Windshield or not
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Wisconsin, USA
If you bought your bike to look cool, don't add a windshield. It'll work for 35 mph runs to pose at your local bike night. You can post on here about how real bikers don't use windshields, and then go back home and polish your 'sick' ride some more.
If you bought it to ride, and you're on it all the time, and cover a lot of highway miles, get the windshield. It'll save you from fatigue, bugs, gravel, and make your life better.
No idea if it'll stabilize your front end.
If you bought it to ride, and you're on it all the time, and cover a lot of highway miles, get the windshield. It'll save you from fatigue, bugs, gravel, and make your life better.
No idea if it'll stabilize your front end.
I was talking to a guy yesterday, while standing by my FLHTCUI. He asked me if the Batwing caught the wind and pushed me around. I told him no it was great, I can ride comfortably in 35 degree weather. He said he didn't like having a windshield on his Yamaha. He told he just trailered his bike to Fla, went for a ride one day, then trailered to another part of Fla and rode another day. WOW, bet his grandkids will fall asleep around the campfire to that adventure. I don't blame him for trailering from WI, but from one part of FL to the next? Get a friggin windshield and ride the MF.
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From: Wisconsin, USA
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Pig. Do you ride when the temps are below 50? I almost froze to death riding in 43 degrees at night for 5 hours. I wasn't dressed properly, too. Little Hellfire windshield made a big difference to me, on Vulcan 750. Flhtcui fairing and lowers like riding in Heaven! Maybe your blanket is keeping you warm!
I usually don't ride much below 40 degrees.In cold weather I still have a half helmet and no windshield but I do have a neoprene face mask on and that keeps my face pretty warm. My legs don't get real cold with long johns and jeans. long john shirt, shirt and jacket keep the body warm. I finally bought some decent gloves last year so hopefully this winter my hands will stay warmer than they have been.