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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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I've got most of the buffeting on my SG tamed by doing the following:

11" half moon windshield from Clark's windshields
HD fairing wings
Fork baffle

The wind is going over my helmet, I have to stick my hand about 2" above my helmet before I feel the wind blast. My shirt sleeves and shirt collar just ruffle in the breeze. What air is coming up past my knees and over the tank seems to end abruptly about 8" or so before it hits my torso. So there is very little or no air hitting my torso.

Because the air between my torso and the fairing is so still, I'm wondering if what little buffeting that is left is being caused by the vacuum behind the windshield. I hate the look of windshield vents, but am wondering if installing one would be a good thing.
 
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