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Does A Fairing Really Help Air Flow Or Reduce Wind Noise?

Started by FAST850R, Dec 07 2011 08:03 PM

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#1 FAST850R

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Posted 07 December 2011 - 08:03 PM

Hello,

I have OEM Volvo roof racks on my 850R. Since I put them on, I hear wind noise on freeways.
I really want to reduce this noise, then someone told me that a fairing helps to reduce the noise.
Can anyone tell me from experiences of it?

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Posted 07 December 2011 - 08:09 PM

Night and day difference. Even more so when you have something on the racks,

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Posted 07 December 2011 - 08:10 PM

I've never take my fairing off, but it seems like it works well.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 08:59 PM

Definitely makes a huge difference.

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Posted 07 December 2011 - 10:08 PM

Ok, thank you for the replies.
I gotta buy it right now.

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Posted 07 December 2011 - 10:20 PM

No problem. Happy to help.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 12:46 AM

Ok, I just found one on craigslist, and I met up with the seller.
The fairing looked tiny on my car. He said that it's 40" but it seemed shorter. I ended up not buying it.
So what size is the correct size for our 850? 48"?
The seller also said that it's a newer design so the each edge parts were some kind of rubber, instead of whole plastic piece.
Is this design better than older model?

Thank you.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:04 AM

I'm also wondering the same thing, what size fits our cars? (I'm assuming the 850 fairing is the same size for the S70).
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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:10 AM

I think at least 44" because the one that I saw was either 38" or 40, and it looked small on my 850.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:54 AM

I have a 48" Yakima fairing currently. Fits perfectly IMO.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:57 AM

View Postkalvin, on 08 December 2011 - 04:54 AM, said:

I have a 48" Yakima fairing currently. Fits perfectly IMO.

This ^, I had the same rack as Kalvin.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 05:17 AM

Do you have pictures?
Thank you!

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 05:21 AM

Tried to grab the few that best showed the length and fitment.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 06:13 AM

44" Thule fairing...
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Posted 08 December 2011 - 06:51 AM

Wow thank you for the pictures. By the way, you guys' rides look sick!!!!
Good job! I'm ordering the new one now.
Thank you so much for all the helps.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 03:49 PM

The correct size is 44".

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:05 PM

View PostFAST850R, on 08 December 2011 - 06:51 AM, said:

Wow thank you for the pictures. By the way, you guys' rides look sick!!!!
Good job! I'm ordering the new one now.
Thank you so much for all the helps.
Anytime! Post up some pics once you get it all mounted up.

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:15 PM

I'll post pictures once I put it on. I ordered 44" one because I couldn't find 48".

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Posted 08 December 2011 - 04:17 PM

I can order there if anyone needs them. 48" will over hang anyways. 44" is correct size for S70/850. http://www.ebay.com/...=item564784e5f5 that shows the newer style one. They tend to hold up better, at least here in FL.

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