SHUMBA
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Thinking of buying a set of wings to deflect some wind blast
Opinions please
Do they work and are these effective?
Thanks
SHUMBA
Opinions please
Do they work and are these effective?
Thanks
SHUMBA
I was on the fence about the deflectors, after installing them noticed big improvement at highway speeds as far as much smoother air flow , I also use oem tall windscreen. They are worth it IMO.Thinking of buying a set of wings to deflect some wind blast
Opinions please
Do they work and are these effective?
Thanks
SHUMBA
Ok thanks for your assistance and commentsHi Shumba, I will admit that i was in 2 minds, do i, do i not ?
Any way, i did, and the diference is quite noticeable. Well worth having them fitted.
Anything that keeps the cold windblast of the rider, is well worth it, in my book.
Thanks for your reply and comments, appreciatedIt is hard for me to describe, but the winglets helped get cleaner air. Also, when riding in the rain, a dryer cockpit. Very much worth it to me.
Thanks for your input, yes I've read about the sun glare. I'll try them as is and can remove them in case I want to paint them.I installed mine after the Madstad bracket and screen. Noticeable improvement, and am glad I purchased them. I did get some sun glare reflections because of the angle, so I used some Krylon flat black and painted them. Looks stock and no more glare. I know of at least one other person who did something similar to kill the glare.
Agree expensive from Yamaha, like everything else they sell.I found mine on ebay, for £40-00, just cant remember how much they are brand new from YAM, but where expensive, i thought so anyway.
That's primarily why I want to add these wind deflectors, but as other forum members have pointed out they also provide protection in cold weather and deflect rain.I was on the fence about the deflectors, after installing them noticed big improvement at highway speeds as far as much smoother air flow , I also use oem tall windscreen. They are worth it IMO.
Great tip, as I don't want to have to remove the windscreen to add these wings.I like them a lot-kind of expensive for two pieces of plexiglass but nice addition. What tickled me was the factory instructions tell you to remove the windscreen before installation-totally unnecessary and to tighten screws to 1/2 a Newton meter-That’s pretty exact.
They do deflect rain and bugs better, looks like Yamaha did their homework as far as aerodynamics on those winglets.That's primarily why I want to add these wind deflectors, but as other forum members have pointed out they also provide protection in cold weather and deflect rain.
SHUMBA
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How ya doin with your new Tenere?Inglis was having a sale so I got mine for about $160, since they have always been on I have nothing to compare. I will say I do get some glare but that is only once in a while, not sure I would go to the bother of painting them but that sure would make them look nice. Great idea.
Interesting, our summers here in Ontario Canada often get rather hot in the vicinity of 34 C or about 100 FSHUMBA.
I installed them I my bike as well. They made a big difference in my cold Kansas winters. I do take them off in the summer. I think the tenere is warm bike.
Been thinking about making a defector for the radiator heat. My left leg gets extremely warm in the summer. Then flipping it over in the winter. Just haven't decided yet what to use.Interesting, our summers here in Ontario Canada often get rather hot in the vicinity of 34 C or about 100 F
I ride spring and fall, but the lowest temperatures are about 6 C or 40 F.
Don't trust the traction on the tyres at lower temperatures.
SHUMBA
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