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Evergreen, CO | I saw these on the Victory Demo Tour Bike, and while it may fit in better on the black bikes, it still looked to me to be kinda bugly lookin and klugy. At least the little triangular wings onder the turn signal look like they belong, but thee others look like they have been taped on. Maybe this summer once I ride more in higher temps it will begin to look a little better to me, but as I recall, it looked like a home workshop special when I saw them! The hair on my legs would have to spontaneously combust before I would even give a moment's consideration to paying that much for something that looks like that. |
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Tourer
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Carrollton, TX | Since Kevin "Fergy" did such a great job mounting the lower wind deflectors on his Vision I had him mount them on my Vision this afternoon and WOW are they sweet!! Like Kevin I wished we had them for our trip to Maggie Valley, NC. They do an awesome job of blocking the wind from your legs even if you have you legs extended with your boots part way on the highway pegs. If you turn the deflectors inward they send the air around the engine to move the hot air off the engine and off of your inner leg and thigh and back out towards the rear saddlebags. It is obvious Victory spent a lot of time working on these in the wind tunnel or on a very sophisticated computer wind tunnel simulator to achieve this level of functionality. I think they look fine but like I have said all along when you are touring and ride the miles Kevin and I do function is much more important than form. Function should always lead form. If you plan to use your Vision as bar hopper then don’t waste your money or time on them unless the bars are a few hundred miles apart. Notice how much cleaner my Vision is than Fergy’s Vision! 
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Savannah, GA -Year round riding!! Yay! | Thanks for posting that link, Marc. Mine are now on their way. No sign of them on the Polaris website. My ankles will thank you later in the week.... And thanks Spock and Fergy for the reviews and pics. Y'all pushed me over the edge to order. I was teetering....
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Frisco, TX | GAgirlTrixie - 2008-05-23 10:03 PMAnd thanks Spock and Fergy for the reviews and pics. Y'all pushed me over the edge to order. I was teetering....
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| space_cwboy - 2008-05-23 3:08 PM
The hair on my legs would have to spontaneously combust before I would even give a moment's consideration to paying that much for something that looks like that.
Much cheaper to just shave your legs! |
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Puddle Jumper
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Gilbert, AZ | I just ordered a set as well. For those of you that have already installed them, are the directions clear to understand? Is there some sort of template or something as to the correct location to install?
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Iron Butt
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| Thanks for the info guys, I called my dealer yesterday to order them and was informed that they will simply put a set aside for me as they just received a shipment, so I guess this thread can be considered great timing too! |
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, FL United States | I like those. They should come in handy down here. |
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Carrollton, TX | AzCruizer - 2008-05-24 10:33 AM I just ordered a set as well. For those of you that have already installed them, are the directions clear to understand? Is there some sort of template or something as to the correct location to install? Thanks.... Yes, they come with a template to put on the fairing to mark so you can get them placed perfectly. Very easy install and the directons are good. |
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Evergreen, CO | lowtone9 - 2008-05-24 8:00 AM
space_cwboy - 2008-05-23 3:08 PM
The hair on my legs would have to spontaneously combust before I would even give a moment's consideration to paying that much for something that looks like that.
Much cheaper to just shave your legs!
