Blocking vent in the I/S fairing

[Valkahuna]

I have searched this board for info on the above, but other than one thread did not find much. I have seen pictures of I/S fairings with the vent blocked off. Has anyone come up with a good way to do this, that can be changed on the road, and therefore is not permanent?

Part 2: when it is blocked, and it is raining, does the water come to the top of the windshield and then run down the inside of the windshield? Or it gets carried from the top of that lip directly into your face. This is what happens on my H-D RoadGlide fairing which does not have a vent.

I'm just trying to cash in on your experiences so I don't try to come up with something that has been resolved in the past.

Thanks in advance!

[Jess from VA]

Kahuna, I (and many I believe) shove a rectangular piece of foam up the vent from the outside, mainly to block bugs out.

I had some black foam which disappears up there.  Easy to pull out if you want to (and certainly would take up no room in a bag).  I actually prefer the vent open, but got so many bugs and crud coming thru and all over the inside of the shield, and often hit in the face/eyes: I wear DOT halves and good eye wear.  Also will keep out big water in a big rain.  I have been in a couple big rains, and can't remember if the water comes over the top, probably so at freeway speeds, and with or without the vent being packed with foam.  I actually have intended to remove it in hot weather, but have forgotten. 

[shortleg]

  I have found that when rideing in the rain that rain will
come through vent and hit you .
   Also what I have done is carry a piece of door molding and
place it at top of windshild. Then when rain runs to top it is
forced down and away from you.  Try it you will see what I mean.
         Shortleg[Dave]

[Valkahuna]

Kahuna, I (and many I believe) shove a rectangular piece of foam up the vent from the outside, mainly to block bugs out.

I had some black foam which disappears up there.  Easy to pull out if you want to (and certainly would take up no room in a bag).  I actually prefer the vent open, but got so many bugs and crud coming thru and all over the inside of the shield, and often hit in the face/eyes: I wear DOT halves and good eye wear.  Also will keep out big water in a big rain.  I have been in a couple big rains, and can't remember if the water comes over the top, probably so at freeway speeds, and with or without the vent being packed with foam.  I actually have intended to remove it in hot weather, but have forgotten. 

Thanks, that makes sense and is very easy to try. I've got some black foam from an A/C install kit that should work fine. With this way, it will be easy to try it either way without a lot of work. Thanks again!

[Valkahuna]

  I have found that when rideing in the rain that rain will
come through vent and hit you .
   Also what I have done is carry a piece of door molding and
place it at top of windshild. Then when rain runs to top it is
forced down and away from you.  Try it you will see what I mean.
         Shortleg[Dave]

Thanks for the advice Dave. Do you mean door edge guard that is usually used to protect the edge of your car door from getting chipped? I've seen pictures of that on this board and thought that would be irritating to try to look past. I have std. height shield, and look over the top, but when leaned over through corners or coming up over a rise sometimes I end up looking through the top of the windshield. For some reason, that always bugs me. But I've seen that stuff in clear vinyl, and it would be easy to carry a short length of it with my rain gear. Thanks for the advice. I went through all this stuff by trial and error on my H-D and previous other bikes, and am just looking to save time and hassle. 

[Novavalker]

I just use a piece of hot water pipe insulation foam.

[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

I block mine in the winter to limit air hitting me and foam rubber is what I use.