Lookin' good, Tony.

I installed my "Original Reserector Deflectors" (garage door weatherstripping) today and tested 'em out this evening in 50ish temps. Usually I am into my winter gloves at these temps but I wore my well-vented summer gloves for the test. Perfectly comfortable!

BTW, the top of the air pocket these create is just above my knuckles even though my bars and clip-ons are raised about 3/4" above stock. I think they look like they should have come on the bike as OEM parts.

Thanks for the tip, Reserector!

Seeing Riceburner's set and considering what CJ posted about materials has me thinking about cutting some templates to try extending 'em up along the fairing higher and wider, hopefully enough to deflect some rain.

rain deflectors....now that's a good idea. i find myself trying to steer the bike from behind the windscreen at times during short downpours as to hopefully keep my gloves from getting soaked. seems like they take an entire day to dry out completely even with help from a fan

for example usually around 50 degrees i'm still wearing my SP2's with the grip heaters on high and wishing for more heat, with this mod i'm running the grips on low instead.

also, i wrap my bar ends in electrical tape. my theory is the better they're insulated the less heat they lose via airflow. started doing this last winter. i can't prove anything scientifically but it makes sense to me. maybe this year i'll cover the bar ends in an old set of gel grips, see if it makes any difference in grip heat retention

Now that you mention it...the last couple of rain days, my gloves weren't as wet as they usually get.

CoolJoker197 Wrote:also, i wrap my bar ends in electrical tape. my theory is the better they're insulated the less heat they lose via airflow. started doing this last winter. i can't prove anything scientifically but it makes sense to me. maybe this year i'll cover the bar ends in an old set of gel grips, see if it makes any difference in grip heat retention

Try a reflective material like foil
Seriously, Columbia has a line of underwear that utilizes this type of tech. They claim 20% better heat retention than other leading brands (Under Armour).

Well, I just finished this little inexpensive ($10) add-on, and now I get it. The reason it is somewhat rigid is because of the way it is curved, and the tension put on it by the fairing covers. One thing that may help others is try and find 6 or so, one size longer cover screws, it will help make up the difference from the foam. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be in the low 30's high 20's here, so what better time to find out how it all works. Ya, I was sceptical when I realized it is just foam garage door seal, but it is looking good so far.

Bret

Maybe I have mismatched screws, but when I take off all the black ones holding the inner faring cover pieces, I had a few that were longer. I used them and used the shorter ones on the rest.

I noticed that the longer screws are from the dash surround, the shorter are for the duct covers.

Wow, well, one more learning experience. When I got the bike, I gave her a once over, and new fluids. When I was taking off the cowls, I knew some screws were not correct, but all were the same length. Guess I should have figured that wasn't going to be right either. The previous owner went even so far as to use black spray paint in the taillights and turnsignal lenses for the blacked out look. When it peeled off (small areas still remained), he used a sharpie marker, not just the inside, but outside too. . But, I digress...hope everyone else has the proper hardware.....

Alright, its offical, crow tastes great. Yes, this little mod actally does work. It completly changed the air deflection from directly on the hands. Not going to say my hands were warmer because of outside temps, but the fact is, my fingers would break off before, but not today they won't, nor tomorrow morning. Just a tick or two over 30 degrees in the morning. Thanks Reserector, Cooljoker, and Riceburner for posting, it helped...greatly.

Bret

bretb Wrote:Alright, its offical, crow tastes great. Yes, this little mod actally does work. It completly changed the air deflection from directly on the hands. Not going to say my hands were warmer because of outside temps, but the fact is, my fingers would break off before, but not today they won't, nor tomorrow morning. Just a tick or two over 30 degrees in the morning. Thanks Reserector, Cooljoker, and Riceburner for posting, it helped...greatly.

Bret

You doubted the foam's ability to absorb and retain a bit of the cat's magical awesomeness?

What was I thinking , the cat has the awesomeness, not me apparently.

lol...

I'm really impressed how much it helps.

Ya know, I'm still amazed at the difference the deflectors make. I'm wearing my summer "rain" gloves (not waterproof any more) and my hands are fine as long as they are gripping the bars. It was -5C this morning and I wore my ski jacket and snowmobile pants...just light weight over pants with some layering inside....over my leathers and everything was fine... except my toes got a bit cool(dual pairs of socks in over sized boots).

BUMP

IT IS getting chilly again, and this a cheap and easy mod to help !

Bump for winter 2013.

Since putting these on, I have only taken them off when the ram air covers come off, but they go right back on. Got a few questions over the time they have been on, and everyone has said, "Wow, those guys are smart". Can't disagree with that statement, you guys are smarter than I am. As for how are they holding up; holding up really well. Have not replaced the foam, and only corrected one hole cut out since putting them on.

Bump for 2014?

I'm having trouble finding the clear vinyl/plastic whatever strips that Riceburner used for his bike. Can anyone point me in the right direction? My dad pointed me to the Grainger website, but I'm not even entirely clear what the description on some of their plastic rolls are telling me, especially for thickness. Is .125 too thick to use? Or is that what I need? Am I even looking at the right stuff?

The stuff I used is vinyl strips. Like this...
http://www.grainger.com/category/vinyl- ... cm_sa=true

Try asking at a local super market if they have any damaged ones. You just need about 2 feet and theirs are usually door length. Mine were probably for a small access door cause they are already a foot long.

Mine are about 2mm or 1/16" thick.

Maybe here? http://stripdoorsonline.com/browsing-re ... ent+Strips

Perfect! Thanks, guys!