Wind Buffeting
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 4,990
Likes: 9
From: Marina del Rey
OP--Try a different model/brand. My Dyna has the Q/D Sport w/s. While I sometimes get buffeting, wearing my 3/4 helmet w/ shield, the w/s stays on the bike. It keeps the bugs and rocks and rain off you, and all the pressure from the wind on your torso.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 334
Likes: 3
From: Romeo, MI
That's fine for some areas around the country, but anyone who's ridden U.S. 12 between Bronson and Niles Michigan at night will tell ya that ain't gonna work! The bugs in that area are unbelievable at night! Like a rainstorm! A face shield gets completely covered by them in about 30 seconds unless you look downward at your tank. A windshield gets covered with them too, but it deflects them well above your head.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 289
Likes: 0
From: Enterprise, AL
Can try keeping your knees squeezed against the tank to block some of the air coming up from there, helps some but doesn't fix it completely. Bottom line is that you have to get your head either completely in the low pressure zone behind the windshield or completely out of it.
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 131
Likes: 0
From: Los Angeles
I have a Compact detachable windshield for my Fat Bob. I spent countless hours adjusting up, down, tilting forward, tilting backward but still had an incredible amount of wind buffeting. I was ready to buy a larger windshield to direct the air up & over my head. instead I cut off 6" inches off the top of the windshield & I now truly enjoy riding with a windshield which I never did before. I no longer have that "Blown off the Bike" feeling & I still have the wind on my face which one of the many reasons I enjoy riding a motorcycle in the first place. 
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,382
Likes: 4
From: Kennewick, WA
The OP can do the windshield forward tilt and quickly try raising it and lowering it to see the difference it makes for him.
I'm very comfortable at any speed now, no perceived difference between 50 to 100+ MPH. Buffeting used to be the worst at about 50 to 70. Now it's a very rare occasion, the cross-wind has to be just right to feel any at all, then it disappears at the next curve or upwind embankment.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,382
Likes: 4
From: Kennewick, WA
i succombed to the presure of comfort and went with a National Cycle Plexifairing GT and LOVE every minute of it. Had the H-D windshield and rotated every which way until I got the Nat Cy shield. Modified the lower connection to stabilized it and now 75-90mph is far easier than 55-65 was without it or even the hd shield. you'll get beat up by hd affectionatos, but they don't drive YOU around either. Had an hd salesman asked me just the otherday and my response to him was what do you ride? He had a crotch rocket :-(
None of us care if it's HD or not, my only HD accessory is the QD windshield and LED headlight. Their LED is the only offering that I know of and it's a good one. The HD QD shield IMHO has the best mounting system, but can be adapted to fit other brands.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 708
Likes: 3
From: Newark Ohio
I have a stock 2011 FXDC. I bought a windshield from HD that is suppose to work. No matter where I position the shield my helmet is buffeted like a vibrator. I have tried lowers to no avail. I am 6' tall and sit on a cruising seat. I sit kinda high in the saddle. Is there a solution?