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A fork baffle is a piece that fits right in the center under the steering head and deflects the air that comes up through the forks. You can type it into a search for accessories on the HD website and see a picture.
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Get a set of black fairing deflectors and a black fork air baffle.
I was planning on getting the black fairing deflectors or the dark smoke whichever seems to work best with my Black Pearl paint. What is a fork air baffle though?
I have the canvas HD soft lowers. They are great. I like them for their ease of installation. They only have one strap with a buckle on it. You can put both of them on in under a minute.
XXX, are these the Harley ones with the bar and shield logo on them? These are the factory ones I'm considering besides the ones listed on Ebay mentioned earlier.
Yes, the ones with the leather bar & shield logo on them are the ones that I am talking about.
Here's another option. I just bought a set of these - very hi quality and they look great. Also, these work perfectly with highway pegs mounted to the engine guards.
I'm an aggressive rider, and hard lowers will scrape if you ride like I do. No such problem with the soft lowers. It only takes a minute to install or remove, and they fold up very small for storing purposes on trips.
Doug
Thanks for the link. I do like the way that these fit to the bars. Did you happen to opt for the "cargo" pockets? I'm watching one of his auctions that ends today so I may buy a set of these.
I didn't get the cargo pockets. My reasoning is that the lowers would not be on the bike for that long - probably only early morning. Here in Southern California the weather is warmer than in a lot of other parts of the country.
Desert dawgs is another manufacturer of the soft lowers. The lower wind deflectors on the fairing keep the hot air and the cold off of you and work pretty good in my opinoin. I currently have the lower fairing deflectors installed.
The Lower Wind Deflectors will not fit a Street Glide. I have already tried them. It does not matter if you have the driving lights or not, they still do not fit.
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