Yes. More than likely I will but I will hold off until I know for sure that I want to continue to run this shield. Once I do, I will probably just swap out the lower portion of the hardware for that of my compact and then I only have to go through the expense of coating the two upper horizontal straps.

 

Cool...sounds like a plan!

 

So as promised on another thread, here is an update on the Springer King Size Shield on my 2008 Crossbones. After getting this shield because I felt that the short compact was too short, I felt that this shield presented the opposite problem. I felt like the top edge was too high for me to look over comfortably which I prefer to do when in town or in traffic. I could look up over it but I felt like I was stretching to do so. On the open road the shield is great and even though I sometimes still get some undesired buffeting and/or vibrations, they are well off set by the protection from wind and bugs that the shield provides. I haven't ridden through any serious rain yet but I have to imagine that it will prove very handy in wet weather.

One thought I had to remedy the height issue was to revert back to my stock sprung seat from my 1925 sprung seat. I figured that the extra padding and height would give me the visual clearance I needed over the top of the shield. I did the swap on the seat and went for a ride and sure enough, I felt much better looking over the shield. I felt like my eyeline was in just the right position. I think that for commuting and long distance touring purposes this will be the way to go.

For looks, I went ahead and swapped out the front vertical straps and support brackets for the black ones off my compact and gave the front vertical strap a quick gloss black paint job until I have time to run it and the inner vertical strap to the powder coater.

Initially I felt that the shield looked too big on the bike but the more its on there the more it seems to fit in and now that it is blacked out for the most part, it suits my Bones even more so. I think I just had to get used to it since my Bones almost never had an shield on and when it did it was my compact.

Tomorrow I will be making my first long commute with the new shield and seat combo so I am anxious to see how that will go. I think it is safe to say that this was a good choice and one that I would have made from the get go had I known that this shield would fit my Bones with no issues at all.

 

Hey! My first ever double forum post. Guess I'll take advantage and use this opportunity to mention that I am 5' 9" tall if that helps any of you wondering how a person's height might come into play.

 

Cool, thanks!