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widowmaker2011
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Had to ride Carol's Spyder about 100 miles this afternoon. It was my first true ride after her new 23 inch windshield , lower air deflectors and the new brp seat was put on.
One word. BAD.
Ok two words. BAD and UNSAFE
I have just spent the last hour decompressing. The exhaust fumes permeating the riders air pocket are insane and outright dangerous. I had a splitting headache within 20 minutes and pulled over 4 times to "air out" on the way home. My clothes smell like I just crawled out of the inside of a car exhaust after a 3000 mile trip . I took off my riding jacket halfway because I didnt want it completely contaminated with the exhaust odor. I was able to move around alot and find out whats happening , the wind is swirling up and over the top , and coming back up from beneath the spyder in front of my torso. the lower air deflectors stop ALL and I mean ALL air movement in the area from your knees to you chest so the wind is going over your head, following your body down the back and then being pulled back up by the "vacum" in front of your torso now, and in that air is the exhaust. More Noticeable on acceleration , and decel to a stop. I am going to remove the lowers right now and ride it but I am 110% sure thats it. Yeah everyone knows I bleed Bombardier yellow , but man this really is bad.
The seat and windshield are nice though
One word. BAD.
Ok two words. BAD and UNSAFE
I have just spent the last hour decompressing. The exhaust fumes permeating the riders air pocket are insane and outright dangerous. I had a splitting headache within 20 minutes and pulled over 4 times to "air out" on the way home. My clothes smell like I just crawled out of the inside of a car exhaust after a 3000 mile trip . I took off my riding jacket halfway because I didnt want it completely contaminated with the exhaust odor. I was able to move around alot and find out whats happening , the wind is swirling up and over the top , and coming back up from beneath the spyder in front of my torso. the lower air deflectors stop ALL and I mean ALL air movement in the area from your knees to you chest so the wind is going over your head, following your body down the back and then being pulled back up by the "vacum" in front of your torso now, and in that air is the exhaust. More Noticeable on acceleration , and decel to a stop. I am going to remove the lowers right now and ride it but I am 110% sure thats it. Yeah everyone knows I bleed Bombardier yellow , but man this really is bad.
The seat and windshield are nice though
