For some time I have been considering making deflector shields to cut wind drag and keep those infernal bugs off my fenders.
Here is what I made in the last few days.
The Plexiglas is heavy duty and concave rather than a flat piece and I made some really professional looking mounting brackets, The plexi could be painted if wanted to but for now I will keep them clear.
Maybe someday I will tell you what I made them out of?
I took it out for a spin and have some adjustment to make to completely throw the wind around my fender and keep the bugs off but I will tell you the immediate difference was felt in wind drag. Kind of like I got another 10 horsepower.
I don't know yet how it will affect gas mileage, The trike was steady at highway and interstate speed and it cut down on wind buffet. A side wind didn't affect me as much as usual, so I'm gonna keep playing with it.
When I got back from my ride I had to wash three bugs off the fender and many more off the shield.