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More mods - wind defection for feet
Written by yankeesmuggler on 10/31/2010 at 03:15 pm

Great idea Dave. I know others have mentioned simpler ways to cure the
"wind up the pants" syndrome, but the problem I see this curing is the
"boots in the breeze" problem in the cold weather. Your boots, and the
feet in them, are always in the wind on these cold rides with no
protection from the fairing. On a day long ride at interstate highway
speeds in the 70+ mph range that's a lot of cold wind across those
puppies and I know for a fact that even heated socks only slow the
cooling process because you can't keep them turned up enough to be
really warm without causing them to sweat. Giving your feet the same
wind protection of the fairing would allow heated gear to work on your
feet the same way it works on the rest of your wind protected body.

I too am wondering about your fastening method and if it will stay
secure at 70+ mph?

Tim Davies
Seneca Falls, New York 13148
'98 Honda Pacific Coast "Yankee Smuggler II"
"Yankee Smuggler I" (Retired at 124,000 mi.)

IPCRC #4 : AMA #688662
"The ride is the objective, the destination is the excuse!"


On Oct 30, 2010, at 7:26 PM, revconprince wrote:

> Now that it has started to get cold, it was time to salve the cold
> blast of air blowing up my pant leg. It was a simple project. I took
> a piece of cardboard, and held it up to the spot, figured out how I
> wanted it to go, and tore off junks until the shape as correct. Once
> I had the shape correct, I used that as a pattern to cut out a piece
> of Acrylic. With a paint stripper gun, a stick, leather gloves, and
> a ton of patience, I was able to bend it to the shape I wanted. and
> fit it to the bike. I found the best thing to do was to get the
> bends close, then re-heat bend and put it on the bike, this allowed
> it to cool the proper shape. I may reheat them and flare them out
> more, but here is how they look.
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipcrc/photos/album/1948188970/pic/1512308893/view?\
picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
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> And from the back of the bike:
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipcrc/photos/album/1948188970/pic/721510646/view?p\
icmode=medium&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc
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> They do make a huge difference in how cold my legs get while riding.
> not too hard to do, but took a long Sunday afternoon.
>
> Dave
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