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Carrollton, TX | Well I may have spoken too soon on the success of the lower wind deflectors. I went for a ride this afternoon and while ridding south on IH-35 in Dallas into a 20 mph wind gusting to 30 mph at 70 mph the right lower wind deflector blew off my Vision and skidded across the freeway into the right ditch. I pulled over, walked back to retrieve the deflector and noticed the deflector separated from the 3M tape where it attaches to the deflector mounting bracket. I would have thought the tape would have separated from the fairing but it held there. The deflector got scratched up some when it hit and skidded across the payment. I was only a few miles from my dealer so I rode over there and had their service techs look at it and they felt from their experience the 3M tape will not hold that big of a deflector catching that volume of wind in this kind of heat and humidity. One thing we noticed Victory needs to do is rough up the back side of the mounting bracket before putting the 3M tape on it. The back side of the mounting bracket is smooth polished paint. The tape that was still on the fairing pulled off easy and left no marks of residue. We tried to pull the left deflector off and it came off without much pulling and separated in the same way leaving the tape on the fairing. My dealer refunded my money and will send them back to Victory and see if they can come up with a better mounting method. Another issue I discovered before it blew off is that even with the four set screws tightened to the max when you have the deflector turned most of the way inward towards the engine they work great but between 70 and 80 mph the force of the wind is great enough to force them to turn outward and will not stay positioned inward at higher speed. They really do a great job at blocking the air when they are turned outward and they stay in that position really well. They also do a great job when they are turned inward if they could stay there at higher speeds. I am hoping they get these issues fixed and I will get another set. My guess is they will work great further north where it is not as hot. It was about 97 degrees with 70% humidity in Dallas this afternoon when it came off. |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks for the test and posting the results. I was looking at them on the tech forum and thought to myself, "can I bolt them on" and remembered this thread and saw spocks post. Argh. Do these things look like you can modify, and nicely bolt them to the fairing for a permanent solution. I've never known sticky stuff to stick for extended periods on exposed items and with the amount of force subjected to on the highway. So, it is certainly a pay me now or later. Bolting them on would be the best solution, or wear asbesto chaps, but they would cost more than the wind jamer. |
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Frisco, TX | Spock - 2008-05-24 7:42 PM Well I may have spoken too soon on the success of the lower wind deflectors. I went for a ride this afternoon and while ridding south on IH-35 in Dallas into a 20 mph wind gusting to 30 mph at 70 mph the right lower wind deflector blew off my Vision and skidded across the freeway into the right ditch. I pulled over, walked back to retrieve the deflector and noticed the deflector separated from the 3M tape where it attaches to the deflector mounting bracket. I would have thought the tape would have separated from the fairing but it held there. The deflector got scratched up some when it hit and skidded across the payment. I was only a few miles from my dealer so I rode over there and had their service techs look at it and they felt from their experience the 3M tape will not hold that big of a deflector catching that volume of wind in this kind of heat and humidity. One thing we noticed Victory needs to do is rough up the back side of the mounting bracket before putting the 3M tape on it. The back side of the mounting bracket is smooth polished paint. The tape that was still on the fairing pulled off easy and left no marks of residue. We tried to pull the left deflector off and it came off without much pulling and separated in the same way leaving the tape on the fairing. My dealer refunded my money and will send them back to Victory and see if they can come up with a better mounting method. Another issue I discovered before it blew off is that even with the four set screws tightened to the max when you have the deflector turned most of the way inward towards the engine they work great but between 70 and 80 mph the force of the wind is great enough to force them to turn outward and will not stay positioned inward at higher speed. They really do a great job at blocking the air when they are turned outward and they stay in that position really well. They also do a great job when they are turned inward if they could stay there at higher speeds. I am hoping they get these issues fixed and I will get another set. My guess is they will work great further north where it is not as hot. It was about 97 degrees with 70% humidity in Dallas this afternoon when it came off. That's a bummer. I'll test it out on Monday (I'm at the track tomorrow) and see if the same happens to mine. My guess is that it will. They seemed pretty sturdy up to 95 MPH in both positions when I last tested it but the temp was in the low 90s. |
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Frisco, TX | Spock - 2008-05-24 7:42 PM Well I may have spoken too soon on the success of the lower wind deflectors. I went for a ride this afternoon and while ridding south on IH-35 in Dallas into a 20 mph wind gusting to 30 mph at 70 mph the right lower wind deflector blew off my Vision and skidded across the freeway into the right ditch. I pulled over, walked back to retrieve the deflector and noticed the deflector separated from the 3M tape where it attaches to the deflector mounting bracket. I would have thought the tape would have separated from the fairing but it held there. The deflector got scratched up some when it hit and skidded across the payment. That's a bummer. I'll test it out on Monday (I'm at the track tomorrow) and see if the same happens to mine. My guess is that it will. They seemed pretty sturdy up to 95 MPH in both positions when I last tested it but the temp was in the low 90s. |
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