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More mods - wind defection for feet
Written by douglasvanb on 10/31/2010 at 05:30 pm

Would this serve the same purpose as the Baker Build Air Wings?
http://www.bakerbuilt.com/bbairwings/stpcaw.html I vaguely remember last winter
people talking about them solving the pants puffing problem. Although I might
be getting that confused with the leg hair burning problem of the summer
months...

Cheers,

Douglas

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, Tim Davies <yankeesmuggler@...> wrote:
>
> 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:
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> > 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
> >
> > 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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