Speedometer Visor....anyone have one?
Road Warrior
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I have one on my 99 RK. The speedo reflection was so bad at night it was like looking through a flashlight shined at you to see where your going. No glare at all now. I put it on a long time ago, I think it was a "Rick Doss" accessory. It just glues on with clear adhesive, easy installation and never came off.
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Cruiser
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From: Maine
Thanks HD7585 ...I did look at JP and Harley has one also. They range in price form $17 to $50. I just don't want to get one and have it not really do what I want. I was just wondering if one type seemed to work better than another.
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Road Warrior
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yep-got one--been on a little over 11 years-no glare
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Doesn't help one bit on mine.
I have the speedo/tach combo and even with the visor it seems like I have a 'heads-up' display on my windshield. Not bad if I could just read upside down and backwards then I wouldn't have to look down at all at night. JMHO
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Road King Classic 2011
Thanks for the info. I picked up my new RKC a week or so ago on which I had the Harley LED headlamp (#73390-10) installed. I was jazzed to check it out but to my disappointment found that the windshield glare from the speedo was so bad...great light or not, it was dangerous to ride. I checked the forum and you all provided the answer. I purchased part #5600653 from J&P Cycles and it works great. The only problem was that it didn't come with installation instructions, just a small nondiscript tube of glue. I contacted J&P via on-line chat and they instructed me as follows: 1. Clean both contact surfaces with alcohol 2. Apply glue to both surfaces, let it set-up for just a few seconds...you want to place the speedo visor on while the glue is still wet 3. Use painters tape to secure the visor and let it cure overnight. I also put painters tape on the glass of the speedo to ensure I didn't mess up the surface in the event any glue dripped; however, it was a problem getting the tape off where it abutted the chrome housing...if you're careful with the glue I would skip taping the glass. The glue appeared to be latex based as it was easy to get off where it bled a bit on the outside edges. It looks great and totally eliminated the glare. Thanks again forum writers!
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