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Tourer
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Fargo, ND | I remember reading a thread about trimming the Right Inner Fairing back slightly to allow more air to reach the right hand side of the engine. I'm wondering if anyone recalls the details of that thread or can provide me with a link to the original thread? Thanks! |
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Cruiser
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Montreal, QC Canada | I think it was Radioteacher |
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Iron Butt
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Rockford, IL | Maybe you are looking for this one http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1517&sta...
But I think you are looking for this one http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1569&pos... |
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Tourer
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Fargo, ND | Perfect...thanks Lotzafun! Has anyone else done this mod and care to comment? Thanks! |
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Visionary
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| Flatsix, I ride with my right foot almost on the tipover so the heat that others had issue with hasn't really been one for me. That said if you decide to do the mod it can't hurt anything. Whatever makes the ride more pleasurable. |
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Tourer
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Fargo, ND | I do currently have the lower wind deflectors on my bike and have not had an issue with my foot or leg getting hot. The deflectors do a great job. My motivation for considering the mod would be to help the engine possibly dissipate heat better. In my book a 'cooler engine is a happier engine'. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I'm no engineer but I think if you trim back the fairing it will not force the air over the engine as intended, you'll be cooler because of it wicking less heat off but the engine will run hotter, maybe. The lower flippers moves more cooler air around you and the engine so it would have a greater benefit then cutting the fairing. The heat as I've come to figure is the radiated heat from the pipes and the wicked hot air from the engine concentrated right next to your baby heifer. |
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Cruiser
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Kincardine, Ontario, Canada | I noticed today while riding in 46 deg F temps, that I got more air flow to my lower legs with the flippers in the closed position, (less on my knee)
With them in the open position my lower legs appeared to be in a no air flow zone and I was actually warmer, although my knees were getting more wind.
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Cruiser
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Lavon, TX | Candubrain - I believe that your use of the terms open/closed position is opposite from most.
open position: deflector panels are swung in parallel to the sides of the bike, forcing channeled air flow to the lower legs and engine.
closed position: deflector panels are swung outwards from the bike, blocking any channeled air flow and forming a zone around the lower legs of warm air dispersed from the engine.
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Cruiser
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Kincardine, Ontario, Canada | charbin - 2009-09-17 7:31 AM
Candubrain - I believe that your use of the terms open/closed position is opposite from most.
open position: deflector panels are swung in parallel to the sides of the bike, forcing channeled air flow to the lower legs and engine.
closed position: deflector panels are swung outwards from the bike, blocking any channeled air flow and forming a zone around the lower legs of warm air dispersed from the engine.
It's opposite to what you would think would happen.
In the closed position, deflectors swung outwards, I had more air flow on my lower legs, but my knees were protected.
In the open position, deflectors swung parallel, I had more air at my knees, but my lowers where in a calm zone. |
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Puddle Jumper
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TUCSON, AZ | The question of inner right fairing trimming, does it help? I live in southern Arizona and have trimmed both sides. First was the left and later was the right. I have cams and power commander installed. The readings on the oil temp gage has never gone above with the modifications to the inner fairings. Opening up the left side inner panel dropped the temp on my leg to a more comfortable level. Opening the right side was to let out heat generated by the front cyclinder exhaust. With the summer temperatures here in the 100"s I am more satisfied with the engine cooling. As our temperatures drop into the 60" at night the oil temp still runs about 190 degrees after a few miles.
Draw your own conclusions.
08 Vision 13000 + miles |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Tag47 thanks for that feedback. perhaps there is no concerns of trimming the inner fair as I had presummed. I see it this way with full fairing bikes is that the majority of the air goes around the bike and not through the bike as one with no fairing. That arguement has never sat with me personnally. I saw the inner fairing as an engineering detail along with asthetics, with the exception of the oil cooler. It is set in such a way that little air could go through it with, lessening the affects. But I'm not an engineer nor do I have a windtunnel in my backyard to test this out on.
I trust the consistancy of the oil temp since it flows throughout the motor and your report helped me understand more. |
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Inner Fairing - Right Hand Side