Fairing not sealed?
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Road Warrior
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Fairing not sealed?
I assume that when riding in the rain that water would stream down the front of the windshield and through the inside of the fairing. There is certainly a close fit between the outer fairing and the shield but not a seal. Also, there are slight openings near the left and right edges of the shield. Does this water intrusion cause any problems? Is there any cause for concern?
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I assume that when riding in the rain that water would stream down the front of the windshield and through the inside of the fairing. There is certainly a close fit between the outer fairing and the shield but not a seal. Also, there are slight openings near the left and right edges of the shield. Does this water intrusion cause any problems? Is there any cause for concern?
This isn't exactly a new design. If there were such an issue, don't you think there would be complaints?
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I have 50,000 miles on my current Ultra Classic. I ride it everyday and it sat outside during Hurricane Ike. I've had the fairing off a few times and I've never had a problem worse than a little condensation behind the fuel gauge glass.
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And they all do that. Have for many years. Believe it or not, motorcycles are made to even ride in the rain with no problems.
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I have ridden my bike in an absolute downpour, many times in the last two seasons. No problems for me at all. I also take my bike to the car wash. Before everyone starts in on me for that one. I live directly across from a car wash so its done with a cool bike. It gets the bugs blasted off the fairing all summer long.