Redneck Windshields
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From: Passaic County, NJ
Ed, I hear where you're coming from but riding is partly about expressing yourself. I'm guilty of being judgemental and I'm trying not to be. If the guy wants a windshield for a long trip, so be it. I don't currently have a shield on mine but there are plenty of times I wish I did. Would I be a dou#$ebag for it? Who effin cares.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Minden LA
I thought riding a bike was about the joy of riding but it seems that if you don't have this part or that tire or this lowering kit, etc. there must be something wrong with you. Well I say BS to the whole thing, if you are on two wheels it doesn't matter what the brand name is or whether you have pink poka-dots or a purple windshield, if it makes you more comfortable while riding, go for it and quit worrying about what some other a-hole thinks. My Jack's flaps work great but some of the folks think they look stupid and I say to them, go ahead and eat all the buffeting while I'm nice and comfy without 400 dollar special glasses and my head doesn't bounce around like a bobble head doll. I have 85,000 miles on my 02 wide glide with a shield and get plenty of the ooz and awes even with the shield and bags so I guess it comes down to not worrying about what other think
man dont know... i got my shield on ebay a few years ago with all the hardware for like 130... well worth it... i do not get called a P*ssy to often... i roll up to bars alot an people will say whats the shield for... i tell them i ride to more than just the bar and laugh... hell i even like how it looks on the scoot to be honest! back rests help... so do lower bars... but you can hunt and get a good deal!
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From: Augusta, GA
I put one on my bike a couple of years ago. I'm like some others, hate the look. Truth be known, the wind hits me harder than it used to.
I struggled, looking for something cheap (got a national cycle brand) because I just knew I would always take it off as soon as I got where I was going......Took it off once at MB fall rally year before last.
Mr.BigBug got me right in the kisser just a few blocks from the hotel, went back and put it on.
It came off when I wrecked in October, but it broke some bones before it let go
. I haven't replaced it yet but I just finished my second poker run today and I'm going to buy a new one this week, no way I can take the beating all the way to Daytona for rally.
I struggled, looking for something cheap (got a national cycle brand) because I just knew I would always take it off as soon as I got where I was going......Took it off once at MB fall rally year before last.
Mr.BigBug got me right in the kisser just a few blocks from the hotel, went back and put it on. It came off when I wrecked in October, but it broke some bones before it let go
. I haven't replaced it yet but I just finished my second poker run today and I'm going to buy a new one this week, no way I can take the beating all the way to Daytona for rally.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: New Port Richey FL
saw a guy on an old triumph with apes once, he took an old toilet seat bolted some plexyglass to it, drilled some holes in it and zip tied it too the bars, it was awesome and he said it worked great
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: aurora,colorado
Ok everyone lets here it. I'm taking a road trip next month. Now I've taken road trips before, I have a dyna streetbob, but after 5 or six hours of highway ridin the wind starts to beat you up a little....well a lot. Its amazing how much exausted one gets without a windshield than with one. So, not wanting to buy a shield for one trip and ofcourse ya have a friend saying windshields are for ....well you know...begins with a P??? (John Wayne is everywhere)I'm just not ready to buy one even though some are inexpensive, it's the point. Not ready, it's kind of like being old enough for a AARP card and refusing to get one while laughing at you friends who carry one.
I wanted to hear some ideas from some of you on what you have done to help buff the wind instead of buying a windshield. Perhaps a bag tied across the front bars, etc.
I'm not cheap but if I buy a windshield I know I'll use it for this one trip an the it will sit in the garage. I like feeling the wind while riding around town.
So lets hear about some Redneck windshields......
I wanted to hear some ideas from some of you on what you have done to help buff the wind instead of buying a windshield. Perhaps a bag tied across the front bars, etc.
I'm not cheap but if I buy a windshield I know I'll use it for this one trip an the it will sit in the garage. I like feeling the wind while riding around town.
So lets hear about some Redneck windshields......
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Canada eh!
I hate windshields too!
When I tour I put on my Memphis shades quick detach shield. I think the thing's gonna look like a bagger with saddlebags and a large rear seat pack anyway. I see my Street Bob as 2 different bikes. A bagger with windshield when I tour, and a stripped down hot rod when in town.
I wouldn't trade my tours for anything.
Hard to see it here but my windshield is on. I even mount a GPS for touring. Guess I'm not a redneck.
And that orange color in my pack is a pelican case with my MacBookPro laptop and chargers for all my electronics.
Stripped down in town.
I have some friends with dumb (redneck) ideas for touring bags and such.
Spend 100 bucks and get a cheap shield.
Am I a RUB?
I know I'm a motorcyclist, maybe not a "biker".
I wouldn't trade my tours for anything.
Hard to see it here but my windshield is on. I even mount a GPS for touring. Guess I'm not a redneck.
And that orange color in my pack is a pelican case with my MacBookPro laptop and chargers for all my electronics.
Stripped down in town.
I have some friends with dumb (redneck) ideas for touring bags and such.
Spend 100 bucks and get a cheap shield.
Am I a RUB?
I know I'm a motorcyclist, maybe not a "biker".
Last edited by cdn-bigfoot; Feb 21, 2009 at 11:51 PM.
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From: nc mountains
If you can get it for the newer forks a national cycle Plexi fairing 3 is a cheaper cost wise but one of the best working shields ever but also the UGLIEST shield ever. I ran one for 3 years on a dyna ,painted the bottom 2/3rds the bike color from behind and never took it off. Now always ride behing a shield on what ever bike i have . OR if you have the buck horns get a piece of plexi cut to fit over the front of the bars with a couple inches overhang and plastic tie on to the bars after drilling holes, Seen that ,works, don't cost much and is cheap and REDNECK.