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[naitram]

i know some of you have added "batwing" fairings to your road kings, i'm thinking of going this route for a winter/spring project.

things that come to mind:

1st and most important is it must look like it belongs on the bike and paint scheme should match an SERK

2nd must be able to hold a radio and a pair of speakers

3rd compatablity with HD parts ( windshields, deflectors and anything else an Electra might use )


so what do you have?
what do you like about it?
what do you dislike about it?

please upload pics if you can

[Twolanerider]

Neal, I know someone who has one of these:

http://www.deadcentercycles.com/accessories.aspx

FWIW, from the front it looks as normal as could be.  From the seat, however, it is vomit over a V-Twin engine (though the guy I know loves his).  The radio opening's weather cover is pretty slick actually.  But the whole inner fairing layout is just esthetically asymmetric.  

Also seen the effete little thing that Corbin offers.  Kind of a gay looking mini-fairing sort of deal (no offense to gay or gay looking people that are not Road King fairings wherever you may be).

Only one I have seen that did look proportionate and effective was from a manufacturer called Dragonfly Fairings (I think that's what it was).  Saw it at vendor's site at a rally a couple of years ago.  Just did a quick look and couldn't find an address though.  Will try later when I get back and see if I can find it.

[naitram]

http://www.dragonflycycleconcepts.com

i saw them in laconia, it looks to be a well thought out product, they even say they can paint to match the FLHRSEI flames

it seems to be the one i keep going back to but i'm looking for feedback in stead of just going by a sales pitch

[naitram]

PurpleSEI sent me a couple of pics of his http://www.hoppeindustries.com/ quadzilla

[naitram]

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[naitram]

paint looks good on that, is there anything about it that you have been unhappy with?

[PurpleSEI]

Been very happy with it. They did a lot of work on these fairings. They did a lot trial and error on the radios. They had a hard time finding a cd unit that didn't skip. Some cd player skipped just from idleing. The radio in the fairing is a Eclipse. They discovered it when a kid told them about it and said the kids at car shows were using it in their cars to show how loud the steros were. He said they didn't skip. Hoppe ordered one and tried it. It worked. It mounts on the same mounts as factory winshield. Has one electricial connection to undo. Very simple. Paintwork in Loves Park Ilinois did the paint.

[naitram]

i noticed thats has 5 screws across the top not 3 what are your options for windshield heights? i assume standard HD shields wont fit

[WFP]

i noticed thats has 5 screws across the top not 3 what are your options for windshield heights? i assume standard HD shields wont fit

interesting, they look like they bolt through also...

[PurpleSEI]

If you want to use a harley windshield it will work but you will need to drill two holes on the windshield. I was going to put a Harley flame windshield to match the rest of the bike but at $150 compared to $50 for the windshield from Hoppe the flames just didn't seem that important.

[CVOJOE]

I like it ! Is there easy access to the inside of the fairing to install a hidden antenna, radar detctor receiver, etc. ? I've seen on on a local '03 SERK and it doesn't look too bad once you get over the shock   Practical for longer trips and easy to remove for the leaner RK look, I like it in theory at least. Strange they didn't offer tour-pak in '02, but believe it was related to the paint and delivery issues they were having back then.

[PurpleSEI]

It already has a hidden antenna plus it is sirus compatible and they can install the hidden antenna at the shop for that. It comes apart pretty easy and adding a power source would not be a big deal. Go to their website and they show an 03 with this fairing.

[Laker]

Does the tach sit behind the radio?

[PurpleSEI]

you will have to remove the tac.

[Twolanerider]

Removing the tach would be unfortunate.  But with all that fairing space above the radio you'd have alternatives.  That'd be a cool place to mount one of the Dakota Digital tachs.  Could probably even do their larger tach in the center and flank it on each side with 2 or 4 smaller instruments.