Wind deflector between forks

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Dec 14, 2008 | 07:10 AM

#11

bobros

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A good $25 investment if you winter ride. If I recall, not for summer use. It reduces the air flow to the motor.

Dec 14, 2008 | 07:33 AM

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masterblaster

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Use a tap to clean out the paint from the threaded holes for mounting, think its 1/4 x 20. Will make mounting much easier for ya.

Dec 14, 2008 | 09:17 AM

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SamStone

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They used to come stock on Touring models until Harley realized they could make more $$$ by selling them separate.

Dec 14, 2008 | 09:23 AM

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MNPGRider

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clint55

One of the first things I installed. If you look at the application you'll see that it really doesn't do anything at all to affect the rider. The baffle takes that head-on blast of air that comes in under the headlight and over the front fender and deflects it downward towards the front cylinder to provide additional cooling. Otherwise there is a stagnent or "drafting" space behind the front wheel and fender. A nice cooling benefit and well worth the $24.

While that makes sense, it is only partially true. The Harley parts catalog tells you to remove it in hot weather, to help the flow of air evacuate the hot air under the tank to help cool the rider, not the engine.

What I noticed immediately upon installing it on my Ultra, is that I no longer had my mustache flying up in my face. It seems to stop the air from coming over the front of the tank and hitting the center of your face. All other air flow (to the rider) seems to be the same. The fork deflectors stopped the most buffeting, but with lowers also installed, you will see a big increase in engine temps in warmer weather, so keep an eye on that and open the lower vents, if you have them.

Last edited by MNPGRider; Dec 14, 2008 at 09:28 AM.

Dec 14, 2008 | 09:23 AM

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Raaze07

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I had the Harley version on my '07 SG, and when I traded her in I kept the baffle and installed it on the Ultra. I'm not really convinced there's any difference in felt wind blast for the rider, but, based on the shape of the baffle I can see how it would direct more cooling air to the motor.