tame Road Glide head buffeting?
Cruiser
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From: Atascadero, CA
RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
Wind buffeting that people are describing isn't just the wind in the face or the turbulance from following cars or trucks to closely. Unless you have experiencedthe sensation of real buffetingand not just the turbulance of the airyou are slicing through you will have a hard time understanding what people are talking about. I'll give you an example you might be able to relate with. Have you ever driven down the freeway with the windows in your car down just a little and you can feel the pulsing of air pressure banging against your ear drums? It becomesso annoyingthat you have to close the windows because you can't stand the vibration in your head. That is the sensation you get from the buffeting, except it is your whole head rapidly bouncing up and down. It can get so bad that it blurs your vision. Old biker or new, it is what it is.
Cruiser
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RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
ORIGINAL: Roadhog02
Wind buffeting that people are describing isn't just the wind in the face or the turbulance from following cars or trucks to closely. Unless you have experiencedthe sensation of real buffetingand not just the turbulance of the airyou are slicing through you will have a hard time understanding what people are talking about. I'll give you an example you might be able to relate with. Have you ever driven down the freeway with the windows in your car down just a little and you can feel the pulsing of air pressure banging against your ear drums? It becomesso annoyingthat you have to close the windows because you can't stand the vibration in your head. That is the sensation you get from the buffeting, except it is your whole head rapidly bouncing up and down. It can get so bad that it blurs your vision. Old biker or new, it is what it is.
Wind buffeting that people are describing isn't just the wind in the face or the turbulance from following cars or trucks to closely. Unless you have experiencedthe sensation of real buffetingand not just the turbulance of the airyou are slicing through you will have a hard time understanding what people are talking about. I'll give you an example you might be able to relate with. Have you ever driven down the freeway with the windows in your car down just a little and you can feel the pulsing of air pressure banging against your ear drums? It becomesso annoyingthat you have to close the windows because you can't stand the vibration in your head. That is the sensation you get from the buffeting, except it is your whole head rapidly bouncing up and down. It can get so bad that it blurs your vision. Old biker or new, it is what it is.
Road Captain
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From: Just west of Tahoe
RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
ORIGINAL: fbn ent
Dear Tramp, please realise the folks here haven't rdden forever and don't much like the wind.....................
ORIGINAL: scootertramp
I don't understand this whole head buffeting thing! I rode for years without any type of protection, including a front fender, and when I rode my bro-in-laws Road glide last year I fell in love! 95mph and a stereo! What more could you ask for! Ride an old shovel or pan and then ride the Glide. Head buffeting?
I don't understand this whole head buffeting thing! I rode for years without any type of protection, including a front fender, and when I rode my bro-in-laws Road glide last year I fell in love! 95mph and a stereo! What more could you ask for! Ride an old shovel or pan and then ride the Glide. Head buffeting?
Road Warrior
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From: The sticks in SC
RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
I look over my 2" over clearview fbn ent, I rode a shovel since buying it new in 83 still got the ole girl !
I ride very early in the morning's to work around 4 am and those creek bottoms get pretty cold 
I just didn't care for the factory shield much, the clearview worked out great, and the lower's, I just thought they looked good on it, sorta rounded out the shark nose a bit 
I ride very early in the morning's to work around 4 am and those creek bottoms get pretty cold I just didn't care for the factory shield much, the clearview worked out great, and the lower's, I just thought they looked good on it, sorta rounded out the shark nose a bit
Tourer
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RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
I noticed the same thing when I test rode a Road Glide. I really liked the bike except for the way the wind pulsed against my head. Never felt such a thing. I'm 6'2" and I thought that might be part of it. I've been riding bikes with and without windshields since the 1960's and the wind buffeting was worse than if there was no windshield. There is a 2" taller windshield from HD that might change the air flow, but I wanted so many other changes that I got an Ultra Classic instead. I really did like the looks and ride of that Road Glide, though. I've got a feeling that its a matter of shaping the wind with a windshield and other parts. Too bad it's so much trouble, but it will be worth it as its a good ride.
Cruiser
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RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
ORIGINAL: gilbos440rt
I look over my 2" over clearview fbn ent, I rode a shovel since buying it new in 83 still got the ole girl !I ride very early in the morning's to work around 4 am and those creek bottoms get pretty cold I just didn't care for the factory shield much, the clearview worked out great, and the lower's, I just thought they looked good on it, sorta rounded out the shark nose a bit
I look over my 2" over clearview fbn ent, I rode a shovel since buying it new in 83 still got the ole girl !
I ride very early in the morning's to work around 4 am and those creek bottoms get pretty cold I just didn't care for the factory shield much, the clearview worked out great, and the lower's, I just thought they looked good on it, sorta rounded out the shark nose a bit
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Road Master
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From: Canada
RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
ORIGINAL: fbn ent
Thanks for the info. I have a 12" KW on order and will try it for a while, probably 'till it's worn out like my stocker, I'm pretty cheap, but I'll have to see. I don't ride to work at 4 AM but I do live in Northern Alberta, Canada and you don't have to be in a creek bottom to be cold.
Thanks for the info. I have a 12" KW on order and will try it for a while, probably 'till it's worn out like my stocker, I'm pretty cheap, but I'll have to see. I don't ride to work at 4 AM but I do live in Northern Alberta, Canada and you don't have to be in a creek bottom to be cold.
I'll second that..... I'm going with the CV GT largemyself.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Ontario,Canada
RE: tame Road Glide head buffeting?
I put fairing lowers on this winter more for protection from the cold ,but as a side bonus the buffeting is gone and I don't have to keep pushing my sunglasses back on my head at 80 mph,I am 6ft and have a stock windshield,the lowers are definetly worth the cash.