Memphis Shade Batwing question.

[Piper]

 Ok, I spent this morning mounting a MS batwing fairing with 12" windshield.
Everything went pretty well, took longer to remove the OEM windshield and brackets than to mount the MS batwing and windshield.
 (I will leave out the part with the cat, bike falling off the jack, broken mirror)

But:
Do these normally sit so low? I have it adjusted all the way up and the wings just barely come up level with my hand grips.
Anybody else have this issue?

MS Batwings look really cool IMHO.

[fudgie]

Well sorta.  I dont have a MS wing but do have the HD one. Mine is in perfect line where it should be, per comparison with his bike. My grips are right at or a hair lower the the top of the wings. Now, I do have different riser on my bike, so that makes a differance. Do you? Also you can lower your grips by loosening the handle bar clamp a little if you desire, and raise or lower them.

[JimC]

I thought mine was on the low side also until I went on a ride and got caught in the rain. It was not a down pour, but a light steady rain at expressway speeds, and my gloves did not even get wet. I think it is similar to how you look over the windshield but the rain goes over your head at speed.
I think you will like it.
Jim

[Piper]

Well, I hope that is the case.
Tried to contact Memphis Shades but they have not returned my email as of yet.
I do not think the risers are after market after checking out the OEM microfiche.
Once all this white stuff on the ground goes away I will take it out to see how the wind blows.
And maybe try adjusting the handlebars some.
Will probably take the dremel to the wind deflectors to see if I can get them mounted in some way.

Tonights fun:
Mounting T. Strong bags
Followed by an Interstate gas tank after a petcock rebuild.

new pins/jets/Interstate springs and light modulators coming soon.

[JimC]

Piper
If you are talking about the wind deflectors that are mounted to the bottom of the MS fairing, don't cut yours yet. I cut mine out for the turn signals, but I will be putting a light bar on mine so they will probably not work for me any more. Maybe we could work out a trade somehow, or I will sell you mine cheap if they no longer fit. I will know in an month or so.

ALSO< I noticed you are mounting your bags soon, take notes and let me know if there are any short cuts or problems with the directions from the factory, I will be mounting mine soon also.

JIm

[mirion]

Here is where my MS sits and it is as high as it will go.......

[hardhead]

I mounted my batwing with the Memphis Shades quick detach mounts and set it as close to the top of the headlight as possible and was able to slide the turn signals down enough to clear the wind deflectors with no problems.  Have since bought a very nice used Harley Road King light bar and modified it to fit using the Tourer lower windshield mounting bracket.

[Piper]

Piper
If you are talking about the wind deflectors that are mounted to the bottom of the MS fairing, don't cut yours yet. I cut mine out for the turn signals, but I will be putting a light bar on mine so they will probably not work for me any more. Maybe we could work out a trade somehow, or I will sell you mine cheap if they no longer fit. I will know in an month or so.

ALSO< I noticed you are mounting your bags soon, take notes and let me know if there are any short cuts or problems with the directions from the factory, I will be mounting mine soon also.

JIm

Oops, too late. Although I will probably order another set to make up for my lack of dremeling. At least they are not too expensive. But thanks for the offer.

This is the method I used to measure and mount my T Strong bags.
The brackets look like billet aluminum, two for each side.
I mounted them on one side (left) to set the angle the way I wanted.
Used blocks of wood on the exhaust to raise the saddlebag to the height I wanted.
I then used a piece of stiff cardboard (from the MS packaging) to cut a template for the mounting brackets and cut the mounting bolt holes in the cardboard. The template looks like a rectangular parallelogram with holes in each corner. I also used this template to set the angle for the other side of the bike. Line up the holes and the angle is the same for both sides.
I then used rubber cement to attach the template onto the brackets, lining up the holes.
I hung some masking tape from the back of the template.
When I lined up the saddlebag where I wanted it, I reached around behind and pressed the masking tape onto the saddlebag and pulled the bag and the template off together.
Now with the template taped to the bag, I used a slightly larger drill bit than the bolt to cut the holes. This will give a bit of wiggle room for aligning the bolts. Rinse and repeat for the other side. Only had issue with one hole, everything else lined up just fine and the bags ended up where I had measured. They are sitting a bit too far forward and the lids rub the saddle but I will fix that next weekend.

Hope this is as clear as mud, I have used this method to mount two sets of bags now and this seems simpler than other instructions I have found.