well i finally got the clearview gt windshield for my wideglide. With it positioned high i was looking through the recurve so I had to move it as low as possible and now im looking over again. seems to work for me. thanks.

 

I had the same happen to me , except it was a great big yellow butterfly, hit the mirror and splattered yellow crap all over my face, yuk!!

 

Firebrick,

How tall are you? I've always been able to see over the WS on my bikes at 5'10 but obviously you're not built quite the same.

You do want to LOOK OVER the windshield, not through it. In the fog you'll be blinded and also rains will do this to you.

I like my WS to be about even with my lower lip when seated on the bike. This gives me plenty to look over it but yet good coverage from buffeting, cold, etc.

 

Get a Clearview with the lip.I'm 5'11" and it protects me,little buffeting and I see over the screen.GET 1!

 

Whether you look through or over a windshield normally would depend on what kind of weather you're riding in. I have to admit that I had rather be able to look over the top. I've gotten hit by really big bugs looking over the top and wished I had been looking through the windshield at that particular time. In really bad weather where it's raining so hard you can no longer see by looking over the windshield, looking through the top portion is better than not being able to see over the top. If it's raining that bad, you should be off of the road and under some sort of protection. Again, it one of those personal choices. Nobody has a correct or not correct answer.

 

I'd agree on the personal preference thing. I look over mine. But thats more about how it came to me than measuring and choosing. The only thing I'd add is to never use Rain-X on your windshield as I understand it will cloud them. I don't know how quickly it will happen though. If I'm caught in a lot of rain I will Rain-X my full face visor though - its cheap enough to replace, and I need to see!

Steve

 

arizona im 5-8. The clearview gt that came had the recurve on it. It wasnt exactly what I thought it would be, I thought it would be taller. It sits about the same height as my regular harley detachable windshield when I have it on the forks as low as possible. This way I am looking over it, which seems to be the way I prefer it. The only problem it the headlight cutout isnt deep enough and about 1-2 inches of the shield is covering the headlight. I would like to cut it to fit but I dont know how. Since its clear it doesnt seem to affect the headlight. Ill have to wait several weeks before I can really get out and test it, just had my knee scoped today.

 

Any good non-abrassive car wax will do the same thing and won't cloud the shields. What clouds the plastic is the alcohol in the rain-x that evaporates after rubbing it on.

But I've never understood the desire to rain-x a bike's shield. All it will do is send all the water to the very edges of the shield, then they'll all hit the rider. You'll wind up more soaked than if you just leave it alone. Especially for those that get caught out in a surprise shower with no rain gear or helmet.

 

Has anyone just tried cutting a hole in the middle to see through?

 

I hate looking through a windshield I would cut it down so you can look over it