New adjustable deflectors

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Aliexpress is now selling adjustable wind deflectors for the R18B that are similar to the Transcontinental OEM deflectors. I bought a set and installed them. They work very well and will work with the R18B front turn signals without modifications. I did make a couple of mods to them though. First I removed all the small screws that hold them together and put Loctite on the threads. The other thing that looked like potential trouble were the screws that hold the deflectors to the mounts. These screws are very small and there was no reinforcement around the holes in the deflector. I made some small thin aluminum plates and used some extreme 3m double sided tape to stick the plates behind the deflector to reinforce the holes. I bought some neoprene laminated stainless steel washers for the outside of the deflectors and longer 3mm stainless screws to install the deflectors - this will insure that the deflectors don't crack with use. These do a very good job of deflecting the wind as well as directing a nice flow of air directly to the center of my body when open

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