How to decrease buffeting from gas tank
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
I bought the wind deflectors that fit a roadglide (FLTR). part #57000063 for $34.95 a pair. The bottom part clips onto the top of your crash bar and the top clips onto front gas tank mount bolts. My bike had plastic spacers installed(safety recall). I removed the bolt from each side,lifted the tank about an inch, removed the spacers,put the bolts back in and "ta-da".They really work to break up the wind coming up at your face.As for the recall(spacers)...if I hit something hard enough to separate the tank from the bike I will be lying 50 yards from away from the fire and dead as a door ****.This is my opinion...ride safe.
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From: SoCal
Here are some pics: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...-2011-rgc.html
Here is a comment from 2011 Road Glide Ultra:
"The air that used to boil up between the inner fairing and the front of the tank is now smoothly directed up the inside of the windshield. This greatly reduces the buffeting by both reducing the turbulence off the tank and raising the airflow off the top of the windshield. My glasses used to vibrate at speed, now they don't. I hit lots of bees, saw several shoot up the inside of the windshield and over my head - none hit me. Got stung inside my ear three weeks ago, so I'd have to say this is an improvement...."
Here is a comment from 2011 Road Glide Ultra:
"The air that used to boil up between the inner fairing and the front of the tank is now smoothly directed up the inside of the windshield. This greatly reduces the buffeting by both reducing the turbulence off the tank and raising the airflow off the top of the windshield. My glasses used to vibrate at speed, now they don't. I hit lots of bees, saw several shoot up the inside of the windshield and over my head - none hit me. Got stung inside my ear three weeks ago, so I'd have to say this is an improvement...."
Last edited by boom23; Mar 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM.
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
There's no way to totally eliminate the buffetting on a Harley. Foreign bikes do a pretty good job, but being water cooled, they can add all that plastic to block the wind.
Wanna do away with bothersome buffeting totally? Take off the shields and fairings.
Wanna do away with bothersome buffeting totally? Take off the shields and fairings.
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From: Coppell, TX
Funny, I was checking out a new RG Ultra at the dealer yesterday and noticed the air defectors mounted to the engine guard. I immediately started wondering if those would fit my '05 Ultra Classic. The HD catalog says they fit the older frame RGs, so I'm thinking it ought to work on the older frame FLHs as well.
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From: Oswego, IL
They do make contact with the adjustable air deftectors that are stock when you go to lock the forks. No big deal in my opinion......
They will not work on a STOCK Street Glide. They hit the turn siginals. Tried them on my buddies bike.
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From: General Sherman's Christmas Location 1864
The Photo makes them look big, but they are not.
I cut up a lexan file folder, kind you hang on the wall for folders...
It's about 3" wide and 4" long and clear. Straight on it is about to the edge of the spot light
It could be a little wider but the wind decreased ALOT.
Very littel wind compared without.
I do not like the look of the chrome swords so I thought long and hard and came up with these
I cut up a lexan file folder, kind you hang on the wall for folders...
It's about 3" wide and 4" long and clear. Straight on it is about to the edge of the spot light
It could be a little wider but the wind decreased ALOT.
Very littel wind compared without.
I do not like the look of the chrome swords so I thought long and hard and came up with these
