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Old 06-23-2012, 04:41 PM   #1
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Mostly for big cruiser riders I guess. Most of the wind noise I get, I finally realized, is coming from an updraft from my legs. I can feel it blowing right up and past my shoulders. Be nice to get rid of that. Do lower fairings help?
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Mostly for big cruiser riders I guess. Most of the wind noise I get, I finally realized, is coming from an updraft from my legs. I can feel it blowing right up and past my shoulders. Be nice to get rid of that. Do lower fairings help?
Yes or they make deflectors that bolt to the forks.
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Mostly for big cruiser riders I guess. Most of the wind noise I get, I finally realized, is coming from an updraft from my legs. I can feel it blowing right up and past my shoulders. Be nice to get rid of that. Do lower fairings help?
I've noticed that, when I ride with my knees tight to the gas tank, there is less wind in my face. (I have a windshield only and no fairing). When I open my legs, a lot of wind hits my face along with the noise it brings.

I'm assuming you have a fairing? "Lowers" do help but wind and road noise, although lessened considerably, still happen. Some of it always manages to sneak around the windshield...
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Yes or they make deflectors that bolt to the forks.
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I've noticed that, when I ride with my knees tight to the gas tank, there is less wind in my face. (I have a windshield only and no fairing). When I open my legs, a lot of wind hits my face along with the noise it brings.

I'm assuming you have a fairing? "Lowers" do help but wind and road noise, although lessened considerably, still happen. Some of it always manages to sneak around the windshield...
Yep, upper fairing seems to deflect all the wind past the head area. Just a few inches up or out and I can feel it.
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Mostly for big cruiser riders I guess. Most of the wind noise I get, I finally realized, is coming from an updraft from my legs. I can feel it blowing right up and past my shoulders. Be nice to get rid of that. Do lower fairings help?
Gas X might help!!
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Won't help; He's not an old fart yet...
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Won't help; He's not an old fart yet...
Yes I am. I just don't quite know it yet.
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Sorry Dr, I've got no frame of reference. If there's odd air currents I just push the "change air" button, and if the road noise gets to be too much, I use the "put up canopy" button and turn up the 5.1 surround sound system. Goes well with the HD HUD on the windscreen.
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