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Ruffy
01-17-2010, 02:58 PM
Heading out with the bike to give those new knee deflectors a try. Its a frosty 70 out with the wind gusting to 25 mph. Should be a perfect test......Hope the ice cream dont melt too fast....:smile5:

Squeeze
01-17-2010, 03:46 PM
FROSTY 70 ???


Yeah, right !! :doh: :doh: :doh:

GuthDaddy17
01-17-2010, 04:41 PM
I have mine ordered...will ride today without. :thumbsup2:

67 degrees and sunny here in the CenTex!:dancefool::dancefool::dancefool:

Cougar
01-17-2010, 04:53 PM
:crying: 70? My Gawd. I wish it was 70 here. :crying:
I am itching to ride! almost 36 today! still ICE all over though.

Monsta
01-17-2010, 05:22 PM
Can't wait to hear more about the test! :happy34:

BuddyRich
01-17-2010, 10:00 PM
He's speechless,:whistling: :rotf::rotf:

Best to try them at like 40 or 50 but your not suppose to see them kind of temps there are you ?

Ruffy
01-17-2010, 10:26 PM
He's speechless,:whistling: :rotf::rotf:

Best to try them at like 40 or 50 but your not suppose to see them kind of temps there are you ?

Sez who?? It was in the twenties for 2 weeks here..LOL. Actually it will be 44 when I leave for work on Tuesday morning. That may be a better test.
So far they seem to work good. I felt way less air on my legs then before. Tuesday will be the real test though. Especially since my uniform pants are a tropical weight poly blend. I guess having these deflectors in combination with the larger fork deflectors and the lower fairing deflectors cut bake the wind dramatically. Add the wider Clearview shield and im as set as im gonna be. :smile5:

Monsta
01-18-2010, 03:21 PM
Guess I'm not too sure what these deflectors are. Can you post a picture?

BuddyRich
01-18-2010, 03:30 PM
I don't think your gonna have much need for them. I mean what's the lowest temp you see ? 75 ? :whistling: But if the wind blowing on your knees bothers you the they will work for you.

CLICK HERE (http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36265)

Monsta
01-18-2010, 06:03 PM
JUST what I've been looking for! I think maybe I talked to you about this a year or so ago.

I don't want them for the wind but rather the rain. Do you think they would direct the rain away from my knees?

BuddyRich
01-18-2010, 06:31 PM
The first guy to buy a set did so for that reason. He said they did. I have had mine since I got the bike so never rode in the rain without them.

Ruffy
01-18-2010, 07:57 PM
JUST what I've been looking for! I think maybe I talked to you about this a year or so ago.

I don't want them for the wind but rather the rain. Do you think they would direct the rain away from my knees?

Just the way they are angled up I would say they would deflect a good portion of rain coming up from between the upper and lower fairing.

Zfrebird4
01-19-2010, 01:37 AM
... our beautiful blue skies and sunshine I did 43 miles of a nice ride. More tomorrow, with sunshine, blue skies and in mid 50's.

Hey, in CO it's all a survival game, and we usually win once a week!

:scorched::rain2::innocent-emoticon:

JackZ

PS What I'll be riding when I am 100 and retired from my 86 VR! I'll be photoshoped on the motorcycle though, with Dan's permission, ... well unless I outlive him, ... doubtful, and besides, would not want that!

JZ

:mytruck1:

gbphotog
01-19-2010, 02:11 AM
They work great!

Ruffy
01-20-2010, 04:31 PM
It was 43 this am when I left for work. I noticed less buffeting on my legs now. Legs were still cold though. Those tropical weight (real thin) uniform pants dont do a thing for cold weather though. And yes, below 50 im freezing......so mock away!!:smile5: