Fairing in ROAD KING 08
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: LaVale, Maryland
Quadzilla another option
Hello classmates.
I have a FLHRCI Road King Classic 08 and am interested in putting a FAIRING my bike. I want to carry GPS and audio equipment HIFI.
Which is better and harder?.
Tremble plastic?.
Please I need brands, each with the best and worst.
THANK YOU.
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Sorry, do not write well in English.
I have a FLHRCI Road King Classic 08 and am interested in putting a FAIRING my bike. I want to carry GPS and audio equipment HIFI.
Which is better and harder?.
Tremble plastic?.
Please I need brands, each with the best and worst.
THANK YOU.
__________________________________________________ ________________________
Sorry, do not write well in English.
Regards Dave
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From: GA.
I've got the Woody's on my bike. I like it. It does have a gap over the headlight, but I 'think' all of them do. I tried putting a piece of foam in the gap, but it blew out within a few miles. I'm gonna try and modify the brackets so that it sits a little closer to the headlight. Figured I'd call Glen and get his thoughts on it before hand though.
Last edited by cuda67bnl; Jan 8, 2010 at 08:28 AM.
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From: RALEIGH,NC
I have been looking at these for awhile, friend of mine has this type.
http://www.wideopencustom.com/dotnet...6/Default.aspx
http://www.wideopencustom.com/dotnet...6/Default.aspx
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From: anacoco, la
i have a kevin evans fairing that i bought from firecap501 here on this forum. you can see pics of it at: http://home.earthlink.net/~skratches/bike1.JPG (through bike5.JPG)
the first pic shows the gap around the headlight. on mine, it isn't that bad. i have no plans to try to do anything about it.
Last edited by skratch; Jan 8, 2010 at 12:04 PM.
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From: New York
I've got a Quadzilla on my 02 Roadking and absolutely love it! Easy on easy off. A water tight screw on electrical connection was encluded. You can buy all the upgrades you can afford or care to. The front of the fairing is not at all like the pictures posted of the Woody's. The Woodys seems to have a raised profile or boss around the front and up the sides of the fairing. The Quadzilla is like the stock HD fairing in this area. I got mine with the radio for $1300 from an Indy dealer on Long Island, He gave me a great price!! I added a shortened smoked windshield and the look is HOT!
I think most guys are happy with whatever fairing they wind up buying. Dragonfly, Dead Center, Woody's, Hoppe and Wideopen all have good reputations. I went with Dragonfly because it has the best looking inner fairing. The speakers mount from the inside, which gives it an OEM appearance. Their new fairings are set up with 6x9 speakers, which look good and sound great. They used to be fiberglass, but are now made of ABS, similar to currrent saddlebags and fairings from Harley. (my fairing lowers are abs, I assume the newer batwings are also ABS).
Dragonfly's mounting bracket runs all the way up through the inner fairing. Once the fairing is mounted and bolted together, it is very stout, and does not vibrate or shake in the least. The newer ABS fairings are all heat cured and dimensionally stable. The fit is very good, and will not change over time.
Dragonfly's use stock Harley windshields or any aftermarket windshield. Most accessories that fit original Harley fairings will fit a Dragonfly.
I was up at Dragonfly yesterday checking on my fairing (it's in for repaint). Kevin was telling me that he's got a customer that recently bought a Road Glide. He dislikes the Road Glide fairing so much, he's going to take it off, change over to a Road King nacelle, and install a Dragonfly with the viper display. I thought that was interesting. I would think it would be less expensive to convert over to an E-glide type fairing, but he's going with an aftermarket fairing instead. He's going to use the original RG wiring harness, so it will not be a detachable installation.
I'm in the process of making some big changes to my bike, I'll get some pics up when it's all back together.
Dragonfly's mounting bracket runs all the way up through the inner fairing. Once the fairing is mounted and bolted together, it is very stout, and does not vibrate or shake in the least. The newer ABS fairings are all heat cured and dimensionally stable. The fit is very good, and will not change over time.
Dragonfly's use stock Harley windshields or any aftermarket windshield. Most accessories that fit original Harley fairings will fit a Dragonfly.
I was up at Dragonfly yesterday checking on my fairing (it's in for repaint). Kevin was telling me that he's got a customer that recently bought a Road Glide. He dislikes the Road Glide fairing so much, he's going to take it off, change over to a Road King nacelle, and install a Dragonfly with the viper display. I thought that was interesting. I would think it would be less expensive to convert over to an E-glide type fairing, but he's going with an aftermarket fairing instead. He's going to use the original RG wiring harness, so it will not be a detachable installation.
I'm in the process of making some big changes to my bike, I'll get some pics up when it's all back together.