Lower cowling question

[Budgetguy]

I recently aquired a 1996 RSTC and have a couple of questions.

 

1. Did the '96 RSTC come with the lower cowling?

 

2. Anyone know where I can aquire a set? Mine does not have them and I would like to add them.

 

Any advise appreiciated, also I get quite a bit of wind noise and buffeting at highway speeds do the lower wind deflectors help with this?

 

Jim

[royalstarjac]

No they didn't come with the lower fairings. The clear plastic lower deflectors do help keep the air from coming up under your chin. I don't know of any lower fairings that can be added although I'm sure someone has tried it.

 

You can find a lot of good info on the older Royals on the Royal Star delphi forum.-Jack

http://forums.delphiforums.com/royalstar/start

[Budgetguy]

Thanks Jack I will check that out.

[pegscraper]

You might like to see what I did in lieu of no lower fairing. I put the big Baron's bars on and made some vinyl covers for them. I couldn't find anyone who made them for these bars, so I made my own. I left the sides open for highway pegs, which are now there. I also installed National Cycle's wind deflectors which mount right above them, as well as put Y's lower windshield deflectors on the forks. I figure this is about as good as it gets. These things help a lot in cold weather too. When you want a little more wind on your legs, the vinyl covers slip off and NC's wind deflectors turn back.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Hey Pegscaper, in the HD world, we call those 'soft lowers' (or desert dawgs) and if nobody makes them for that bike, you should think about it!!

 

[pegscraper]

I had seen those and that's what gave me the idea. But I looked everywhere and couldn't find them for this bike. So I made my own. It was probably cheaper anyway.

 

Oh, you're saying that I should make them for others? I did keep the pattern, so it wouldn't take long. I haven't seen anyone else ever inquire about them though. Where would I sell them anyway? Really, I have too many other things that I ought to be doing.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

 

Oh, you're saying that I should make them for others? I did keep the pattern, so it wouldn't take long. I haven't seen anyone else ever inquire about them though. Where would I sell them anyway? Really, I have too many other things that I ought to be doing.

 

You could make them and advertise them here, maybe in the classified, or ebay, have a few on hand for the cooler weather in a few months. They sell for $50 to $100 or so depending on whether they are vinyl or leather, and whether they have pockets stitched on, that sort of thing.