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Sep 13, 2011 | 06:18 PM

#11

88xlh1200

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Originally Posted by dickey

Although the exposed A/C loks cool, I have heard that it causes eddy currents when riding that actually restrict air intake, and that it only works at idle. Not sure if this is true, but here's my little mod & it seems to work great.

Nice Hypercharger you got there! (Just kidding, you did a good job, looks nice)

J

Sep 13, 2011 | 06:27 PM

#12

Cheeto

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From: Deatsville, AL

Little late but i'll still throw my .02 in.

I have an open AC on my Road King and the only problems I've ever had were when I was stuck in stop and go traffic for 1 1/2 hours in the middle of what you might call a toad strangler. Bike never stopped running but if I would try to go anywhere above 1/4 throttle it would start cutting out so accelerating was interesting. That was with the Harley rain sock. Other than that I've been in downpours and as long as I kept moving it ran fine.