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The little wings on the side of the radiator were broken so I took them off. When I rode yesterday in the rain, I had huge problems. I felt like I didn't have any gas, especially when I tried to open it up and pass someone. I thought maybe the fuel filter was clogged, so I pulled over and changed it. About 2 weeks ago, I changed spark plugs, so I know they are in great shape. Now I'm thinking maybe water is getting to the coils since those wings are removed.
The lower fairing pieces are in pretty bad shape, really ugly and small. I know you guys in the south would groan at this, but we haven't had many warm sunny days here in Maine in quite a while. I was thinking of changing the lowers to just pieces of Lexan. I think maybe a piece of flat stock or even angle iron bolted to the top of the radiator, and then reuse the lowers brackets. I made this in Paint:
Let me know what you think, will it break off in the wind? Kill my mileage? I was thinking about a foot wide on each side, and trim the top to fit very close to the bottom of the fairing (1/4").
Or should I forget the whole thing and just get some more wings? $20-$40 on ebay, used. It just seems like this would block a lot more wind/rain, and let me ride more comfortably when it get cold again. It IS almost July already..
The little wings on the side of the radiator were broken so I took them off. When I rode yesterday in the rain, I had huge problems. I felt like I didn't have any gas, especially when I tried to open it up and pass someone. I thought maybe the fuel filter was clogged, so I pulled over and changed it. About 2 weeks ago, I changed spark plugs, so I know they are in great shape. Now I'm thinking maybe water is getting to the coils since those wings are removed.
The lower fairing pieces are in pretty bad shape, really ugly and small. I know you guys in the south would groan at this, but we haven't had many warm sunny days here in Maine in quite a while. I was thinking of changing the lowers to just pieces of Lexan. I think maybe a piece of flat stock or even angle iron bolted to the top of the radiator, and then reuse the lowers brackets. I made this in Paint:

Let me know what you think, will it break off in the wind? Kill my mileage? I was thinking about a foot wide on each side, and trim the top to fit very close to the bottom of the fairing (1/4").
Or should I forget the whole thing and just get some more wings? $20-$40 on ebay, used. It just seems like this would block a lot more wind/rain, and let me ride more comfortably when it get cold again. It IS almost July already..