Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
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Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
Purchased a front fork air baffle yesterday and intalled last night on my88" Ultra. Parts dude advised that I remove the baffle during the summer. Summer temps in this area rarely go above95 degrees. Just curious what the rest of you do. Not a big deal to remove, but do you think it is safe to leave on year round?
RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
ALLTOURING MODELS USED TO COME WITH THIS BAFFLE. IVE HAD A FEW .
THEN A FEW YEARS AGO THE MOCO DECIDED WHEN THE BAFFLE IS REMOVED THE ENGINE TEMP WAS LOWERED.
NOW SOME ARE BACK TO THE BAFFLE. THE MOCO IS FUNNY!.. IVE FOUND WHEN OFF THERE IS MORE AIR FLOW UP TO THE UPPER BODY.. AND FACE.YES ITS SAFE TO LEAVE IT ON ALL YEAR.
I JUST LEAVE IT ON NOW.. WHEN ITS HOT RIDE FASTER....IF U CAN!
THEN A FEW YEARS AGO THE MOCO DECIDED WHEN THE BAFFLE IS REMOVED THE ENGINE TEMP WAS LOWERED.
NOW SOME ARE BACK TO THE BAFFLE. THE MOCO IS FUNNY!.. IVE FOUND WHEN OFF THERE IS MORE AIR FLOW UP TO THE UPPER BODY.. AND FACE.YES ITS SAFE TO LEAVE IT ON ALL YEAR.
I JUST LEAVE IT ON NOW.. WHEN ITS HOT RIDE FASTER....IF U CAN!
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RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
If you have ridden without the baffle you will understand that it is a great cheap piece that you will like year-round. I will leave mine on all year. I'm thinking that in the hotter months that it should direct more air on the engine so it should be better.....right?
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RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
I put one on my 07 SG and leave it on all summer. Gets up to 105+ degrees here for about a month in the summer. It comes stock on the RG and I don't think their manual tells them to take it off in summer.
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RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
Why would re-directing some air-flow downward toward the engine make the engine run hotter? I'm puzzled too (but then that's nothing new).
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RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
Mine stays on year round,haven't had any problems with it runner hotter than normal.
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RE: Fork Air Baffle - Do you remove each summer?
I just checked to be sure. My 08 Road Glide came with one on it. The manual doesn't mention anything about taking it off in the hot weather. I don't know why MOCO puts them on RGs and leaves them off the others.
