how do they work in the HEAT - blocking too much air makes for a HOT ride

 

Yeah, I ride in a very hot climate..... and all the "add-ons" just going to make it hotter.

 

there are two things that will make your bike much nicer to ride. first, the fork air baffle, they're not expensive and they bolt onto the backside of your lower triple tree and you'll no longer have that wind blast coming up between the forks and gas tank. the other suggestion i have for you is to get the adjustable side wings for your batwing fairing. i can have a smoke while riding down the highway on my streetglide and i've got the 10" long ride shield with the flip at the top, fork air baffle, and the aforementioned side wings, i'm not sure what they're called, but harley has them along with the fork air baffle.

 

as far as the comments on hot climates and the heat issue, the adjustable side wings will allow you to direct the air flow either into or around your fairing. you can bring cooler air in to the cockpit if you want to.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience.... sounds like you have a good set up with the combination of parts you mentioned. BTW the "side wings" you are talking about are called "lower fairing air deflectors".

 

Same here. Found the fork mounted wind deflectors on ebay then went to the guys site on www.street-glide.com. I ordered mine about almost three weeks ago. The guy fabs them pretty quickly, but it takes a while to get them bufffed and chromed. I should be receiving them by the end of the month sometime. He'll make em in flat black, gloss black or chrome and will even make a custom set for guys with the passing lamps on their FLHX (like me). Paid $160 for mine since they were a custom order. I'll let you guys/gals know how they work out for me.

Also just ordered a 10" LRS Dark Tint shield a few minutes ago. The 8.5" Klockwerks isn't cutting the mustard since I sit a little taller in the saddle with my tallboy seat.

 

I installed the fork baffle first and was not happy with the results. The fork wind deflectors did the trick. No more wind coming up my face. I am concerned about the extra heat from the motor. Is anyone running with these wind deflectors on during the summer?