Fairing air deflecters

Banjo Posted 2010-08-01 4:47 PM (#66064) Subject: Fairing air deflecters Tourer Posts: 319 When I fold in the air deflecters under the mirrors there is a still pocket of air..none hit my legs..when there folded out lots of air hits my legs....I thought they were suppost to work the oppsite way? VaParadox Posted 2010-08-01 4:59 PM (#66066 - in reply to #66064) Subject: Re: Fairing air deflecters Iron Butt Posts: 1158 Richmond, Virginia When you open or fold out the air deflectors it diverts the air out and down, so it stands to reason that you would feel more air hit your legs underneath. When your uppers are closed (pushed toward the fairing side panel), the airflow flows past the front of the fairing and evenly distributes the incoming air all the way down the side. I think what you may also be feeling is that when they are folded in, the air flow is evenly distributed so its not that noticeable as when they are folded out and the rush of air is re-directed, that air becomes more noticeable from below. (Like the turbulence effect on an airplane wing, air that is re-directed has a higher velocity because of the re-direction depending on its deflecting angle). Not sure this helps you, but there is your useless 2 minutes of physics 101 LOL All of the above can be discounted if you are riding your bike with your feet up on the gas tank, or you are facing backwards. If the latter is the case, then it would suggest that you have more issues at hand, then wind direction LOL