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Old Nov 12, 2017 | 02:30 PM
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Well. After all this fairing swapping I am sticking with the Narrow Ness louvered . every other fairing gives me buffeting and that sucks

But you know what doesn't suck? Having a chopped, louvered fairing that looks great. I think I like the side profile way better with this fairing than the road warrior. Or maybe it's because I know I won't get buffeted while riding that makes it appealing to me. Either way here are some Sunday pics



 
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Old Nov 12, 2017 | 02:45 PM
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love those lowers too!
 
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Old Nov 12, 2017 | 03:53 PM
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It's too bad the MS Road Warrior didn't work out for you - it looked really good. The OG Ness fairings always look killer.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2017 | 11:55 PM
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Yeah. I liked the road warrior set up. It's only designed for people 6' and under so since I'm above that I get buffeting.

Either way I'm happy with this fairing visually. I think it still looks great.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 05:33 AM
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I like the original ness but in my opinion it looks to small on your bike with the lowers and bags. But it’s your bike
 
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 07:30 AM
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I like that look a lot. Everything flows real nice.

Not to hijack, but can you take a pic of your grip guard mount? I have a similar setup but the mounts won't work with my apes so im looking for ideas to build my own.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 07:42 AM
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Fairing looks good.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by misfitJason
I like the original ness but in my opinion it looks to small on your bike with the lowers and bags. But it’s your bike
in my world is function over form now. i was chasing the aesthetic dragon trying to get a fairing that proportionally fit the bike while also getting the wind coverage i was looking for. ends up that's impossible when you are 6'4.
 
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Yeah, i know what u mean. Riding is more comfortable with my MS cafe fairing as opposed to my Connely with 14". I get alot of buffeting. Just cant get back to installing it again and the Connely sitting on a shelf.
 
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Yeah. I can't stand buffeting. It's the worst. It's like instant vertigo and sometimes that heady feeling stays with my for days.
 
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