A question for the Convert owners

[Anomaly]

What are the deflectors for, their purpose? Why just on Converts? Are they detrimental to engine cooling? Inquiring, but ignorant, minds want to know...

[Dave Swanson]

What are the deflectors for, their purpose? Why just on Converts? Are they detrimental to engine cooling? Inquiring, but ignorant, minds want to know...

Since Convert horns are mounted on the crashbar,I always assumed they were just a styling exercise to cover them up.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

IIRC, my G5 had them as well. Not detrimental to engine cooling. I've removed them on every Convert I've owned.

[chuck peterson]

I’m sure they were added to stabilize things at about 175mph…

I found them handsome, but not handy…(Red/Green content)….

I thought they looked better with the shorter original fork internals that kept it lower to the ground, but without a monster Windjammer on there….Gave it a ‘hefty’ front end. The later two part G5 internals raised the front a few inches and left them hanging in the breeze and not looking connected to the rest of the design

Id suggest it’s the beginning of a design addition that later showed up on the front fairing on a LeMan 3…diagonal line pointing downward toward the front wheel

Just me, ymmv

[bigbikerrick]

I always thought they were designed in the Mandello wind tunnel, and provided some type of benefit aerodynamically. I have noticed on my convert, that they help reduce "buffeting" behind the big National Cycle  plexifairing.
Rick

[John A]

When I asked many years ago, I was told it was to help with high speed stability.

[Anomaly]

I always thought they were designed in the Mandello wind tunnel, and provided some type of benefit aerodynamically. I have noticed on my convert, that they help reduce "buffeting" behind the big National Cycle  plexifairing.
Rick

Interesting. This is what I was wondering about, and why I posted-- there had to be some reason that Guzzi put them on in the first place... Thanks for posting.

[Groover]

That, and they really look cool 

[Anomaly]

That, and they really look cool 

 

[bigbikerrick]

Not only do they "look cool", but they also over up those big, ugly horns,and their wiring!

[TOMB]

I have a few pairs in the collection --basically take offs from other Converts.

As a side note I also have a pair from the factory (really early) I that are stamped metal.

I've moved a few times so as to which box there in is the great mystery.

TOMB

[Kiwi_Roy]

When I asked many years ago, I was told it was to help with high speed stability.

HaHa, We are talking a Convert here, there is no high speed involved

[John A]

HaHa, We are talking a Convert here, there is no high speed involved

Yep, we thought it was a marketing ploy. Maybe they did use the wind tunnel to develop them, I don’t know