Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
I'm new to the forum, but I thought I would contribute some of my thought on the Corbin Fairing. I have seen some interest on the forum about fairings and since I bought a Corbin, here is my take.
I bought my 2013 Rocket 3 Touring Bike late this last season after riding my 2009 Harley Fatboy for five years. I just wanted a change and to try something new. Anyway, one of the things I wanted to add to my new toy was a fairing. I didn't want a lot of bells and whistles, but rather something that was styled nice and looked good. After much research! I decided on the Corbin in spite of its ridiculous cost (I had allowed some money in my budget to buy the thing). Since they make them from scratch, it took about four weeks for it to arrive on my doorstep. It was beautifully painted New England White and Black with gold trim to match my new Rocket. The finish inside and out is a smooth glossy gel coat finish. A true thing of beauty! The brackets were not chrome as I had expected. They were painted gray and in some aspects somewhat primitive, a few grinder marks under the paint. In hindsight it was for the best because if I wanted to mod them, like weld on them, I could do so and repaint them. The Corbin mounts on the existing windshield mount (a big factor in my choosing the Corbin) now I could easily switch back to my standard windshield if i liked. It is swept back nicely, so it doesn't look like a piece of plywood setting on the front of your bike as you are going down the road and my Rocket appears to handle very well with it on. It mounts easily and is not all that heavy considering its sturdy construction. The fairing is nice and wide and give you nice protection in front of your hands as well. It looks really great on the bike with only minimal shaking as you hit any road bumps.
Now..here are some of the down points in my opinion you should be aware of. 1st...the gap around the headlight, an inch and one-half or more, lets a lot of air through. So much in fact that I had to fashion a nice aluminum dashboard inside the fairing to block and deflect the incoming air. Memphis Shades makes a piece for their fairing that helps to block the air and Corbin should do the same. I solve most of the problem with the dashboard I made. 2nd...the wind dynamics allowing air coming down, up and around you is way more than I had hoped for. I have solved the problem (not quite yet to my satisfaction, a work still in progress!) by incorporating some aluminum mounting strips fastened to the actual fairing brackets and then custom cut some polycarbonate bat wing style deflectors mounted on the brackets. They almost look like they belong and were made for the fairing. These act much like the lower deflectors that are built into your windshield that was made for your Rocket. Clearance problems between my fairing mod, the radiator and huge fuel tank were a tight issue. 3rd...I had to turn my auxiliary running light brackets around on the mounting bar to provide a little more clearance for the fairing. This brought the lights a little more forward for better clearance. As they are mounted normally, they do work, but I wanted more than about 3/8" clearance. And last but not least, the angle of the windshield is swept to far back. It matches the look of the fairing, but it needs to be about 6-10 degrees more vertical for better wind management and thus moving the top of windshield further away from my head or helmet. I had Corbin include the 10" tall clear windshield with my order (the tallest they offered). It was way short from where I wanted it so I ordered a 14" Cee Bailey. The taller the windshield, the closer to your head it gets. In the end, it really sweeps back close to my head. Still looking for that nice little pocket of mostly dead air around my head and shoulders. My, eye level, Cee Bailey replacement windshield that I bought for my standard Triumph windshield actually works better from a wind dynamics standpoint than my high dollar fairing. I'm a little disappointed. The fairing on the other hand is a sharp looking addition to the bike and the guys I ride with think it looks really nice...almost a part of the bike. With all this said, that's why I bought the Corbin, so I can switch back and forth with whatever mood strikes me. My Corbin...a work in progress. Ride Safe!
I bought my 2013 Rocket 3 Touring Bike late this last season after riding my 2009 Harley Fatboy for five years. I just wanted a change and to try something new. Anyway, one of the things I wanted to add to my new toy was a fairing. I didn't want a lot of bells and whistles, but rather something that was styled nice and looked good. After much research! I decided on the Corbin in spite of its ridiculous cost (I had allowed some money in my budget to buy the thing). Since they make them from scratch, it took about four weeks for it to arrive on my doorstep. It was beautifully painted New England White and Black with gold trim to match my new Rocket. The finish inside and out is a smooth glossy gel coat finish. A true thing of beauty! The brackets were not chrome as I had expected. They were painted gray and in some aspects somewhat primitive, a few grinder marks under the paint. In hindsight it was for the best because if I wanted to mod them, like weld on them, I could do so and repaint them. The Corbin mounts on the existing windshield mount (a big factor in my choosing the Corbin) now I could easily switch back to my standard windshield if i liked. It is swept back nicely, so it doesn't look like a piece of plywood setting on the front of your bike as you are going down the road and my Rocket appears to handle very well with it on. It mounts easily and is not all that heavy considering its sturdy construction. The fairing is nice and wide and give you nice protection in front of your hands as well. It looks really great on the bike with only minimal shaking as you hit any road bumps.
Now..here are some of the down points in my opinion you should be aware of. 1st...the gap around the headlight, an inch and one-half or more, lets a lot of air through. So much in fact that I had to fashion a nice aluminum dashboard inside the fairing to block and deflect the incoming air. Memphis Shades makes a piece for their fairing that helps to block the air and Corbin should do the same. I solve most of the problem with the dashboard I made. 2nd...the wind dynamics allowing air coming down, up and around you is way more than I had hoped for. I have solved the problem (not quite yet to my satisfaction, a work still in progress!) by incorporating some aluminum mounting strips fastened to the actual fairing brackets and then custom cut some polycarbonate bat wing style deflectors mounted on the brackets. They almost look like they belong and were made for the fairing. These act much like the lower deflectors that are built into your windshield that was made for your Rocket. Clearance problems between my fairing mod, the radiator and huge fuel tank were a tight issue. 3rd...I had to turn my auxiliary running light brackets around on the mounting bar to provide a little more clearance for the fairing. This brought the lights a little more forward for better clearance. As they are mounted normally, they do work, but I wanted more than about 3/8" clearance. And last but not least, the angle of the windshield is swept to far back. It matches the look of the fairing, but it needs to be about 6-10 degrees more vertical for better wind management and thus moving the top of windshield further away from my head or helmet. I had Corbin include the 10" tall clear windshield with my order (the tallest they offered). It was way short from where I wanted it so I ordered a 14" Cee Bailey. The taller the windshield, the closer to your head it gets. In the end, it really sweeps back close to my head. Still looking for that nice little pocket of mostly dead air around my head and shoulders. My, eye level, Cee Bailey replacement windshield that I bought for my standard Triumph windshield actually works better from a wind dynamics standpoint than my high dollar fairing. I'm a little disappointed. The fairing on the other hand is a sharp looking addition to the bike and the guys I ride with think it looks really nice...almost a part of the bike. With all this said, that's why I bought the Corbin, so I can switch back and forth with whatever mood strikes me. My Corbin...a work in progress. Ride Safe!
