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[Garznhogs]

After just spending 5 days riding in 28 - 45 Deg Rain, snow & sleet I think I will keep mine on. OH except for the one that was removed by a 45 Gal. drum that flew off a truck I was meeting at 75 MPH, but that is another story. 

   Holy POOP! Hope YOU are OK, Charger!

[spydglide]

After just spending 5 days riding in 28 - 45 Deg Rain, snow & sleet I think I will keep mine on. OH except for the one that was removed by a 45 Gal. drum that flew of a truck I was meeting at 75 MPH, but that is another story. 

Oh yeah........I hope to hear that story sometime.  har!  spyder

[harleydawg57]

Does any one offer vents for the older baggers lowers?

[Twolanerider]

Does any one offer vents for the older baggers lowers?

http://www.hoppeindustries.com/


http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id16.html

[grandpadoc]

 Today in Sedona on the Prescott ride it rained, snowed, and hailed, and I was very happy to have my lowers on. My shoes and jeans stayed dry and made the last five hours of the ride more enjoyable. Doc

[07 CVO]

Today in Sedona on the Prescott ride it rained, snowed, and hailed, and I was very happy to have my lowers on. My shoes and jeans stayed dry and made the last five hours of the ride more enjoyable. Doc

grandpadoc, you must be lucky, because even with the lowers on the top of my legs and knees get soaked.

Mark

[grandpadoc]

grandpadoc, you must be lucky, because even with the lowers on the top of my legs and knees get soaked.

Mark

Must be a Road Glide thing. Here is a pic of Bubba Love and Baby Love returning from Prescott, and if you notice no lowers. Doc

[grandpadoc]

...proof

[grandpadoc]

http://www.hoppeindustries.com/


http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id16.html

Ok Twolane, what do you think about the Hoppe vents. I'm tempted to do it, but have you heard anything pro or con on this set up. I would think by restricting the air flow to the motor by the flap you might compromise engine cooling a little.    Doc

[toneman]

I use HD soft lowers. If the weather warms up on a ride I just slip them off.

[Grizzly]

Whenever it gets too hot, I simply use the highway pegs more... I have ridden a friends bike who had removed them and I didn't find it much different, so I have never removed mine.

My personal feeling is I like the old style lowers (without the vents) way better.  My knees get colder and wet in rainy weather as do my boots... On my '97 Ultra I hardly ever got cold or wet on the legs and feet, but with the way they cut the fiberglass out at the sides and from the top on the '06 and up models, it only stands to reason you're not as well protected from the elements.  Most likely this new design is to cool the HOT engines and the heck with the rider!

Besides all that, I think the vents look ugly unless on a black bike and they are hard to keep clean.

So much for technology.

[grandpadoc]

My personal feeling is I like the old style lowers (without the vents) way better.  My knees get colder and wet in rainy weather as do my boots... On my '97 Ultra I hardly ever got cold or wet on the legs and feet, but with the way they cut the fiberglass out at the sides and from the top on the '06 and up models, it only stands to reason you're not as well protected from the elements.  Most likely this new design is to cool the HOT engines and the heck with the rider!

Besides all that, I think the vents look ugly unless on a black bike and they are hard to keep clean.

So much for technology.

This must explain the wet pants for 07CVO's post. The fixed fairing on the RG actually overlaps the lowers for a better seal.  Doc