Buffeting Again!
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Cruiser
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Alright, I may be making progress. I cut a shield I had down to about 8", it is a re-curve model. I then took it for a ride, at 70 mph a definite improvement. I then put my feet, as recommended above the lowers and next to the forks, seemed to help settle the buffeting down even more.
I checked out the above link, does the baffle fit between the forks? The picture does not make reason to me. I have seen the triangular guards that fit along the side of the forks, I may give them a try and modify the stops like another on the site has tried. The quest for reading street signs while taking a ride continues.. I do appreciate all the input, Thanks
I checked out the above link, does the baffle fit between the forks? The picture does not make reason to me. I have seen the triangular guards that fit along the side of the forks, I may give them a try and modify the stops like another on the site has tried. The quest for reading street signs while taking a ride continues.. I do appreciate all the input, Thanks
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 248
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Alright, I may be making progress. I cut a shield I had down to about 8", it is a re-curve model. I then took it for a ride, at 70 mph a definite improvement. I then put my feet, as recommended above the lowers and next to the forks, seemed to help settle the buffeting down even more.
I checked out the above link, does the baffle fit between the forks? The picture does not make reason to me. I have seen the triangular guards that fit along the side of the forks, I may give them a try and modify the stops like another on the site has tried. The quest for reading street signs while taking a ride continues.. I do appreciate all the input, Thanks
I checked out the above link, does the baffle fit between the forks? The picture does not make reason to me. I have seen the triangular guards that fit along the side of the forks, I may give them a try and modify the stops like another on the site has tried. The quest for reading street signs while taking a ride continues.. I do appreciate all the input, Thanks
Hope that helps.
Last edited by hdramon07; Oct 31, 2010 at 06:58 PM.
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: Madison, WI
Ouroboros,
I played around with this a bunch. Over 10 windshields, the fork, baffle, fairing side flippers, and started making my own fork lowers. The side fork lowers helped a bunch over 60 MPH. HD makes some chrome fork lowers to fit your bike.
This is a pic of what I made for mine. The picture shows a 9.5" Clearview recurve. But I like the Cee Bailey SSC windshields a bit better at speed. http://www.ceebaileys.com/harley/flhtssc_ws.html
I played around with this a bunch. Over 10 windshields, the fork, baffle, fairing side flippers, and started making my own fork lowers. The side fork lowers helped a bunch over 60 MPH. HD makes some chrome fork lowers to fit your bike.
This is a pic of what I made for mine. The picture shows a 9.5" Clearview recurve. But I like the Cee Bailey SSC windshields a bit better at speed. http://www.ceebaileys.com/harley/flhtssc_ws.html
Last edited by WI Bob; Oct 31, 2010 at 07:30 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Knoxville TN
Fork baffle made no differeance on mine. What worked for me was to install the fork mounted wind deflectors.. Have to take of the lower fairings because the wind deflectors will hit the lower fairings.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Houston
http://www.customflhtwindshields.net...allery1-18.jpg
I put this windshield on with the flat top and the wider than stock and took alot of buffeting off of me especially the shoulders...im 6' and wear a half helmet and dont have many problems....im going to get the fork baffles also...
I put this windshield on with the flat top and the wider than stock and took alot of buffeting off of me especially the shoulders...im 6' and wear a half helmet and dont have many problems....im going to get the fork baffles also...
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Indianapolis
it seems that the buffeting is only when wearing your helmet? If thats the case, I would be looking at a different helmet. There are several on the market that have additional veins molded into them to decrease lift and buffeting. The full face I use is made by Impact and was designed for race car use. Excellent helmet.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: NJ
I have read great things on this forum about the Long Ride Shield ultra.
http://harleyshields.com/ultra_flip_up.html
It seems to be reasonably priced.
http://harleyshields.com/ultra_flip_up.html
It seems to be reasonably priced.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Ft Myers FL
I put lowers, and a baffle on mine. It has helped some. Where I get a lot of buffeting is when I put my feet up on the pegs on the crash bars. Different helmets hasn't seemed to make much of a difference. I wear a half and 3/4. seems to be about the same
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: TN
With 96000 highway miles on my 06 Ultra I have a pretty good idea where the buffeting gremlins lie. The difference between no helmet, a small helmet and a ff helmet is tremendous: no helmet, no buffeting; ff helmet max buffeting. It is due to the surface area the wind is slapping against. I tried six different windshields and concluded that with a ff helmet (ARAI FF,95% of the time) the windshield does not make a bit of difference. The wind that is causing the problem is coming from below the faring and above the lowers and beating against the surface area of the helmet.
How to stop it? Wind deflectors mounted on the forks, about $69 at the dealer.
Bwana
fwiw...the higher the windshield, the larger the low pressure area below the airflow which sucks more air up from below
How to stop it? Wind deflectors mounted on the forks, about $69 at the dealer.
Bwana
fwiw...the higher the windshield, the larger the low pressure area below the airflow which sucks more air up from below