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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2016, 06:26:07 PM »

Have had two Road Glides and would get another. I feel claustrophobic on a Streel Glide or Ultra. They have no room to "move".  It's what you get used to.
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #31 on: November 24, 2016, 09:16:43 PM »

My feeling is you can't beat a fixed fairing for better handling and control, thus, the reason the motorcycle manufacturers that actually do research and development on their touring motorcycles, BMW and Honda opted for fixed fairings. I have a 2009 CVO Road Glide with the stock wind visor of approximately 4 - 6 inches and ride it in all types of weather and the bike has 88,000 miles on it. Hell, it is riding unless your being pelted with road stone, bugs and whatever else is on the road at highway speeds so I have never encountered buffeting from the wind visor on my 2009 FLTRSE3 due to the fact it's all wind force created by acceleration. 
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #32 on: November 24, 2016, 10:18:31 PM »

That's funny, not sure how that is possible. I own the same bike but the faster color (Orange) and that windscreen is like not having one at all

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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #33 on: November 25, 2016, 07:35:14 AM »

That's funny, not sure how that is possible. I own the same bike but the faster color (Orange) and that windscreen is like not having one at all

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Had the same bike, but in the silver.  Stock shield was like no shield at all.  14 Cee Baily did the trick to make it comfortable and no buffeting. 
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #34 on: November 25, 2016, 08:46:00 AM »

The Vented Lowers smoothed out the aero for me
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #35 on: November 25, 2016, 08:53:14 AM »

i always preferred the fixed fairing, erik buell developed it using a wind tunnel long ago.   my kids on the other hand prefer the look of the ultra fairing and when the time was right to get a new bike in 07 i was unable to get a fixed fairing...   I've threatened several times to convert it - but so far I'm too cheap.
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #36 on: November 25, 2016, 10:00:57 AM »

Buffeting (Aeronautics) response of an aircraft structure to buffet, an irregular oscillation of the tail, therefore, with there being no windshield on my 2009 FLTRSE3 to speak of and the oscillation of air flow is not irregular nor is it unpredictable when you increase speed; the wind force against the rider will also naturally increase, this my friends is not true buffeting; whereas, if you do have a windshield and turbulence comes between you and your windshield  while riding due to the angle, dimensions, poor design of the windshield and or the riders height, this to me fits the definition of buffeting which has been clearly described by many riders in past postings with legitimate windshields, that can by definition create buffeting.

To recap, to sit on a bike with no windshield (2009 FLTRSE3 windscreen / visor is as tall as the inner fairing) and accelerated; and not to anticipate force just isn't sensible, thus, not an irregular air flow, it is the expected outcome and I can't call that buffeting.

Again, just my.02
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #37 on: November 25, 2016, 11:40:51 AM »

We used to refer to it as "Clean Air" or "Dirty Air". 'Didn't have spellcheck back then so words like laminar flow were out. LOL

"Dirty Air" (usually) increases buffeting on a fairing bike.

Craig Vetter was involved in the fairing designs for HD, both the Electra Glide and the Tour Glide..
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #38 on: November 25, 2016, 04:53:24 PM »

i have only seen pictures of the liberator fairing.. I've ALWAYS wanted one..

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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #39 on: November 25, 2016, 05:22:09 PM »

Hopefully we will see one in 2019 in yellow to match my 09. I'll have to ask the pool boy
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #40 on: November 25, 2016, 05:42:51 PM »

Hopefully we will see one in 2019 in yellow to match my 09



IIRC,
Out of the 3 colors choices available, the Yellow/Slate was the rarest and Fastest color!!!


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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #41 on: November 25, 2016, 10:33:15 PM »



IIRC,
Out of the 3 colors choices available, the Yellow/Slate was the rarest and Fastest color!!!


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Yes the Yellow is the rarest,,, I know of a couple of Orange that are pretty darn quick :nervous:
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #42 on: November 26, 2016, 07:35:06 PM »

Yes the Yellow is the rarest,,, I know of a couple of Orange that are pretty darn quick :nervous:

But Ed wouldn't it really interest you to have a yellow mate to set next to your 09? If we could all just mention this to the pool boy as we see him
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2016, 09:49:06 AM »

But Ed wouldn't it really interest you to have a yellow mate to set next to your 09? If we could all just mention this to the pool boy as we see him
Yea, it would be interesting to have a set of bookends...

On the other hand, I appreciate that the Yellow and Slate of the '09s have not been used on any other bikes (yet)

When HD comes out with the M8 CVORGU, I've thought of painting one the '00 SERG O/B, my favorite paint scheme on a RG to date...
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Re: CVO Road Glide?
« Reply #44 on: March 25, 2018, 04:15:33 PM »

My first CVO was a 2010 Street Glide. I fell in love with this bike. Put 50,000 miles on it in four years. Mistakenly traded it in 2015 for a Street Glide Special. Big mistake. I just traded that bike for a 2012 Road Glide Custom CVO. Should have bought this model first! The Road Glide is so much nicer to ride. Virtually no weight on the steering head since the stereo, headlight, and fairing are all frame mounted. I can't imagine riding anything else.
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