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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 06:38 AM
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Still trying to get rid of the buffeting problem. I have put on a taller windshield and lower fairing deflectors and that has taken care of most of it. I see a lot of people are saying the fork deflectors are solving most of their problems. Now I am just not sure which ones to go with, JES or HD? This is for my 2013 Street Glide. I want to go with the gloss black, does HD make them in anything other than chrome?
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 07:00 AM
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HD doesn't make them for a SG. At least a few months back they didn't. I bought a pair of the JES. I only use them in cold weather combined with the fork deflector, soft lowers and the fixed wings for the fairing.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Robreynolds
Still trying to get rid of the buffeting problem. I have put on a taller windshield and lower fairing deflectors and that has taken care of most of it. I see a lot of people are saying the fork deflectors are solving most of their problems. Now I am just not sure which ones to go with, JES or HD? This is for my 2013 Street Glide. I want to go with the gloss black, does HD make them in anything other than chrome?
I read a lot of guys on here loving on the JES - so that's the direction I went. Inexpensive and did the trick. Reduced over the tank air by 95% or more.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:34 AM
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I read a lot of guys on here loving on the JES - so that's the direction I went. Inexpensive and did the trick. Reduced over the tank air by 95% or more.

I'm gonna have to agree with this. I just put the JES ones on this past weekend. They made a pretty big difference in buffeting on my FLHTCU.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:34 AM
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I used the drag specialties gloss black ones. Very happy with them.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Robreynolds
Still trying to get rid of the buffeting problem. I have put on a taller windshield and lower fairing deflectors and that has taken care of most of it. I see a lot of people are saying the fork deflectors are solving most of their problems. Now I am just not sure which ones to go with, JES or HD? This is for my 2013 Street Glide. I want to go with the gloss black, does HD make them in anything other than chrome?

Do you have a link for the JES?
 
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Old Jun 3, 2013 | 10:17 AM
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Do you have a link for the JES?
http://www.jescustomaccents.com
 
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Old Jun 4, 2013 | 08:08 AM
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What about the heat build up during the warmer weather ... vs the buffeting issue?
 
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I just went with the H.D. ones for our 13 Ultra and regret it. Should have gone with the JEScustoms. I had to tweek them to clear the lowers and had to mount them backwards to do so. I had the H>D> ones on the Heritage and they worked great.
 
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I have JES Custom fork deflectors, 2 pair actually. One for when my lowers are off and one for when I have my lowers on. They make a heck of a difference.
 
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