I wonder if they're talking to eachother.

Doubtful - mine cost €143.20 with no post or packing two years ago here in Belgium (at current exchange rates) so £105.00 seems very reasonable to me.

Hi Meldrew,
You actually stated the reason for me - "the leg wind deflectors are only two pieces of plastic". It just galls me to spend that much money on 2 pieces of plastic even though they are extremely useful and look great on the bike. The biggest factor is how much Honda charges for them, and the fact that they don't offer a popular accessory like this in the US so that I wouldn't need to pay shipping/duty/tax. In any case, I am only speaking for myself. I'm sure that many others have different opinions and I have no problem at all with that. Thanks for your perspective.
Craig

Please don't take this the wrong way (the atmosphere's a bit hot at the moment) but the fact that you can't get the deflectors in the States is small beer compared with the huge range of goodies you can.

Most of it isn't available over here so we all have to have it shipped over at not inconsiderable expense ....... and the import duty!!!!!!!!!

My Utopia backrest was almost twice the price after P&P and duty were added.

I am sorry you can't get the deflecters there but it is only one item after all.

As any maxi rider will tell you, they're not exactly crazy on them here in the UK, and that's why Honda UK doesn't import the SW 600-T to us either, yet it's available in most of Europe.

I don't have a solution to the leg extensions problem, but for years now I've occasionally ordered 3' or 4' lengths of screen edging from SAENG in the US. It came through the post in a Jiffy Bag, in pretty much the same way my sat nav mount from Dennis did, with about $5 postage. Recently I ordered online and they wanted $49 postage to send 3' of rubber strip to me

Bill, thank you for taking my remarks in the spirit in which they were meant.
O for a perfect world!

Hi Guys. In order:
>> MikeO: I didn't realize that things were even worse over there. I'll stop whining now.
>> LVScooterBill: You nailed a big part of my reason for being upset. I don't have the kind of disposable income which would make this just an annoyance. However, that probably goes for many other silent forum members, so I'm not going to whine about that either. Before anyone takes offense, I'm not at all resentful that some members have more money available. In fact, I benefit from that. I get to learn about all of the after-market items available and which ones might really be worth the huge bite out of my budget. Thanks to all on this one!
>> Meldrew and Waspie: I'm sorry to hear that attitudes aren't any better over there. Yet another area where I assumed and was completely wrong.
>> MikeO: Amen.

All, I hope I haven't caused offense to anybody. That was the last thing I would want to do. I'm not judging anyone about anything - just sharing my own perspective. The passion behind some of the posts tells me how naive I was about many things. Please forgive me.

Craig

Yeah! we've all been watching too much ''Real Housewives of New York''. The Hamptons may be a posh part of New York, but 'Hampton' translates to something else over in London.

Ok, you've got my curiosity up. What does "Hampton" mean? If it's off color you don't need to tell me.

''Hampton'' or ''Hampton Wick'' is Cockney rhyming slang for... yes it's off colour!

Looked it up in Urban Dictionary. Got it.

I also have the ebay/homemade wind deflectors. They work well, and I chiefly use them for the cool weather. They also keep pants legs drier in the rain.

For mounting, if you lift the rubber mat in the footwell (start top/front) you will find there are nubs molded into the mat that you press into holes in the body of the scoot. The wind deflectors are affixed to the nubs of the floor mat. For the upper portion of the deflector, I cut some strips of Velcro and used contact cement to glue them to the black plastic near the parking brake (and the equivalent area on the other side).

So, when not in use, you can see the Velcro if you are sitting on the ground. Otherwise, its not very noticeable. Considering the other mods I've done (particularly the running lights and the backrest), it does not degrade the look of the scooter at all.

I pm'd craigory about buying the leg extensions from Chiswick Honda.

I was very pleased with Chiswick Honda. They charged me less than I had posted previously -- 85gbp for the deflectors, & 20gbp shipping. A great deal, & they shipped promptly. Only drawback was I had to pay my credit union $40 for the international wire transfer.

Still, it was a good deal. I had an auto detailing shop install the deflectors. Another $40, but it's been really cold & my shop isn't heated. My experience with double sided tape is that if it's cold, even the hair dryer method doesn't do a very good job. Also, the detailers had their own adhesive that works better than the double sided tape included with the deflectors.

I'm amazed at how much extra wind protection I get from the leg deflectors. Very nice. Worth every penny.

I'm pleased you like your leg deflectors, they do keep cold draughts away from your lower legs and there's no problem getting your feet down when you stop. Maybe your recommendation will be enough to get a few more members to order from the UK.

I may be imagining it, but besides protecting your legs the leg extensions also seem to help the bike cut through the wind better. On my way to Tempe I'm usually riding into the teeth of the wind and having the extensions really seems to help and that was before I changed from a GIVI 214DT to a medium Clearview with vent windshield. Now all the more so.