CSC throwing dust

I have a CSC Daytona kit on an 08 FLHTCU and was wondering what the rest of you do about the debris and dust blowing up under the seat and under the tourpack. On my trike, this area is wide open. The body is cut out around the tour pack mounts and with the original fender removed, it is open through to the road. Would be a mess in the rain.

Do the rest of you have this issue. Rode with Patriot Guard on escort for a funeral down a dirt road. Went to put away helmet, and the tourpack had a layer of dust in it, passsenger seat was coverer and the small padded backrest that hangs below the tourpack rest was covered in dust.

This is not the first time, but was horrible after that short run down a dirt rode.

Do you close in that area, or ????

Thanks

[quote=flynng;74908]I have a CSC Daytona kit on an 08 FLHTCU and was wondering what the rest of you do about the debris and dust blowing up under the seat and under the tourpack. On my trike, this area is wide open. The body is cut out around the tour pack mounts and with the original fender removed, it is open through to the road. Would be a mess in the rain.

Do the rest of you have this issue. Rode with Patriot Guard on escort for a funeral down a dirt road. Went to put away helmet, and the tourpack had a layer of dust in it, passsenger seat was coverer and the small padded backrest that hangs below the tourpack rest was covered in dust.

This is not the first time, but was horrible after that short run down a dirt rode.

Do you close in that area, or ????

Thanks[/quote]

Some trike companies leave the original rear fender in place and cut it off just below the tag mount and others remove it all altogether. Being a dealer for Champion, Motor Trike, Roadsmith and Hannigan I've done installs on both designs. The rear fender was originally there to contain the dirt, debris and water spinning off the single rear tire which is no longer there. IMHO even if left in place, its not all that effective in shielding from dust thats circulating underneath the trike body from riding on a dirt road. The water from rain is no longer thrown up into that area anyway, but is slung from the two rear tires into the fender wells so thats not much of an issue. The opening between the tour box and trike body is going to allow some dust to be pushed out and deposited onto the pass seat and body because the width wider than the fender is anyway. Not much you can do about it short of sealing off that area which would be a PITA though it could be done.

Thanks for commenting on this issue. I have closed off the area under the tourpak with 1/8" high density foam and then remounted the tourpak on top of that. I am looking at what it will take to put a removable seal between the frame members under the seat, from the battery back to the tourpak opening. Hopefully that will help with the dust and crap..

Thanks