Block wind from coming in the side
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Block wind from coming in the side
I like my touring windshield on my 2013 Street Bob, but like all Dyna's the wind comes in from the side.
Don't want a full faring , blocks the view just ahead-- blind spot . Tried a wind/rain deflector about the crash bars-- useless.
Was hoping some one out there has some ideas. Eg. side lamnar lip., replacement windshield that has wings to wrap about the sides. Any ideas.?
Thanks,
Roger
Don't want a full faring , blocks the view just ahead-- blind spot . Tried a wind/rain deflector about the crash bars-- useless.
Was hoping some one out there has some ideas. Eg. side lamnar lip., replacement windshield that has wings to wrap about the sides. Any ideas.?
Thanks,
Roger
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Are you sure it isn't coming up your shins?? For me the wind comes right up my shins and if I put my forearm above the top of my knees the wind goes away. The only cure for that would be some lowers. Tap them into the detach bracket or I think Memphis shades makes some that clamp onto the forks. I'm just waiting to find a good price on some touring lowers, but my shield is only on for 1-2 months of the year.
Last edited by JaronB; Feb 2, 2014 at 09:28 AM.
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I got tired of the side wind myself and the buffeting so I got a MS batwing fairing and the lowers. I had to fab up some adaptors so the lowers wouldn't touch the engine guard. All in all it has helped quite alot with the wind. Now if only it would warm up.
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There are a few threads on tank lifts you can search for. They say by lifting the tank a couple inches in the front it blocks the wind from coming up and forces it down over the motor, helping to cool it in the process. Not to mention I think it looks bad ***. It will be one of my next mods, among many I am currently doing.
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There are a few threads on tank lifts you can search for. They say by lifting the tank a couple inches in the front it blocks the wind from coming up and forces it down over the motor, helping to cool it in the process. Not to mention I think it looks bad ***. It will be one of my next mods, among many I am currently doing.
OP, other things you can try is tilting the windshield forward. That cured most of my buffeting and if you wear a helmet with a visor, remove the visor. That made the rest of the buffeting go away, but the wind is still coming up my shins. One day I might get some lowers!!
Last edited by JaronB; Jan 31, 2014 at 08:37 AM.
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If you have crash bars, a set of Desert Dawgs makes a good difference. they can be kept on the bike all year, unlike the Harley's version , and they help tunnel air to the engine to assist with cooling. I had a set that I moved to three different Harleys and they helped with them all.
http://www.leadermotorcycle.com/dese...-2006-present/
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Road Master
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Tank lift made no difference in wind from the windshield.
OP, other things you can try is tilting the windshield forward. That cured most of my buffeting and if you wear a helmet with a visor, remove the visor. That made the rest of the buffeting go away, but the wind is still coming up my shins. One day I might get some lowers!!
OP, other things you can try is tilting the windshield forward. That cured most of my buffeting and if you wear a helmet with a visor, remove the visor. That made the rest of the buffeting go away, but the wind is still coming up my shins. One day I might get some lowers!!
Here are several posts from others with the same problem, and what they tried/did to correct it:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...buffeting.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...ng-chin-2.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ally-help.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...lift-this.html
Last edited by Ndfastln; Jan 31, 2014 at 09:09 AM.
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Ok sassy pants!! You must know from experience because you have one?? Oh that's right that's your next mod. You must live on wikipedia too and believe everything on the internet?? Being that I have a tank lift and have for several years the only thing that it changed was the look and the wind still comes right up my shins, which is why dumping my visor on my helmet cured the rest of the buffeting. Getting rid of the wind off my shins would be adding the lowers. The shape of my shield re-directs the wind to my shins and up. Engine temp I'm sure it might have, but I don't have a gauge so I don't know. It also depends on the type of windshield you have. I shared what cured my buffeting and it wasn't the tank lift. I'm not calling those guys in the threads you posted liars, but the great thing about this forum is everybody has different experiences and every set up is different, so you'll never know till you try it.
Last edited by JaronB; Jan 30, 2014 at 10:28 PM.
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Maybe you should tell this guy and about a dozen or so more people in other post that a tank lift doesn't stop wind coming from around the windshield:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...buffeting.html
or this one:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...ng-chin-2.html
or this more indepth analysis and opinion:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ally-help.html
Or this one I believe you posted in:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...lift-this.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...buffeting.html
or this one:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...ng-chin-2.html
or this more indepth analysis and opinion:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ally-help.html
Or this one I believe you posted in:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...lift-this.html
internet police, must be cold in va. nothing better to do?
so instead of shelling out thousands on a street glide or road glide I should have just tank lifted my 08 street bob?
why didnt anyone tell me.