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Cruiser
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Tavares, Fl | Has anyone installed a Goldwing vent in their windshield???? |
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Newberry, Mi. | I'm not familiar with one of these vents. Does it direct air somewhere that can't be reached by lowering the windshield? |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | until rlreed brought this up I never gave it much thought, but I'm thinking it over. I know a lot of stuff on a Wing is "functional" but I question the vents in the windsheid. They are on the lower end of the windshield, usually round, and can be opened to allow some air flow behind the windshield, yet keep bugs and birds from flying through.
I had something similar on the GL1500 like a car vent thing that would adjust. Of course it was plastic and became brittle and broke, so it was either open or closed, depending on its choice and not mine. Personally, I think the whole giddy-up is worthless, but it becomes another thing on the accessory sheet to sell by, sort of like ABS.
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Cruiser
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West Bend, WI | rlreed - 2009-08-02 7:15 PM
Has anyone installed a Goldwing vent in their windshield????
I have been thinking about trying it on a spare shield I have. Want to either use the Wing vent or the Rifle vent to negate some of the negative pressure behind the shield. |
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Iron Butt
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| The vent on the Goldwing's windshield (GL1500 or GL1800) served the purpose of directing fresh air directly at the riders face or chest depending on where the multi position vent was set. I usually rode with mine open unless it as raining as it helped balance out the "dead" air that sits behind the windshield and helped prevent the wrap around airflow that would happen. On the Vision when the the windshield is in the upper position there is a space at the bottom that allows air to flow under and thus almost eliminating the "dead" air. Also, on the Vision it is my opinion that the only use for a vent would be to direct an airflow at the riders chest, something that might be helpful for those Vision riders that live and ride in the hotter southern and southwestern states. |
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | The Vetter Windjammer (possibly the most successful aftermarket fairing in motorcycling history) used a pair of circular "snap vents".
These are still available as a repair part. I was considering these as an option because I thought it would be easier to use a 3.25" hole saw to install them rather than to cut a rectangle with a Dremel tool (for the Rifle or Goldwing style vents).
A pair cost $30 US.
http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Online_Store/Replacement_Parts/Det...
Edited by Tarpits99 2009-08-03 9:26 AM
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Cruiser
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SF Bay Area | Yes, having some positive air pressure behind the windshield does help reduce buffeting, if engineered right. On our bikes, this pressure is created by the well engineered tunnel where the front forks live... don't believe me? Put your hand over this area (next to your center console) at freeway speeds and feel the pressure. If you feel the need to have the wind in your face, you can always run the short shield.
The thing about the 'wing center vent is that is it near to impossible to keep clean, and becomes very distracting.
IMO, of course. |
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Cruiser
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Extreme Southern, AZ United States | My BIL has one of the new wings. He doesn't like the vent. He is replacing the shield with one that doesn't have the vent. He says the same as budda says about it being distracting. |
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