What is the origin of "farkle"

[Ozzy]

I am ignorant, help me out,LOL.

Did the cat eye cut out yesteday on my windshield which I do not even know what make or model it is. It is of standard width but seems quite tall. It measures 20 1/8th" from center of the bottom edge to top edge.

It also buffets the heck out of my head if I a: dont tuck down , or b: stand on the pegs. Both options I dont like,lol.
Hopefully the cat eyes will help.

If not, I am planning to start cutting off 2" at a time until the air flow smooths out. I would much rather be in full force wind that having my head bounced around so bad that my vision is trying to blur.

Or is there another alternative that will give the weather protection and smooth airflow?


"The more I spend on it, the more I like it"

[John-DownUnder]

Ozzy, from http://www.2wheelinnovations.com : Farkle: N: An Accessory intended to improve or embellish the original system; opulent luxury item; V: to add pleasure or comfort; to strut about after adding additional items to stock unit thus improving value or performance, usually saying "whoo-hoo" loudly to yourself or your neighbors.

Farkles : As defined by the ST1100 owners' club , a farkle is:
1. (Noun) any modification to one's motorcycle.
2. (Verb) the act of modifying one's motorcycle in some way.
Farkles may have functional or merely aesthetic value, or in fact no value whatsoever! To farkle is to expand one's connection to the motorcycle, to enhance its uniqeness, and provide avenue for personalization.

Note: We at 2 wheel Innovations did not coin the term Farkle, nor do we claim the term as our own. We would however like to become the ultimate source of the FARKLE!! Hope this helps.
John

[CrashTestDanny]

Before you cut (anymore) on your shield, let me suggest that you take a minute to adjust the brackets that the shield is attached to.

The shield rides on two brackets which are attached to the mechanism that raises and lowers the shield. These brackets can be mounted in one of two positions, the high position being 2.3 inches above the low position. The factory ships them in the low position.

Raising the brackets moves the shield up 2.3 inches without changing its angle at all. When I performed this adjustment, it completely eliminated the buffeting, half the noise, and the back pressure that you get with the shield raised with low mounted brackets. I can now ride with the shield up or down (but with brackets mounted high) and have no buffeting of my head and no back-pressure. I prefer the low position...

The procedure to adjust the bracket height is on p48 of the 2005 owners' manual.

Dan F
'05 ST1300 :biker:

[Fireball18]

To farkle is divine. To schmeckle is horrible. Farkling good, schmeckling bad!

[Ozzy]

I should have clarified myself, I have a 1991 ST100.

an update on the cat eye cut outs on my windscreen:
99% improvement!! WooHoo! Up to 90mph my head is nice and steady, no more buffeting. With cross winds or head winds of 20mph (according to USWS).
All I have now is wind noise over the top of my Arai RX7-RR, a helmet known to be noisy. The top vents of the helmet are noisy but they let in a nice stream of cool air.

I am now a happy camper :-)

I knew the definition of Farkle, just wondered where the word originally came from.

Thanks.

[Dorian]

I've heard all kinds of speculation for where the word "farkle" came from. But the best answer I've heard (and most believable) was back in 1971 when I asked one of the guys from Hells Angels Berdoo why he called his chrome "farkles." He replied, "'Cause it fu....ing sparkles."