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« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2010, 07:56:05 PM »


Nice Bike.......I also own an '09 dyna superglide custom.  I bought the Harley Compact Low Profile windshield, and the buffeting at speed is really annoying.  Absolutely can't use a full face helmet, a jet-type helmet is a little better.  I might want to try the Memphis Shades, wonder if it will work for me?  I'm 5'-10",  are you similar height?


Unless you get a screen that extends down and covers the front of the fuel tank, something like the pic below, you will always get that buffeting. The old "Convertible" screen is considered very good. I bought a Windvest screen and it was so slick looking on the bike, I always left it on, but anything above 65-70 mph was brutal; under that it worked okay but I had to put such a rake on it, I called it the "decapation unit." If you don't like the looks of a touring screen, there's always the "Jack Flaps" Aerovest option.

http://jacksflaps.com/info.html

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« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2010, 08:31:16 PM »


Close, it's a Mephis shades Del Rio.
I had it on my Vrod! I like it. It blocks the just enough air to take the pressure off your chest at speed, yet is low enough to see over. It also produces very little turbulence on the helmet..


Good to know.  The Dyna I rented a while back had the medium Harley shield and it was awful.  Buffeting was so bad it was like getting punched in the head.  I turned around, went back to the rental joint and had them take it off.

So Memphis Shades Del Rio... hmm...
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« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2010, 09:28:29 PM »


Nice Bike.......I also own an '09 dyna superglide custom.  I bought the Harley Compact Low Profile windshield, and the buffeting at speed is really annoying.  Absolutely can't use a full face helmet, a jet-type helmet is a little better.  I might want to try the Memphis Shades, wonder if it will work for me?  I'm 5'-10",  are you similar height?


Yes, I'm also 5'10". I have several full face, the one I wear most is a Scorpion (1000).

I forgot to add!! I mounted the lower clamps backwards!!( I had the same set up on the VROD) It puts MORE rake in the shield so your helemt is not buffeted at the top like a normal windshield. More of my helemt is in the wind so it really is the helmet Aero that keeps my head steady! I also think the buffeting in reduced with the amount of rake. The Mephis shades rolls under on the bottom edge alot more than the Harley shields. I've had several "normal" Harley shields on other bikes ( FATBOY and Deuce as well as my other Dyna) and all produced too much buffeting on my head/helmet.
I think that rolled back bottom edge of the Shades and the angle I run it makes the difference.. You can see in the pic it is angled at about the same angle as the forks, yet the lower edge curls back much more than "normal" windscreens.
If you look at the first "close up" you can see how much the bottom a Mephis shades rolls back under. I think that makes the turbulent airflow under the shield instead of near the top as most common shields.
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