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Tfrank59
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'98 Tourer
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Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 20, 2018, 05:59:04 PM »
I didn't mention it in the video but these can be removed in 30 seconds when the weather warms and you want the air flow again. The video does have the wind deflectors on my other bike, but I also have them on my Valkyrie and they work great. Maybe it's something you could make use of and they're easy to build...
https://youtu.be/HOhYNAC1xDs
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-Tom
Keep the rubber side down. USMC '78-'84
'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
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Re: Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 20, 2018, 06:03:00 PM »
Nice ingenuity
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Tfrank59
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'98 Tourer
Western Washington
Re: Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 20, 2018, 08:41:19 PM »
Thanks, necessity is the mother of invention
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Keep the rubber side down. USMC '78-'84
'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
cookiedough
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southern WI
Re: Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 21, 2018, 08:11:25 AM »
neat idea, but I would reverse mount them facing in front to avoid flapping hitting the gas tank while hwy. riding. I would be afraid while turning the handlebars fully to the side to scratching the tank hitting it.
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Tfrank59
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'98 Tourer
Western Washington
Re: Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 21, 2018, 08:36:49 AM »
Yeah, they do hit the tank a bit, but that's why they're soft. the metal mounts don't hit the tank even turned all the way to stops, just the soft stuff. also, the way the wind pushes the flaps, it's actually how they best seal out the cold to have them push back and touch the tank. I guess if someone's worried about a few light scuffs on the tank, this isn't what they'll want to install. me, I don't mind it and I've run them now for over a year on my Valk.
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Keep the rubber side down. USMC '78-'84
'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
Tfrank59
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Posts: 1364
'98 Tourer
Western Washington
Re: Wind deflectors for cold weather riding
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January 21, 2018, 03:19:16 PM »
So here's a video with the deflectors mounted on my Valkyrie. They do sit higher on the valkyrie because it has higher bars (although they are stock) than my other bike has.
https://youtu.be/eLdMZO2aHYw
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Keep the rubber side down. USMC '78-'84
'98 Valkyrie, ‘02 VTX 1800, '96 Royal Star, '06 Drifter, '09 Bonneville, '10 KTM 530, '04 XR 650, '76 Bultaco, '81 CR 450, '78 GS 750...
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