Lower Fairings
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Road Master
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From: Houston
Lower Fairings
Lowers arrived today and they look nice on the bike.
What pisses me off is that several members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up on your face. They do no such thing as the wind simply blows over them and in your face. If some of you guys don't have a clue about what you are talking about, then don't post BS that could cost other members money. I dropped $539.20 on these because MANY members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up. At best, they reduce the wind by 30%.
Other myths:
The PCIII and Canned Map is better than the Race Tuner and Dyno. - False
The fork mounted Air Baffle keeps the wind from blowing through the forks. - False
The Fairing Air Deflectors keep the wind from blowing up. - False
What pisses me off is that several members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up on your face. They do no such thing as the wind simply blows over them and in your face. If some of you guys don't have a clue about what you are talking about, then don't post BS that could cost other members money. I dropped $539.20 on these because MANY members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up. At best, they reduce the wind by 30%.
Other myths:
The PCIII and Canned Map is better than the Race Tuner and Dyno. - False
The fork mounted Air Baffle keeps the wind from blowing through the forks. - False
The Fairing Air Deflectors keep the wind from blowing up. - False
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Road Master
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From: Bellingham, WA
RE: Lower Fairings
I'm really sorry to hear of your disappointment with your new lowers. You'll really like the way they'll keep your feet dry while riding in the rain. I just had a thought, could the problem be your batwing upper?[8D] My lowers do a great job on my bike and that's no BS.
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
RE: Lower Fairings
ORIGINAL: CigarCritic
Lowers arrived today and they look nice on the bike.
What pisses me off is that several members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up on your face. They do no such thing as the wind simply blows over them and in your face. If some of you guys don't have a clue about what you are talking about, then don't post BS that could cost other members money. I dropped $539.20 on these because MANY members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up. At best, they reduce the wind by 30%.
Other myths:
The PCIII and Canned Map is better than the Race Tuner and Dyno. - False
The fork mounted Air Baffle keeps the wind from blowing through the forks. - False
The Fairing Air Deflectors keep the wind from blowing up. - False
Lowers arrived today and they look nice on the bike.
What pisses me off is that several members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up on your face. They do no such thing as the wind simply blows over them and in your face. If some of you guys don't have a clue about what you are talking about, then don't post BS that could cost other members money. I dropped $539.20 on these because MANY members here stated that they stop the wind from blowing up. At best, they reduce the wind by 30%.
Other myths:
The PCIII and Canned Map is better than the Race Tuner and Dyno. - False
The fork mounted Air Baffle keeps the wind from blowing through the forks. - False
The Fairing Air Deflectors keep the wind from blowing up. - False
PCIII myth: I agree, as any improvement seen would likely be small or non-existent.
When you refer to the "fork-mounted air baffle," do you mean the item that bolts directly under the steering head? If so, I didn't notice a great reduction either. However, the fork-mounted air deflectors that mount on the forks do cut turbulence greatly. Unfortunately, they won't fit on an SG or I would have them installed.
The fairing air deflectors do help, but I agree don't cut it out completely. I don't want it cut out at all times, which is why I installed Freedom Wings, which are adjustable.
Each of these changes make some progress toward making the bike a better environment for riding, especially long-range touring. I posted a message asking opinions on adding lowers and the answers were overwhelmingly positive. I look forward to installing them, but like I said don't expect them to solve all problems.
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From: Houston
RE: Lower Fairings
ORIGINAL: wldbill
I'm really sorry to hear of your disappointment with your new lowers. You'll really like the way they'll keep your feet dry while riding in the rain. I just had a thought, could the problem be your batwing upper?[8D] My lowers do a great job on my bike.
I'm really sorry to hear of your disappointment with your new lowers. You'll really like the way they'll keep your feet dry while riding in the rain. I just had a thought, could the problem be your batwing upper?[8D] My lowers do a great job on my bike.
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RE: Lower Fairings
It's a motorcycle geeeezzzzz. You can reduce the the wind by 100% if you ride in a car.
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From: Houston
RE: Lower Fairings
ORIGINAL: iclick
When you refer to the "fork-mounted air baffle," do you mean the item that bolts directly under the steering head? If so, I didn't notice a great reduction either. However, the fork-mounted air deflectors that mount on the forks do cut turbulence greatly. Unfortunately, they won't fit on an SG or I would have them installed.
When you refer to the "fork-mounted air baffle," do you mean the item that bolts directly under the steering head? If so, I didn't notice a great reduction either. However, the fork-mounted air deflectors that mount on the forks do cut turbulence greatly. Unfortunately, they won't fit on an SG or I would have them installed.
The fairing air deflectors do help, but I agree don't cut it out completely. I don't want it cut out at all times, which is why I installed Freedom Wings, which are adjustable.
Each of these changes make some progress toward making the bike a better environment for riding, especially long-range touring. I posted a message asking opinions on adding lowers and the answers were overwhelmingly positive. I look forward to installing them, but like I said don't expect them to solve all problems.