Windshields
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Windshields
I know theirs a windshield / faring thread going on now, but I have after market bars and tree's. Pretty sure most windshields mount to the trees.
Been riding over 30 years, and never had one or rode a bike with one.
About 70% of my riding is just cruising up and down A1A or US1. Honestly my favorite riding speed is around 55 MPH, but I've been riding with a group and have been doing a good amount of expressway riding, and 75 to 80 MPH gets old after a few hours, or maybe I'm just getting old.
Anyhow I've been kicking around the idea of getting a QD windshield. I know the big police style would work best over any of them, but I'd like to get something that would fit the look of my bike and still serve a purpose, and not have a lot of buffeting issues. Plus I'd like to find one that didn't go to far below the top tree.
Ideas would be much appreciated.
This is my bike.
Been riding over 30 years, and never had one or rode a bike with one.
About 70% of my riding is just cruising up and down A1A or US1. Honestly my favorite riding speed is around 55 MPH, but I've been riding with a group and have been doing a good amount of expressway riding, and 75 to 80 MPH gets old after a few hours, or maybe I'm just getting old.
Anyhow I've been kicking around the idea of getting a QD windshield. I know the big police style would work best over any of them, but I'd like to get something that would fit the look of my bike and still serve a purpose, and not have a lot of buffeting issues. Plus I'd like to find one that didn't go to far below the top tree.
Ideas would be much appreciated.
This is my bike.
Road Warrior
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Most if not all are going to attach between your bottom and top tree. Some attach to the tree and your pinch bolts. Just figure out what size your aftermarket trees put you at and look at all thats out there. Nearly every windshield is going to be able to be modified to fit wider or more narrow trees. I think it'll be fairly easy for you to find one that fits your bike. A QD clear shield would look fine on your ride, for those days when you need it.
Road Captain
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I have a Harley touring windshield on clamps, and on nice days mount the bottom clamps below the bottom tripletree then if I run into some nasty weather I just stop and move it up. I'm in clean air with it mounted down and have no buffeting. when I move it up it"s not as good, but in bad weather I don"t really care. that's the best thing about the clamps you can move the windshield up or down for some adjustment ,not perfect but it helps
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You might look at one of the National Cycle Wind Screens. They're similar to the Windvest that Arkstreetbob has on his ride. I currently have a larger one on my FXDC, but if you look at the pictures in my profile, you can see how it mounts to the handlebars. They're inexpensive and the buffering is minimal to nonexistent.
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You might look at one of the National Cycle Wind Screens. They're similar to the Windvest that Arkstreetbob has on his ride. I currently have a larger one on my FXDC, but if you look at the pictures in my profile, you can see how it mounts to the handlebars. They're inexpensive and the buffering is minimal to nonexistent.
That's something that would probably work.
Thanks
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Kevin...just my opinion, which means nothing but putting a windshield on your bike, sure wouldn't help the looks. It'd be like adding one to mine. But I'd rather feel the wind, than put a windshield on it. Again, just my opinion.
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I know exactly what you mean. That's the reason I'd never had one before...don't like the looks of them unless its a bagger.
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