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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 04:11 PM
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I put fangs + the triple tree deflector on my RK, they work great and they're not too bad looking, got used to them. It was funny the other day, some guy saw them and thought they were awesome looking, he took out his phone and started taking pictures, "WHOA! What are these special pieces?"
 
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by KCFLHRC
There also used to be a half moon pan looking thing that mounted under the triple tree that helped a lot. Can't remember what it was called though.
I have the HD version on my '05 https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...ork-air-baffle There is also this: https://www.kuryakyn.com/products/17...wind-deflector
It does make a difference.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 05:24 PM
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DK customs cooling deflector wings. I put them on my 09 Ultra and they work good.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 06:11 PM
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The harley wings came on my 08 UC , 70,000 miles and still work great and as others have said they are great on a hot day to let the wind hit you . Can be wide or partially open .
 
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Old Jan 23, 2020 | 03:33 PM
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They are awesome when it's blazing hot because you can direct the air right at you. In the cold, they block a lot more wind as well. I can't imagine not having those on my Ultra
 
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Old Jan 23, 2020 | 09:19 PM
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One of the problems with the Street Glide is the wind coming around the bottom of that fairing. You can feel it on your knees and thighs. Then it comes up and causes turbulence around the helmet. I made some spoilers out of sheet metal,
one bolts behind the lights, and the other is sandwiched in the lower fairing. The big one fixed 70%, and the little one fixed the last 30% and I am wind free! I wear prescription glasses and any helmet buffeting is amplified. I could probably
light a match now, while doing 80.


 
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Old Jan 23, 2020 | 09:27 PM
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I'm struggling seeing what's what in those pics. Can you take some further away so I can get some context?

The black is all mixing in together.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by GearheadMike
One of the problems with the Street Glide is the wind coming around the bottom of that fairing. You can feel it on your knees and thighs. Then it comes up and causes turbulence around the helmet. I made some spoilers out of sheet metal,
one bolts behind the lights, and the other is sandwiched in the lower fairing. The big one fixed 70%, and the little one fixed the last 30% and I am wind free! I wear prescription glasses and any helmet buffeting is amplified. I could probably
light a match now, while doing 80.

Good job there, I was in the process of making almost the same exact thing, but then I ended up going a different route to totally fix several things I didn't like, I converted the Ultra to a RoadGlide
 
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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 05:45 AM
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Yep ... I encountered much less turbulence on my 1992 FLHTCU with the "closed lowers"
 
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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by zodder
They are awesome when it's blazing hot because you can direct the air right at you. In the cold, they block a lot more wind as well. I can't imagine not having those on my Ultra
Wouldn't have a faring without a set.
I have these, but same thing.
http://www.freedom-wings.com/index.html
 
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