Frank Harley said:For what its worth, I have PM wheels, not solid....I've done the Hways and Byways at 100mph ++....never had a buffeting problem with the spoked chrome, or the solid stockers.....I also have a PHAT Boy that came with the solids, no issues there or when I swapped to the PM's..... only thing that keeps getting buffeted is my wallet, or should I say FLEECED! But for some reason I keep coming back for more!
It's all good,
OKIE said:All I know is this bike is freakin scary around trucks like no bike i've ever had.
Ken said:Its got to be the aerodynamics of the bike from front on. I was experimenting by tail gating (with enough room for emergency stops) a semi yesterday, and even my body was being blown around quite markedly. The bike must have a very turbulent frontal aspect. I agree, it's the most unsteady ride Iv'e ever had out of five Harleys and other bikes as well.
Just get use to it is all I can suggest.
Best wishes.
Ken.
Do those Roos jump out and hit you like deer do?Ken said:No, slip streaming isn't my riding style. As mentioned, I was experimenting with turbulance from trucks.
You learn quickly in my part of Australia not to ride / drive where you can't see the road ahead. Dead Kangaroos make for quite a speed bump, and we have road kill everywhere!
Ken said:No, slip streaming isn't my riding style. As mentioned, I was experimenting with turbulance from trucks.
You learn quickly in my part of Australia not to ride / drive where you can't see the road ahead. Dead Kangaroos make for quite a speed bump, and we have road kill everywhere!
Ken, buffeting is a fact of life while riding, especially at higher speeds. When a truck passes, or the slipstream from cars hits me on the bike, my front end shakes as the wheel fights the wind. I think the fork brace minimizes this. It does not eliminate it completely. The force of wind hitting you from the side on an open highway pushes me left & right, the fork brace does not help this at all. I rode down to Naples today and the wind was strong, 20-25 mph. When that wind hit me it would push me 2 feet to the left, but my front end did not shake. When cars passed me and I got caught in the slipstream from them, I think the wooble or shakes was less than I experienced before. As I said before, it could all be in my head, but that's OK because I think it is better than without the brace. Just my :2cents:Ken said:G'day Vrodjohn.
Re the fork brace, I am familiar with them, and don't see how it could make a difference with the buffeting effect.
The V Rod has some of the beefiest forks you will ever find, and I'm sure its ridgid enough for normal riding styles, ie non racing.
I still reckon it's the bikes styling.
Ken.