I've been thinking about getting a set of these things for some time now and after getting beat to death a few times on windy days in the last couple of months I finally pulled the trigger. I'll share some observations.
First off I ran a set of these things on an Electra-Glide for almost 160k miles and do remember that they made some difference on the Glide. I was hoping for some improvement on the Vic but what I got was a totally different bike at highway speeds. Although my wife says she really doesn't feel much if any difference she does think that it cut down the wind on her legs a bit. From my perch on the front seat though it's like nite and day. I no longer have the visor on my helmet going into a high frequency harmonic that will blur your vision and only seldom when I meet an oncoming vehicle will I get a momentary vibration from the wind blast. I'm definitely on board with recommending these things to anybody who is having buffeting issues with a XC or XCT.
Now on to a couple of nitpicks on the product. My personal opinion is that they are UGLY but that's just me. I'd rather have my clean front end back but on the other hand I'd rather be comfortable more than the clean front end, I'm sure that they'll grow on me.
Here's a big one though. They arrived from WitchDoctors with NO instructions. Now I'll grant you it's not rocket science to install these things but you'd think that there'd at least be some sort of instruction sheet included with suggestions like "turn the handlebars full left and install the left deflector so it doesn't hit the crash bar". Like I said, they aren't difficult to install but little helpful hints on angle etc. would have added a professional touch to the product. Also the hose clamps that came with mine had a longer through bolt on one than the other three and necessitated a trip to the hardware store for spacers. I'm not really impressed with the mounting system itself but I really don't think it can be improved much other than QC the damn hose clamps before they get packaged. Time will tell whether they stay tight enough to withstand 80-100 mph winds over the long run.
Over all I'm quite happy with the product. My stereo is now easier to hear, my lower legs seem to be getting no wind at all and the high frequency buffet of my noggin is a thing of the past.
First off I ran a set of these things on an Electra-Glide for almost 160k miles and do remember that they made some difference on the Glide. I was hoping for some improvement on the Vic but what I got was a totally different bike at highway speeds. Although my wife says she really doesn't feel much if any difference she does think that it cut down the wind on her legs a bit. From my perch on the front seat though it's like nite and day. I no longer have the visor on my helmet going into a high frequency harmonic that will blur your vision and only seldom when I meet an oncoming vehicle will I get a momentary vibration from the wind blast. I'm definitely on board with recommending these things to anybody who is having buffeting issues with a XC or XCT.
Now on to a couple of nitpicks on the product. My personal opinion is that they are UGLY but that's just me. I'd rather have my clean front end back but on the other hand I'd rather be comfortable more than the clean front end, I'm sure that they'll grow on me.
Here's a big one though. They arrived from WitchDoctors with NO instructions. Now I'll grant you it's not rocket science to install these things but you'd think that there'd at least be some sort of instruction sheet included with suggestions like "turn the handlebars full left and install the left deflector so it doesn't hit the crash bar". Like I said, they aren't difficult to install but little helpful hints on angle etc. would have added a professional touch to the product. Also the hose clamps that came with mine had a longer through bolt on one than the other three and necessitated a trip to the hardware store for spacers. I'm not really impressed with the mounting system itself but I really don't think it can be improved much other than QC the damn hose clamps before they get packaged. Time will tell whether they stay tight enough to withstand 80-100 mph winds over the long run.
Over all I'm quite happy with the product. My stereo is now easier to hear, my lower legs seem to be getting no wind at all and the high frequency buffet of my noggin is a thing of the past.