Bike seems to run hot with fork air deflectors, anyone else?
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08-08-2010, 09:09 PM
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#12
08-08-2010, 09:38 PM
Tactical111 - Pull your head out of your butt! This is a smartass answer that has little merit!! You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but belittling those who choose to ride with a little protection is out of line!!
Most of us ride FL's so we are comfortable and not beat to death at the end of the day's ride! Most of us came up through the ranks of Sportsters, WideGlides and SofTails, so we've 'paid our dues' of 'being in the wind'! Some of us are even old enough to have enjoyed riding bare 'Knucks, Pans & Shovelheaded' EL's & FL's long before riding a H-D was considered 'cool'...or whatever!! So don't begrudge us the comfort we buy 'full dressers' for.
Most of us ride FL's so we are comfortable and not beat to death at the end of the day's ride! Most of us came up through the ranks of Sportsters, WideGlides and SofTails, so we've 'paid our dues' of 'being in the wind'! Some of us are even old enough to have enjoyed riding bare 'Knucks, Pans & Shovelheaded' EL's & FL's long before riding a H-D was considered 'cool'...or whatever!! So don't begrudge us the comfort we buy 'full dressers' for.
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08-08-2010, 09:48 PM
#14
08-08-2010, 10:01 PM
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These old ( style) HD air cooled motors need all the air they can get. I use only a shorted windshield to shield my gauge console from rocks and bugs. I see all these riders with all kinds of fairings, deflectors, high windshields, etc. who consider themselves "bikers". Isn't the wind what it's all about??? There is a very simple cure if you don't like being "in the wind". It's called a car.
#15
08-08-2010, 10:21 PM
Originally Posted by Tactical111 View Post
These old ( style) HD air cooled motors need all the air they can get. I use only a shorted windshield to shield my gauge console from rocks and bugs. I see all these riders with all kinds of fairings, deflectors, high windshields, etc. who consider themselves "bikers". Isn't the wind what it's all about??? There is a very simple cure if you don't like being "in the wind". It's called a car.
These old ( style) HD air cooled motors need all the air they can get. I use only a shorted windshield to shield my gauge console from rocks and bugs. I see all these riders with all kinds of fairings, deflectors, high windshields, etc. who consider themselves "bikers". Isn't the wind what it's all about??? There is a very simple cure if you don't like being "in the wind". It's called a car.
I just posted a response as this was all the OP was looking for, and didn't read the other responses but just went back and took a look to see what was going on. It never ceases to amaze me the crap these hard a$$ key punchers feel a need to post. The OP just wanted an opinion not a lecture for crying out loud!!!
Last edited by SpiderPig; 08-08-2010 at 10:52 PM.
#16
08-08-2010, 11:07 PM
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the only way to really tell is to mount a Oil temp guage then run the bike with them and with out them and keep records of oil temp... has to be the same temp outsid and same riding conditions to truly find out if they make a difference... It just may be 'perceived' because some of the wind is gone and you can now feel more head off the engine..
#17
08-09-2010, 01:18 AM
Road Master
Point taken and I am entitled to my opinion and I have been riding since 1967 and my first Harley was chopped Servicar 45 c.i. I've walked away from 4 serious crashes and a dozen "lay downs" so I've paid a little dues along the journey. When I see some of these bikes cruising around some just seem a little heavily accessorized but to each his own for sure.
Last edited by Tactical111; 08-09-2010 at 01:56 AM. Reason: to clarify
#18
08-09-2010, 01:52 AM
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#20
08-09-2010, 06:02 AM
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