Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
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From: Ohio
RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
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.
Tourer
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From: Laurel,Ms USA
RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
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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From: Gig Harbor, WA
RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
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.
ORIGINAL: Beemervet
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.
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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From: Ohio
RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
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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RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
Ha jdag, if you buy a chrome one I'll swap you for my black one.
ORIGINAL: jdag
58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
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RE: Chrome Front Fork Air Baffle - A Problem?
ORIGINAL: SubZer0
Ha jdag, if you buy a chrome one I'll swap you for my black one.
Ha jdag, if you buy a chrome one I'll swap you for my black one.
ORIGINAL: jdag
58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.
58520 only comes up as a chrome cover...they may have discontinued the black version.