with a shield you're creating a convection oven in the rider area. Thoughts?
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2019
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From: San Jose, California, USA
I'm 5'9, 30" inseam, and my 2019 buffeting is terrible. Wear a full-face Shoei RF-1200 and feel like my head is in a paint-shaker above 45mph. Just ordered the JES Fork Wind Deflectors as almost everyone with them says they're fantastic. If that doesn't cut it down enough, I'll probably try a Freedom Shield (19" should be fine).
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Cruiser
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From: San Jose, California, USA
Well, got the Fangs from JES and it maybe helped the buffeting a little, but now I have a loud rush of air hitting me in the lower legs and then straight up the back of the tank. I guess it’s time for a freedom shield. Stock is 17½” so guessing either their 17 or 19?
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From: Wisconsin
I have a 21" Freedom windshield (I'm 6' 3").
Tourer
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From: Colorado
Got a vented one - nice air flow when hot - not when not.
Originally Posted by mrhammer2u
For you guys who run these larger shields,...doesn't it get too hot on hotter days without the wind to cool you down? Just seems like you'd cook between the sun beating down, the freeway heat coming up at you and the motor. I understand there's some wind,...but it seems like with a shield you're creating a convection oven in the rider area. Thoughts?
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