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Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?

   
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Old 06-05-2006, 05:20 PM
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HD did eliminate the baffle for cooling issues. (From HD tech on another forum) Critical cooling takes place on the top end, the baffle directs air too low. After the introduction of the twinkies HD made several suggestions to improve cooling, cooler, synthetic oil, and no baffle. If you think you need one to counter buffeting or rain, go ahead, but to think they eliminated it so they could sell you one is rediculous.
 
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Old 06-05-2006, 07:09 PM
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I run one on my Ultra all the time. I've got the in dash oil temp. gage and have checked temp. with and without the baffle and found no difference under the same riding and air temp. conditions. If you like it, I'd say run it..
 
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Old 06-05-2006, 07:27 PM
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If it's so ridiculous why did they not add an oil cooler after removing the baffle then? Because they can sell you one. It's called marketing. If they thought they could sell you a $20,000 bike with out tires they would do it.
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HD did eliminate the baffle for cooling issues. (From HD tech on another forum) Critical cooling takes place on the top end, the baffle directs air too low. After the introduction of the twinkies HD made several suggestions to improve cooling, cooler, synthetic oil, and no baffle. If you think you need one to counter buffeting or rain, go ahead, but to think they eliminated it so they could sell you one is rediculous.
 
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Bounty - You have a black version. Only one I see online is chrome. Any idea of the part number for the black part? Thanks, John
 
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Old 06-05-2006, 07:40 PM
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In my parts book it says it is a 58520-79A
 
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Removing the baffle actually saved them money..........an oil cooler would have cost them more, and would have been passed on to us. Simple economics.
 
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58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
 
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Ha jdag, if you buy a chrome one I'll swap you for my black one.
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58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
 
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i have a chrome one, works good no problems with the cooling......(evo)
 
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Ha jdag, if you buy a chrome one I'll swap you for my black one.
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58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
I'll lewt you know...I haven't ordered one yet.
 
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