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<blockquote data-quote="danf" data-source="post: 61613" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Hey fella's, when I owned my Nomad I made lowers for the front to keeps some wind off me, I used lexan and I'd like to show you in a photo...[ATTACH=full]4[/ATTACH] that has nothing to do with where I'm going here on this post,I'm just showing and telling I can cut this stuff up anyway I wish.... I have sat in front of my bike and thought of a way to get much better air flow to the radiator...One of the problems with the Honda design is the air flow to the radiator....I am about to change that crap...If everything works as planned the engine will cool much faster while rolling....It might take away a mile or two on gas milage due to drag but maybe not..Here are some photo's of my "Wind Guides" Littlebeavers Wind Guides is what I'll call it..1" flat stock fastened horizontally to existing bolts and 1/4" lexan about 4" deep and a 1' tall or so..The wind will go directly into the radiator I grant you that....I still must test ride it on the hottest of days...Here are some photo's...[ATTACH=full]3[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]2[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1[/ATTACH] If this works fella's the way my pea brain thinks it will, that's going to be better on the bikes in the summer months, less fan time, ect. hey just so you guys know, I'm not over heating or anything, just playing again as always.... :smilie_happy: I love experimenting on stuff like this...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danf, post: 61613, member: 2"] Hey fella's, when I owned my Nomad I made lowers for the front to keeps some wind off me, I used lexan and I'd like to show you in a photo...[ATTACH type="full" alt="2003 Vulcan Nomad front.jpg"]4[/ATTACH] that has nothing to do with where I'm going here on this post,I'm just showing and telling I can cut this stuff up anyway I wish.... I have sat in front of my bike and thought of a way to get much better air flow to the radiator...One of the problems with the Honda design is the air flow to the radiator....I am about to change that crap...If everything works as planned the engine will cool much faster while rolling....It might take away a mile or two on gas milage due to drag but maybe not..Here are some photo's of my "Wind Guides" Littlebeavers Wind Guides is what I'll call it..1" flat stock fastened horizontally to existing bolts and 1/4" lexan about 4" deep and a 1' tall or so..The wind will go directly into the radiator I grant you that....I still must test ride it on the hottest of days...Here are some photo's...[ATTACH type="full" alt="PICT0011.JPG"]3[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="PICT0012.JPG"]2[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="PICT0014.JPG"]1[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="PICT0015.JPG"]0[/ATTACH] If this works fella's the way my pea brain thinks it will, that's going to be better on the bikes in the summer months, less fan time, ect. hey just so you guys know, I'm not over heating or anything, just playing again as always.... :smilie_happy: I love experimenting on stuff like this... [/QUOTE]
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