Delete fairing from Street Glide?
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From: eastern oklahoma
using something taller than the stock short windshield, using a fork air baffle, and the air control wings that screw to the inner fairing that are adjustable, can't remember what harley calls them but i think kurykan calls them dragon wings?......anyway, i've ben using the 10" long ride shield with the fork air baffle and side wings. no buffeting at all and i'm 6' 4" tall. it took a while to figure out the right recipe to make my bike comfortable for me, but i'm really happy with it. whatever you do, don't get out the plasma cutter and sledge hammer to remove your fairing. by the way, congratulations on your first post and welcome to the forum.
Road Warrior
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The "Look", 
. By the time people add the fairing lowers, taller shield, fork baffles, fork wings, wings on the fairing and who knows what else, the look of your SG is long gone. I know because I tried all that. Ended up going back to a RKC and never looked back. More people buy the latest flavor, than what really taste good and I WAS one of them. Good luck with solving your buffeting.
. By the time people add the fairing lowers, taller shield, fork baffles, fork wings, wings on the fairing and who knows what else, the look of your SG is long gone. I know because I tried all that. Ended up going back to a RKC and never looked back. More people buy the latest flavor, than what really taste good and I WAS one of them. Good luck with solving your buffeting.
Last edited by smokindave; Aug 15, 2011 at 06:27 AM.
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
8.5" Klockwerks windscreen and some lower fairing "Dragon Wings" will solve the problem. In addition to this, I added Ultra lowers, and I still get enough wind to remind me I'm on a bike, but I have no buffeting.
~Joe
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+1 If you take it off you will have a road king with lower suspension
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........ this is JUST what I was thinkin' .........
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Road Captain
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From: South Florida
LOL, There is that little problem but in the end what is more important on the long ride? Looking good or being comfortable? If you pulled that fairing off, you just lost 99% of the difference between the two. Nothing else left except the lack of some fender trim and some gas caps on the tank. For what its worth , I have the fork lowers on my Road King. I put the Kuriakin (spelling) ones on. They help alot, also have the half moon piece on the back of the triple trees which stops all the wind coming up over the tank.
Road Captain
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From: South Florida
The "Look", . By the time people add the fairing lowers, taller shield, fork baffles, fork wings, wings on the fairing and who knows what else, the look of your SG is long gone. I know because I tried all that. Ended up going back to a RKC and never looked back. More people buy the latest flavor, than what really taste good and I WAS one of them. Good luck with solving your buffeting.
. By the time people add the fairing lowers, taller shield, fork baffles, fork wings, wings on the fairing and who knows what else, the look of your SG is long gone. I know because I tried all that. Ended up going back to a RKC and never looked back. More people buy the latest flavor, than what really taste good and I WAS one of them. Good luck with solving your buffeting.I had a RK 5 years ago, and never had any of those problems, it was pure riding nirvana. I sold my Street Glide. Bought a '10 RK Police, and had a ton of money left over to do some serious work to her. Couldn't be happier.