I just can't do it
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Maryland
I rode my Dyna for 2 years without one - never minded the head buffeting nor the bugs. Borrowed a screen when I went for my 1500 mile jaunt last summer. Came home, gave it back to him..went and bought me a QD one. Now I use it for long, cold-weather trips.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: kingman AZ. We aren't in hell, but you can see it from here!!!
I have had one bike only, and it has a screen. I rode my buds Dyna, he rode my Geezer Glide at the River Run a few years back. He liked it so much, he went and bought a Geezer Glide the next year.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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Ride with a windshield that is. Normally I ride 99% of the time with no windshield....I enjoy having the wind in my face and being out in the open...and the bike looks much cooler to boot. Anyway, last Friday was a cold day so I put the windshield on for a PGR mission/ride, it kept a lot of the wind off my chest, but the buffetting sucks.
Yesterday hit 70, rode to work and back and that sealed the deal, windshield is now off for good. I think I would just rather bundle up than put the windshield back on.
I don't know how you guys do it. Maybe I'm not old enough to "get used to it" yet
Yesterday hit 70, rode to work and back and that sealed the deal, windshield is now off for good. I think I would just rather bundle up than put the windshield back on.
I don't know how you guys do it. Maybe I'm not old enough to "get used to it" yet
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Joined: Aug 2006
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hell i am 65 and i have a detachable for my wideglide i tried it once on a long trip, besides looking ugly i would of enjoyed the ride much more without it it went on ebay the following week sold it for 90 bucks if it gets that cold i won`t ride after all i am a rub
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hell i am 65 and i have a detachable for my wideglide i tried it once on a long trip, besides looking ugly i would of enjoyed the ride much more without it it went on ebay the following week sold it for 90 bucks if it gets that cold i won`t ride after all i am a rub
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: MN
Im not a fan of windshields. I know the picture of my bike has one (I gotta update that pic), it lasted only about 50 miles or so. I didn't like the buffeting, distortion around corners, or the constant looking under and over it, depending on conditions. I know people who swear by them....whatever floats your boat.
The last time I responded to a similar post a few months ago, I got responses saying things like "..Oh, so you're a tough guy, eh?" WTF? Ride what you like, how you like. Who gives a crap.
The last time I responded to a similar post a few months ago, I got responses saying things like "..Oh, so you're a tough guy, eh?" WTF? Ride what you like, how you like. Who gives a crap.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Driftless Area
When i first got my fxrs, it had a shield, hated it, too much distortion between looking thru the screen and not. As far as cold riding, I'd rather have some protection for my legs than face. Maybe one of the shorty shields would be better. I'm not bashing, I see myself in a full dresser in the near future. We don't get older biker wise, but our circulation takes its toll as the years go by.
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From: Tipp City, Ohio
First of all you're not supposed to look through the windshield. It is supposed to come up to the tip of your nose. I take mine off if I'm going for a ride at night when the bugs are out. I would rather wash my face than the windshield.