Tour pack affecting air flow around you
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Tour pack affecting air flow around you
I just mounted my new tour pack this week, and haven't had a chance to ride it, lest one short ride with the old lady. I decided to make the short stint into town to get some adult beverages this evening, and left the tour pack on, even though I was alone. I noticed that I was not getting hit in the face with the usual amount of air while riding. When the opportunity presented itself, I opened it up a little bit just to see if it continued like that. Sure enough, all the way up to 110, I had no wind hitting my face. Has anybody else experienced this? I never would have thought that the tour pack would cause this, but it's the only change I have made.
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Kinda funny, today, I rode with mine off, and thought, am I getting mor air? Plus it was cold (45 ish) and My back was feeling the chill. So the Tourpak must block some back draft or something.
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It must do something, I have a 02 FLHTC and took my tourpak off and now I can smell and hear the exhaust while riding at highway speeds, which last season had the tourpak on and was thinking about getting different pipes because I couldn't even hear them.
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The tour pack certainly does affect airflow and noise. Load it down with luggage and it will affect your handling as well. Even 25 pounds will make a big difference. That tour pack is like a spoiler on the back of a race car, it directs air upward behind you raising the center of the air "bubble" that the rider sits in. My pack is detachable, but it's been years since I've taken it off. I prefer the benefits of it being on even if I don't need the space....
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