Front Fork Air Baffle modified and mounted
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Front Fork Air Baffle modified and mounted
Thought I would mod and install one of the bagger front fork air baffles on the Dyna today. Based on some mods done by others.... but did the mount just a bit different.
Here is the standard baffle in stock form:
After the modification to fit my Dyna. I used the headlight bolt, and the bolt that holds the brake line. I actually wound up cutting more of the "ears" on each side off.
Mounted up!
Hopefully the weather will cooperate, and I'll take her out tomorrow and report my findings.
Here is the standard baffle in stock form:
After the modification to fit my Dyna. I used the headlight bolt, and the bolt that holds the brake line. I actually wound up cutting more of the "ears" on each side off.
Mounted up!
Hopefully the weather will cooperate, and I'll take her out tomorrow and report my findings.
Last edited by archergodwin; Feb 7, 2009 at 09:38 PM.
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Have you riden with it yet?? What does it exactly do?? I wanna say buffeting, but then it seems to low to do anything for that. Sorry! Just never seen one or payed attention much to baggers!!
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Yeah, the idea is that it redirects the air that comes under the windshield, up around the gas tank, up our chests and rattles our eyeglasses and helmets. It has a downward flare to it, so it pushes more air downward towards the engine.... supposedly.
Will be interesting to see how well it works.
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Got it!! It would be interesting to see how that works. My buffeting was coming from the top of the windshield though. When I first got the windshield I used my hand all over the front as I was riding and when I put my hand above the top of my windshield it went away instantly. So I loosend those four alans and tilted the windshield forward and it all went away. My eyes don't jiggle out of my head anymore. Plus that's what my dad told me to because that's what made his go away.
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Cool, that's another trick to try... Now if the weather will cooperate 
Had a nice ride down to LEW today though!!
Had a nice ride down to LEW today though!!
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Thought about riding into work today, but when it said 28 degrees and I almost ate in my drive from ice I'm glad I didn't, but went to Harley after work and it was 50 and I was mad.
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Well, weather did cooperate and took her out for a good spin.
With the windshield down all the way, not any noticeable help. With the windshield up, I'm pretty sure there was much less buffeting.
The reason I say 'pretty sure', is that it's not warm enough yet around here to ride with my half shell. I was riding with my full helmet.... buffeting much more noticeable with the half shell. However I did move my hand around to feel where the air streams were coming from.... very little coming up from underneath... with the windshield all the way up.
I will probably try Jaron's method next, which is to loosen bolts holding the shield to the QD mounts, and move the top forward (away from the rider). Not sure when I'll get to do that.... supposed to snow again tonight, and almost every day next week.... blah :|
With the windshield down all the way, not any noticeable help. With the windshield up, I'm pretty sure there was much less buffeting.
The reason I say 'pretty sure', is that it's not warm enough yet around here to ride with my half shell. I was riding with my full helmet.... buffeting much more noticeable with the half shell. However I did move my hand around to feel where the air streams were coming from.... very little coming up from underneath... with the windshield all the way up.
I will probably try Jaron's method next, which is to loosen bolts holding the shield to the QD mounts, and move the top forward (away from the rider). Not sure when I'll get to do that.... supposed to snow again tonight, and almost every day next week.... blah :|
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