Holy Buffeting Hell Batman!
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I think that was me, or at least it sounds like what I went through, and here's the thread:
Long Ride Shields "Heritage Recurve" review...
Long Ride Shields "Heritage Recurve" review...
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I think that was me, or at least it sounds like what I went through, and here's the thread:
Long Ride Shields "Heritage Recurve" review...
..and if the buffeting is still too much you might want to consider a set of wind deflectors, since most of the air you're feeling is actually coming from underneath...
Here's a recent thread on those:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...5400143-a.html
Long Ride Shields "Heritage Recurve" review...
..and if the buffeting is still too much you might want to consider a set of wind deflectors, since most of the air you're feeling is actually coming from underneath...
Here's a recent thread on those:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...5400143-a.html
Thanks for the link. I think I am going to try one of their 16" light tint curved shield, just like you have. I am assuming the hardware from the 57719-05 HD shield will cross over? I should probably email them to make sure. Do you have any buffeting with the LRS now?
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****! If I'd thought about my answer at all I would have said this. It's really the only feasible answer.
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A lot of guys are using these; http://www.kustombaggers.com/catalog...atalogId=-1790. There is also a lot of chatter about a recurve but I'm not too familiar with it. As stated before, much of the turbulance is coming from the forward tank area and is actually coming up behind the shield. Fork fangs will divert a lot of air flow around the tank and toward the rear of the bike. When I asked the stealership about the heigth of the sheild, what I was told most was to sit on the seat in a normal position and I should be able to see over the shiels by about an inch or so. This should divert windflow over your head but allow you to crouch down behind it in case of rain. To those of you that stated that you only ride a shield in the rain, where on the bike do you carry it so that when you are 100 miles from home and it starts raining you can grab it and stick it on? Can't seem to find that place on my ride other than, let's see, oh yea, in the windshield bracket.
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Yep, it WAS you! Thanks for the link. I think I am going to try one of their 16" light tint curved shield, just like you have. I am assuming the hardware from the 57719-05 HD shield will cross over? I should probably email them to make sure. Do you have any buffeting with the LRS now?
Thanks for the link. I think I am going to try one of their 16" light tint curved shield, just like you have. I am assuming the hardware from the 57719-05 HD shield will cross over? I should probably email them to make sure. Do you have any buffeting with the LRS now?Typically I can ride with a pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap.
I really only get buffeted at higher (above 60MPH) speeds anyway.
Just yesterday I managed to get in about a 50 mile ride in 40-ish temps, wearing my winter FF Icon helmet.
I was able to keep the visor wide open without a problem.
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From: DELMARVA
Experiment
A super tall shield that you have to look through will probably get your helmet out of the direct airflow. But looking through plastic is for the birds.
I have had three shields to experiment with and the one that looks best and works best for ME is the Memphis Shades Demon. It is wide enough to be good coverage and the tip of the shield is just below my nose.
Having said that I have played with the angles and the height a LOT while checking for airflow and trying to improve handling. I also moved the shield toward the front of the headlight and then back closer to the handlebars to figure out if this had any dramatic effect.
On the Demon I had bad results if I made a tight surround on the headlight and sealed off the bottom so to speak. This created a back flow BEHIND the shield which rocked me forward and backwards like "suction" as a vacuum was created directly behind the shield.
Then I saw a photo of an ancient "WindJammer" fairing and several different Honda Fairings on Goldwings. These ALL had holes cut in the front to break up the vacuum.
BINGO. So I moved the shield UP and away from the headlight and LET some air come up UNDER the front. You could feel more AIR now in general but it was SMOOTH behind the shield. The extra air "leaking" up under the front was very diffused and if I put my hand out I could still feel about 90% of the real blast going OVER the front high enough to clear my helmet and the rocking STOPPED.
So. Some guys used "fangs" to break up the flow under a sealed tight fairing. Other makers cut holes in the shield to let a little air in to break it up.
Experiment.
It is great to be able to cruise at 80 in real comfort on a Deuce. Trips up to and through the Adirondacks are already booked for next season.
Now for my new experiment---putting a sportbike sized piece of rubber on the front of a Deuce. Life is good.
I have had three shields to experiment with and the one that looks best and works best for ME is the Memphis Shades Demon. It is wide enough to be good coverage and the tip of the shield is just below my nose.
Having said that I have played with the angles and the height a LOT while checking for airflow and trying to improve handling. I also moved the shield toward the front of the headlight and then back closer to the handlebars to figure out if this had any dramatic effect.
On the Demon I had bad results if I made a tight surround on the headlight and sealed off the bottom so to speak. This created a back flow BEHIND the shield which rocked me forward and backwards like "suction" as a vacuum was created directly behind the shield.
Then I saw a photo of an ancient "WindJammer" fairing and several different Honda Fairings on Goldwings. These ALL had holes cut in the front to break up the vacuum.
BINGO. So I moved the shield UP and away from the headlight and LET some air come up UNDER the front. You could feel more AIR now in general but it was SMOOTH behind the shield. The extra air "leaking" up under the front was very diffused and if I put my hand out I could still feel about 90% of the real blast going OVER the front high enough to clear my helmet and the rocking STOPPED.
So. Some guys used "fangs" to break up the flow under a sealed tight fairing. Other makers cut holes in the shield to let a little air in to break it up.
Experiment.
It is great to be able to cruise at 80 in real comfort on a Deuce. Trips up to and through the Adirondacks are already booked for next season.
Now for my new experiment---putting a sportbike sized piece of rubber on the front of a Deuce. Life is good.
Last edited by rleedeuce; Nov 15, 2013 at 08:16 AM.
