I know 20lorider02 could care less, but on my FXDC with the touring shield. I tilted it forward on the top screws and added a laminar lip. The lip may not look KOOL, but I have no buffeting from the top of the shield. I put a bag on the bottom tree too, and that stopped much of the turbulence that came from off the top of the tank.

Maybe this helps someonenew reading this, as I learned about tilting the shield on this forum a few years ago, and am glad to pass the info on to others...tp

 

Helmets play a huge part in helmet buffet as well as windshield brand. I had a HD 18 inch QD compact and i threw the HD plastic in the trash basically and bought a Memphis Shades OEM replacement which was 1 inch taller and a bit wider that fit on the HD hardware. I get a little buffeting but its 80 percent less than i got with the one i bought at the dealer.

 

Very old thread resurrected a couple of times but obviously still of interest...

For some people this just never gets fixed. I don't believe there is a magic bullet for it. If you tend to ride slower then its less of a problem and hacking the screen around might help a bit.

In my own experience there is no fix. These barn-door screens cause something between annoying and near-fatal buffeting and are best simply avoided. Kinda why you see quite a lot on eBay.

 

Well I dont claim to be an expert or any type of scientist but when I went over 60mph on my fatbob the inside of my head felt and sounded like there was a Kangol hammer on the go!! ear plugs put a stop to this ..

 

You need to ride more! Buffetting isn't just noise.

 

How did you cut it down ?? Thank you

 

Besides resurrecting the dead, I doubt you're going to hear back from him "Last Activity: 08-04-2017 03:44 PM".

 

Well, I'll pick up the ball. I just cut mine down. it was pretty simple. There are several how-to videos on you-tube. Being OCD, getting the sides to blend with the existing edges was the biggest issue. I made a cardboard template from the top section then cut it vertically and made it wide enough to match up lower down. Cut it with a saber saw and filed it with several different files. Be careful not to cut too far in then come back out. It's a lot easier to file down a high spot than blend a low spot.

 

I also have the buffeting problem on my FXD. Never bothered me when I was a young lad but now it is bothersome. I have actually been considering a National Cycle Plexifairing for touring. It has hand protection and lowers. May also help in the cold Canadin fall. Ugy yes but may be a solution.

 

I'm thinking about going to a batwing myself