Thought on Windshield buffeting
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Thought on Windshield buffeting
I keep hearing, and have experienced myself the dreaded buffeting from many different types of Screens, and I was looking at the oldtimer windshields and most of them had a tubing around the edges, maybe it was cosmetic, or maybe it was a cure for buffeting, has anybody tried to put some tubing around their windshields that buffet to see if it takes buffeting away.
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I raised the shield, lowered the shield, cut the shield all to no avail. I ride with a helmet which I think makes buffeting that much worse. I finally gave up, decided that a shield had no place on my fat bob. I did get a seat with removable back rest which absorbs the pressure on the chest I was trying to eliminate. Good luck
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Well to be honest I solved my buffeting problem, I just changed to a National cycle deflector for fatbob, and you can move it around in many directions, so buffeting has gone, but still have a head like a mule and trying to find a fix for this Harley quick release, which is a little bigger, and useful in the rain, but cannot go above 70mph with it otherwise head gets knocked off lol.
I raised the shield, lowered the shield, cut the shield all to no avail. I ride with a helmet which I think makes buffeting that much worse. I finally gave up, decided that a shield had no place on my fat bob. I did get a seat with removable back rest which absorbs the pressure on the chest I was trying to eliminate. Good luck
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i have a Dyna and Sportster that have the same frontend, I have 3 different HD Q windshields and the HD quarter fairing that I interchange. The air causing the buffeting is coming from below. When I put on a tank bag for long hauls any buffeting disappears. Without the tank bag I noticed that a tool attached below Headlight to block the slot between the forks also helped a lot. It looks like you would get a bit of a blast from the gap between the windshield and the headlight mine is a lot tighter. Another thing I do is run with a shorter windshield. The sporty has the quarter fairing and the dyna has a QR 14". That way even with an oblique headwind i still get clearair over my helmet. I know the quarter fairing goes on the Dyna (that is where i got it) but it is too small for sustained rides ton up.
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Actually you might not get buffeting, it depends on many things, some people get lucky with their windshields, and others well, just have to dig deep and find solutions, I started this thread just because I may have found a solution with the tubing around the screen, but to icy to test outside for the moment.
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Agree 100% with all you say, I am just trying to figure out a way to save the screens that buffet on the cheap lol, because it is really useful in the rain and for long long trips.
i have a Dyna and Sportster that have the same frontend, I have 3 different HD Q windshields and the HD quarter fairing that I interchange. The air causing the buffeting is coming from below. When I put on a tank bag for long hauls any buffeting disappears. Without the tank bag I noticed that a tool attached below Headlight to block the slot between the forks also helped a lot. It looks like you would get a bit of a blast from the gap between the windshield and the headlight mine is a lot tighter. Another thing I do is run with a shorter windshield. The sporty has the quarter fairing and the dyna has a QR 14". That way even with an oblique headwind i still get clearair over my helmet. I know the quarter fairing goes on the Dyna (that is where i got it) but it is too small for sustained rides ton up.
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