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From: PacNW; Beacon of Conservatism in a Sea of Liberals.......AZ Snowbird; Just another Conservative
Welcome, from the PacNW. I have the HD QD on my wide; sometimes it still seems windy until I remove it and get a dose of the real world. I've thought of going with a taller piece of poly, but came up with a creative alternative. I loosened my fork tube clamps and slid the tubes up further into the trees about 7/8"; just enough for the QD clamp. This allows me to lock the upper cam-lock clamps ABOVE the upper tree, effectively raising my shield about 2" from when I was limited to attaching the 'shield between the trees. Of course, I now have a bigger blast of air coming in under the headlight cut-out of the shield, but the trade-off seems worth it to me. The top of my 'shield is now about eye level, and I can look over or thru it almost unconsciously.
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Thanks for the idea PKellyMc! thinking to sell the QD compact it just may be overall too small for my needs and be a great choice for a shorter driver- hello craiglists. The Rile fairing with a 18" shield looks like an alternative since it looks like it slants back creating more of a slip stream and less vortex or the MS batwing although i am concerned it may create too much wind drag and noise. I think too big of a shield and the wind disturbance behind the shield gets worse proportionally as well. Hopefully I can find the solution and be able to hide with a 1/2 helmet. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and welcomes!
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Thanks for the shout out- Northern Cali riders!
07bobber- your setup looks great- Is it a Rifle roadster fairing (non bubble) with the tall shield? You said you can ride easily at 80-85- how tall are you? Time to try another system and sell the HD compact QD shield which is almost brand new. Any takers?
07bobber- your setup looks great- Is it a Rifle roadster fairing (non bubble) with the tall shield? You said you can ride easily at 80-85- how tall are you? Time to try another system and sell the HD compact QD shield which is almost brand new. Any takers?
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Thanks everyone-
MS Bat wing kit around 525.00- Comments suggest lots of buffeting and lowers are needed
Rifle Roadster- Very cool and with tall 18" shade around 400.00. Is it wide enough to keep the wind off w/o buffetting
Tsukayu Dyna Batwing with Stereo/Speakers- looks like the best fit - Will it worok or be a bufetting machine- Any users out there- would like to get your feedback price around 785.00
Thanks again!
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MS Bat wing kit around 525.00- Comments suggest lots of buffeting and lowers are needed
Rifle Roadster- Very cool and with tall 18" shade around 400.00. Is it wide enough to keep the wind off w/o buffetting
Tsukayu Dyna Batwing with Stereo/Speakers- looks like the best fit - Will it worok or be a bufetting machine- Any users out there- would like to get your feedback price around 785.00
Thanks again!
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