stupid wind splitter
stupid wind splitter
So my 15 inch windsplitter on my 13 roadglide custom has been rubbing on the inside where it meets the fairing and now it has a nice etched line about 3 inches long just above the black. I asked the dealer and they gave me the deer in the headlights look since I didnt pay them an hour of labor to intstall the damn thing they wont help me...I have figured out a fix I hope. I masked off a quarter inch wide line about 4 inches long where it has been rubbing on the inside and used some black high temp RTV and made a gasket to prevent rubbing and vibration. I will update when dry and re installed
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: East TN
I love that look when you ask them something.
I have a windshield on my road king custom and it has that little chrome wind deflector that mounts the fork lock cover so i was checking on removing it and just installing a stock road king fork lock cover so they asked why and I said when you ride at interstate speeds the wind comes over the windshield and then deflects up off of the deflector and then it catches my helmet and rattles and shakes my brains out. so they first asked if it was a harley windshield and I said yes and they said is it mounted right and I said yes it is quick disconnect windshield if it wasn't mounted right then the damn thing would blow off.
Then I told them look I know what it does and why it does it just give a price on the cover.
I have a windshield on my road king custom and it has that little chrome wind deflector that mounts the fork lock cover so i was checking on removing it and just installing a stock road king fork lock cover so they asked why and I said when you ride at interstate speeds the wind comes over the windshield and then deflects up off of the deflector and then it catches my helmet and rattles and shakes my brains out. so they first asked if it was a harley windshield and I said yes and they said is it mounted right and I said yes it is quick disconnect windshield if it wasn't mounted right then the damn thing would blow off.
Then I told them look I know what it does and why it does it just give a price on the cover.
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From: anacoco, la
I love that look when you ask them something.
I have a windshield on my road king custom and it has that little chrome wind deflector that mounts the fork lock cover so i was checking on removing it and just installing a stock road king fork lock cover so they asked why and I said when you ride at interstate speeds the wind comes over the windshield and then deflects up off of the deflector and then it catches my helmet and rattles and shakes my brains out. so they first asked if it was a harley windsield and I said yes and they said is it mounted right and I said yes it is quick disconnect windshield if it wasn't mounted right then the damn thing would blow off.
Then I told them look I know what it does and why it does it just give a price on the cover.
I have a windshield on my road king custom and it has that little chrome wind deflector that mounts the fork lock cover so i was checking on removing it and just installing a stock road king fork lock cover so they asked why and I said when you ride at interstate speeds the wind comes over the windshield and then deflects up off of the deflector and then it catches my helmet and rattles and shakes my brains out. so they first asked if it was a harley windsield and I said yes and they said is it mounted right and I said yes it is quick disconnect windshield if it wasn't mounted right then the damn thing would blow off.
Then I told them look I know what it does and why it does it just give a price on the cover.
you're gonna need a couple of items.
first, the riser cover
HANDLEBAR COVER, CHROME
67866-03
msrp: 89.99
then the trim spear:
TRIM, NACELLE
67868-03
msrp: 24.49
the riser cover you can usually find on ebay for a decent price (i think i paid about 25.00 for mine), but the trim i had to buy new. be careful not to buy the newer riser cover (67866-08), it won't fit.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Middle Tennessee
I have a windvest and it did the exact same thing after less than a week. I called and got the impression it was a pretty common thing.
My wind splitter was on for several months and it never rubbed the paint off.
My wind splitter was on for several months and it never rubbed the paint off.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 273
Likes: 7
From: East TN
you're gonna need a couple of items.
first, the riser cover
HANDLEBAR COVER, CHROME
67866-03
msrp: 89.99
then the trim spear:
TRIM, NACELLE
67868-03
msrp: 24.49
the riser cover you can usually find on ebay for a decent price (i think i paid about 25.00 for mine), but the trim i had to buy new. be careful not to buy the newer riser cover (67866-08), it won't fit.
first, the riser cover
HANDLEBAR COVER, CHROME
67866-03
msrp: 89.99
then the trim spear:
TRIM, NACELLE
67868-03
msrp: 24.49
the riser cover you can usually find on ebay for a decent price (i think i paid about 25.00 for mine), but the trim i had to buy new. be careful not to buy the newer riser cover (67866-08), it won't fit.
Sorry papasnipe not trying to hijack your thread.
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From: Northwestern Nevada
I doubt it matters much that you did not pay then to install it, the dear in the headlight look is standard for any question / complaint that does not start with the full understanding that you want to give them more money...
Remember HD stands for "hundreds of dollars" not "helpful dealers."
Remember HD stands for "hundreds of dollars" not "helpful dealers."
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I got the RTV on the wind splitter and now when I can figure out how to get the pic to upload I will put here. I just got sick of hearing the damn thing jiggle and rub. I even bought a torque driver and torqued the screws properly still jiggled
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From: anacoco, la
no, the spears look similar, but one is longer than the other. they are not interchangeable.
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