Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
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Road Master
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Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
I had a SG back in 06 and i didnt keep it long for a few reasons and the biggest one was at speed (60+) i got a lot of head buffing, I do wear a full face helmet in the winter and that is when i bought the bike and i never got to ride it with a half helmet to see the difference. I want another SG but i dont want the headache i got from the wind buffing. A taller wind screen is not the answer as i think it takes away from the look of the SG. So what im asking is do anyof you get head buffing with a half helmet?
Road Captain
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
With a half helmet (which is what I wear,) a taller shield is pretty much the only answer. Clearview or Fastaire make 8" shields that look good and don't take much away from SG looks. With the "recurve" design the block they wind more like a 10" shield. I'm 6' tall and I've got the Clearview 8" light smoke.....no buffetting.
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
The first thing I noticed with my Ultra was the wind buffeting at highway speeds. That was until I put the lower fairingsback on, and that solved the problem 100%. So you might look into those, should be a direct bolt up for a SG.
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
I am also sold on the 8" re-curve windshield. I have three shields for my Street Glide right now.....the stock 4" good for mid summer local riding....aftermarket no name 7" gets rid of about 95% of the buffeting, good for the Spring and Fall highway rides....and the best one is the Clearview 8" Re-Curve 99.9% of all the wind buffeting is gone....looks awesome....works well for the highway or city.
I will also be adding a new HD Badlander seat, and that will lower the sitting position down a few more inches, and that will also help remove the wind even more. I would also like to try the adjustable wind deflectors that mount on the sides of the Bat-Wing, and could be used to direct the wind more to you for hot days, and to block the wind when it gets a bit colder. I am just not totally sold on how they look yet. I need to see one in person mounted on a SG before I buy them. Between those three things....and a set of matching lowers to boot, I think you could eliminate most if not all of the annoying wind.....you will never get rid of it all....it aint a cage.
I wouldn't let a fixable problem like the buffeting caused by the wind hitting the top of my head keep me from buying a SG.....not when there are so many easy cheep fixes out there.
I will also be adding a new HD Badlander seat, and that will lower the sitting position down a few more inches, and that will also help remove the wind even more. I would also like to try the adjustable wind deflectors that mount on the sides of the Bat-Wing, and could be used to direct the wind more to you for hot days, and to block the wind when it gets a bit colder. I am just not totally sold on how they look yet. I need to see one in person mounted on a SG before I buy them. Between those three things....and a set of matching lowers to boot, I think you could eliminate most if not all of the annoying wind.....you will never get rid of it all....it aint a cage.
I wouldn't let a fixable problem like the buffeting caused by the wind hitting the top of my head keep me from buying a SG.....not when there are so many easy cheep fixes out there.
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
I have a Clearview 6.5" recurve and it significantly reduced the buffeting. I thought about going taller this winter, but I've ridden down to 40 so far and it is working fine.
Tourer
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From: Hammonton, NJ
RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
Depending how tall you are will determine what height windshield. For me adding a windshield that is less than 1 inch taller ender up making my SG much nicer to ride with greatly reduced buffering. Depends how tall you are. I am 5'10" and it works perfect for me.
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
Added an ebay $35 8" shield to mine, and it got rid of that buffeting. Almost tempted to get a 10" clear one for the cold months.
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RE: Street Glide / Wind Buffing ?
i too wear a ff helmet and i had wind buffeting from hell coming off my flht batwing... 4 windshields, some bafflesand 2 helmets later, i converted it to a roadking and im happy..i removed my helmet and most of the problem disapeared.... during my career as a state trooper, i saw too many bikers minus their face and i wont ride without a ff helmet so the conversion was my only choice.. but everyone has their opinion..