MS Batwing on the King.
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Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Minnesota
so far the wind protection sux. I think that is because on the road king the angle of the batwing is more "laid back" I just got back from home depot with some fabrication materials and I am gong to do some serious cutting and pasting tonight and see if i can get the angle to where it is supposed to be. This is not a problem for the softails in the world...you sit lower and the windshield sits more upright so the wind goes higher...
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Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 748
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From: Minnesota
Ok...I called MS and they are sending me some "replacement" brackets. I should be able to get the batwing to sit up a bit straighter and block more wind. I am going to do some serious TP wind tunnel experiments (TP has 2 meanings....toilet paper and trailer park...I will post pics of my mad experiment....it should be interesting...) the toilet paper will be attached to a string that will be anchored to the front of the seat with "streamers" set at regular intervals. My trailer park "wind tunnel" will consist of my shop vac turned wind generator. I am still trying to figure out how to get a visual "smoke" effect to augment the toilet paper wind indicators...if anyone has any suggestions...
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Port Ludlow, Wa.
What kind of bars are you running?? I put 14" apes on my RK last year, and was now considering a batwing, but will that look ridiculous, or what?
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Alberta, Canada
Too bad the wind protection is poor. I like the looks of the closer fit. Are the replacement brackets a standard offering from MS or are they providing them to keep you a happy customer? I guess what I'm asking is, do you know if I can request different brackets when I place an order?
