Bat wing on a Gs?

[Grimly]

That looks interesting.
A tip - avoid the temptation to hang anything onto the windshield; keep the weight as low as you can. I had a couple of spotlights on mine and it went into a nasty wobble 90mph one time when the steering bearings started to get worn. For the previous 20 years I had only one smaller and lighter spotlight on it and never had a problem.
Frankly, when I see some of the Vetter Roosters and other Batwing shields with all the kit and paraphenalia hanging of the inside of them, I reckon the only reason they don't spit their riders off is the lazy geometry of the cruiser - that, and the owners' and bikes' inability to exceed 80mph.

 

[Guest]

When i was a kid, (i think it was '73 or '74) we had a neighbor who had a '70 cb750 with a bar mounted Wixom fairing on it. Had a nasty crosswind blow him into a ditch. He lived thru it, quit riding soon after though....

 

[Lorenzo]

I do not pessimistically expect of driving the bike with it fitted, above 3000rpm
The latest knowledge, in aerodynamics applied to cockpits of sort, calls for air ports or even a screen separated from the body of the w.shield to improve the dynamic behavior and balance the pressure in the helmet area.
Just take a look at the beemers or at the new Africa Twin.

The idea for the inside, would be to leave it plain for the first experiment, than it could have a panel with all the clocks and dials embedded.

A world of advice, if you want to "practice" with GRP, do not use the polyester resin but the epoxy one. The former is going to permeate the ambient you work in, you clothes and your persona, with it's somewhat unpleasant and defiant smell.

 

[Carter Turk]

When I saw the thread title, I thought you meant something like this

 

[dpep]

I had a bat wing fairing on my 1970 Honda CB750 and loved it. I never had any wobbles at speed, but I rarely ventured into triple digits. I like Winjammers also, but I think frame mounted fairings just make more sense on shaft drive bikes. I have them on both of my 850s.

When I got my 1100E I looked for a bat wing but they don't seem to make them aftermarket for UJMs anymore. The Plexifairing 3 was the closest I could come, and it has worked well. It is essentially a one piece bat wing.

If you want to cover your legs you pretty much have to go with a frame mounted fairing that is either full coverage or can be fitted with lowers.
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[Caferacernoc]

Yes! BosoZoku!

 

[jdvorchak]

I picked up an Electraglide outer fairing at a swap meet for $25 and took it home to test fit on a GL1200 standard(gold wing with no fairing and bags, naked). Used duct tape to kind of hold it on there while I walked around looking at it from all different angles. Actually I liked the looks. I have the same fairing on my 10 Electraglide Ltd and I can tell you from personal experience it shields you from the wind and rain pretty good. Now they do make attachments for them to cut down on the wind coming up from the bottom and causing turbulence and I have them installed. When I open them and am riding with my half helmet I get buffeting so I just leave them closed. Actually my 10 Ultra is more comfortable than my 01 GL1800 ever was partly because of that fairing. As long as your handlebars keep your hands inside the fairing, I'm sure any full size fairing will do a good job of keeping your hands out of the wind. But I have to say the heated grips on my Ultra are what keeps my hands warm. You might consider some aftermarket heated grips. Worth every penny.

 

[Lorenzo]

Jdvorchak thanks for the input;
The E.G. fairing was a snatch at 25 bucks, I would have taken it, if not, to have something to build on, more practical then cardboard.
About the heated grips, I give them credit, but I just cannot convert to them.

 

[jdvorchak]

this is the first bike I've owned with heated grips. I will never own another without them. What I found is that they heat your whole hand by heating the inside of the gloves. Whole hand is warm not just the palms. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Lorenzo]

The dilemma is: if them gloves let heat in, are they letting cold air as well perhaps?

If the heated grips should fail in the middle of a trip with sub-confortable outside temps, miles from the destination, how would one cope with the transition from hot to cold (is gotta arguably be a huge morale sapper).

I know this might seem paradoxycal but, it is actually, what' s keeping me away from them.

Just wanna make it clear, I am not doubting them work.

 

[jdvorchak]

Everything fails sooner or later. If your decision not to buy something because it might fail, then what do you buy? I like my heated grips and if they fail I'll slip my glove liners on and ride.

The gloves heat through convection not warm air coming in. If the gloves are good no cold air comes in.

Just sayin'

 

[tkent02]

If it fails you reach down and warm your hands on the cylinder head like everyone always used to do.

 

[Gorminrider]

View attachment 44552a couple of these,in your saddlebags, if your electric ones should fail..Handy to offer a passenger too.
They are all I use,(in my non-severe climate) but are kind of pricey.

 

[Lorenzo]

Yes, yes but this thread is about a windshield, maybe someone wants to start one about warming devices eaceful:

Maybe you want to read the.last line of my prevoius comment.

So nothing wrong with using any device someone see fit to protect themselves, and nothing wrong (I hope) with looking for something alternative

 

[Grimly]

Yes, yes but this thread is about a windshield, maybe someone wants to start one about warming devices eaceful:

Maybe you want to read the.last line of my prevoius comment.

So nothing wrong with using any device someone see fit to protect themselves, and nothing wrong (I hope) with looking for something alternative

Whether you have heated grips or gloves or a bonfire on your bars is neither here nor there, as long as the windshield / fairing is doing its job of keeping the cold blast off your hands. The distances that can be travelled multiply vastly with proper hand protection, even with no heating.
Saying that - I will always fit bar or grip heaters anyway, just because I like a bit of comfort. One important thing to remember - if you're in pain, you're distracted.

 

[Lorenzo]

that's the little fella, so far.



I think I'm gonna carve the central part, with an upside down squared U shape, whose vertical borders are in relief with, respect to the central part, which is going to be inlayd, and with some sort of mesh on the base of the U wich is going tlo let just that much air inside, hopefully deadening vortices.

 

[Lorenzo]

like this

 

[Lorenzo]

Slotted in...

 

[Lorenzo]

From the side

 

[Lorenzo]

Surprisingly quiet, on the road, with virtually non existing wind blast on the hands.

Just need to make the screen a tad less steep.