Wind deflectors for a Road King
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From: Beautiful CNY
true but the old style is still available in some places so I am curious if there are any advantages to either. They remain popular when they come up. Often worth more use than the newer ones new.
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From: Beautiful CNY
thanks. I just passed a set on eBay that was priced higher than new. The old ones are clearly longer than the new ones. Look the same at the bottom but come up higher behind the Lauren signal and aux lights. Wonder if they helps. Yet, for the many positive reviews, a lot are more likely with the newer version given the length of time the old one has been discontinued. And the reviews remain as solidly positive as the ones I had read from several years ago so it is probably a safe bet that they both work very well.
So I am going to order up a set of new ones and see how that goes. I do agree that to my eye they are a bit better looking. I'll report back once they are installed and tested.
Thanks all.
So I am going to order up a set of new ones and see how that goes. I do agree that to my eye they are a bit better looking. I'll report back once they are installed and tested.
Thanks all.
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From: Beautiful CNY
But, I will say, that one of the first and only genuine annoyances I experienced on my Road King was the head rattling buffeting. It surprised me honestly. Not just a little "hey jackass, yer on a friggin motorcicle whadda you expect?" Kind of wind but the kind that batters your head so continually that it blurs your vision. And, with a partially detached vitreous in one eye that's just not a lid of fun. So all that macho **** be damned, I started looking for an answer instead of some Neanderthalic response of "There's wind on a bike, deal with it *****!" And once I started reading posts dating back several years that described the exact issue and the possibly solution being a set of these then why wouldn't I try?
Oh, I know. It's because you don't get it and it does not affect you, therefore it's stoopid.
Thanks for stopping by.
Last edited by nervous; May 18, 2014 at 09:59 PM.
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From: Farmingdale, New York
Gonna do this soon on my 09 FLHR but am now mulling old style vs new style. I gave read the new style is a bit shorter and perhaps not as effective as the old style. They appear in pics to be equal down the fork leg but perhaps a bit shorter behind the aux lights on the new style. Perhaps this is model dependent.
Anyone have experience with both that could comment?
Anyone have experience with both that could comment?
I have had both kinds(old and new) the old set was on a 2000 Heritage though. I can say that the old and new sets(new set on a 2009 Streetglide) both work great...........
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From: Beautiful CNY
that's what I was hoping to hear. Thanks.
