Good info, Sounds like a Stand up couple and Business. Keep us posted on how you like it and the buffering it reduces, good info
Helmet buffeting
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John at Freedom was very helpful on the phone and even posted pic of my w/s on his website, I have 2 Freedom w/s , 8" dark for those bright sunny Texas summer days and a 7" medium tint that works well for night riding , I love them both. Here is a pic of the 7" medium from out Three Twisted Sisters ride in the Texas HillCountry !
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I've had last Friday and today off. We are having warm temps so I have been riding 100 miles a day to get the 1000 miles so I can get the oil changed to synthetic before it gets too cold/snowy to ride. John and Debbie drove down from Pine last Friday with the new shields. I cannot believe the difference in head buffeting with just the shield. We did over 100 miles yesterday on the highway. There is just no comparison and I don't think I need anything else. Also the shield is high quality. Thicker, polished edges, and the recurve is at the top without any distortion if I look through it. Theirs may be more expensive but they work and are well made. At least I won't be starting a windshield collection from trying different ones.
John and Debbie from Freedom Shields got the windshields for my SG and my husband's RG done and met up with us again last Friday. John changed the windshields for us. We've had good weather here and I was off of work last Friday and yesterday (Monday), so we rode 400 miles in those 4 days, much of it on highways. I cannot believe the difference!!!! I'm not really sure I need to add anything else to the bike since the windshield took care of the buffeting issue. I got the 6", light grey, extra wide shield. High quality (thicker than stock), polished edges, no distortion with the recurve. My husband is very happy with his as well. Well worth the price and I'm starting a collection of windshields that I won't use by going with another company.
One more item to consider not only for buffeting but also for directing cooler air at you in the hot summer months. These are a fraction of the cost from HD:
https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-D...844&sr=1-4&keywords=harley+fairing+deflectors
https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-D...844&sr=1-4&keywords=harley+fairing+deflectors
Mojo: I thought about getting the fairing wind deflectors. Two reasons for waiting: 1) I wanted to add one thing at a time to see if/how much each thing helped with the wind buffeting. I changed the the windshield first and found it alleviated a lot of the issue. Next, I added the triple tree wind deflector. I honestly can't tell much difference with the triple tree. 2) My second reason is purely cosmetic. I went with a light grey shield, which barely looks tinted. All of the fairing wind deflectors (the wings) are either black or dark smoke. With a white bike, I just don't think the dark "wings" and light grey windscreen will look very good. Although, if they made a huge difference, I would put them on because I'll choose function over ascetics every time.
Check out AdvanBlack for deflectors, they make color match and clear ones.
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Thanks Mojo! OldMike: thanks for the pic. That helped. BirdsOnFire: thanks for another source, I like the idea of the clear ones.
So, you all believe they make enough of a difference to be worth it? (Sigh, will I ever be done spending $$$ on this bike?)
So, you all believe they make enough of a difference to be worth it? (Sigh, will I ever be done spending $$$ on this bike?)
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These make a world of difference. And on hot days when you want some air, you can direct the air on you which works well
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