Help With Wind Buffeting Problem
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Help With Wind Buffeting Problem
Bike 2006 Street Glide
Scenario: when riding with my feet on the running boards I get a lot of buffeting in the chest area. If I put my feet up on the hiway bars the buffeting goes away. I have tried to hold my hand down there nd feel just where i is coming from but not having much luck. I think it is coming off the front of the bike, around the forks and up my legs when they are down, but not sure. It is sooohot here in summer that I ride in very light clothing and the buffeting is somewhat of an agravation. Looking for a fix. The only thing I've seen besides those very expensive lower fairings is those wing things that attach to the bottom edge of upper fairing. Can anyone comment on this and if the "wings" will help. Thanks
Scenario: when riding with my feet on the running boards I get a lot of buffeting in the chest area. If I put my feet up on the hiway bars the buffeting goes away. I have tried to hold my hand down there nd feel just where i is coming from but not having much luck. I think it is coming off the front of the bike, around the forks and up my legs when they are down, but not sure. It is sooohot here in summer that I ride in very light clothing and the buffeting is somewhat of an agravation. Looking for a fix. The only thing I've seen besides those very expensive lower fairings is those wing things that attach to the bottom edge of upper fairing. Can anyone comment on this and if the "wings" will help. Thanks
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There are many articles here about this. From what I have read, the part to try are the fork mounted air deflectors. On my RKC the part number is 58121-85B. I found these parts did the job. You may want to try the similar parts for your bike.
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Well I stand corrected, thanks flyingace. I knew about numbers 1 and 3. I mentioned those two in my original post. That leaves numbers 1.5 and 2. I had number 2 on my Heritage and they worked great.
Does anyone have any idea which may work the best for what I want between the air baffle and the Wind Deflector. thanks again
Does anyone have any idea which may work the best for what I want between the air baffle and the Wind Deflector. thanks again
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Well I stand corrected, thanks flyingace. I knew about numbers 1 and 3. I mentioned those two in my original post. That leaves numbers 1.5 and 2. I had number 2 on my Heritage and they worked great.
Does anyone have any idea which may work the best for what I want between the air baffle and the Wind Deflector. thanks again
Does anyone have any idea which may work the best for what I want between the air baffle and the Wind Deflector. thanks again
I would go with the fairing wind deflectors first. You may want to spring for the much more expensive adjustable ones, to at least have the option of opening them up on a really hot day. They are $110 vs $40 though. Just make sure you get the ones for your 06 and not the newer ones:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I dunno, maybe get the cheap ones first and see if they help?
The fork baffle helps, but not as much as the fairing deflectors. In my experience, it does cause more heat to build up under the fuel tank, which leads to more heat on your nuts. Since you mentioned you live in a warm climate, I'd probably save that for later. Personally, I took mine off. The little bit of buffeting it helped was not worth the heat buildup to me.
I think 1&2 are your best bet.
Last edited by flyingace; May 15, 2012 at 11:42 PM.
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I don't think that plastic fairing deflector will do it. I've held my hand down there and not felt anything. it seesm to be coming from lower down around forks. That Wind Deflector model is probably what I want to try. Kind of nice they charge twice what harley does for same item. I can buy the black one and get it chromed locally and still save about $40 bucks.
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It has been my experience that with the wind deflectors on a Heritage delivers the same results as crossing your left arm level across your chest.
If you don't have the deflectors, try this and see if you like the way it feels before investing in the deflectors.
The "adjustable" upper (batwing) fairing deflectors works great for the rider, more so in hot weather than in cold weather.
I have the Kuryakyn style and the only shortcoming that I've found in the two seasons that I've had them is a slight rattle occasionally.
In hot weather, at speeds above 45MPH you have great wind flow.
In cold weather, they may help a bit, but once you're cold it doesn't really make a whole lot of difference.
I also have the wind protectors for my hands and they help a bit also but again, once you're cold.......
If you don't have the deflectors, try this and see if you like the way it feels before investing in the deflectors.
The "adjustable" upper (batwing) fairing deflectors works great for the rider, more so in hot weather than in cold weather.
I have the Kuryakyn style and the only shortcoming that I've found in the two seasons that I've had them is a slight rattle occasionally.
In hot weather, at speeds above 45MPH you have great wind flow.
In cold weather, they may help a bit, but once you're cold it doesn't really make a whole lot of difference.
I also have the wind protectors for my hands and they help a bit also but again, once you're cold.......
