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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 01:37 PM
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I am about to replace the plastic on my heritage windshield. I am going with the memphis shades 15" OEM replacement but cant decide on which color , clear , smoke or the gradient black. I know this is a matter of personal preference, but I need some input or pics. I dont always run a shield but when I do I want it to look good on the bike .Here are a couple pics of the bike .Thanks
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 04:44 PM
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Nice bike and great colors I think a smoked shield would look nice to those colors.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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I've had two windshields from Memphis Shades. Obviously lots of color and height choices. Both were great quality... better than my stock windshield IMHO. I prefer clear, but that's just me.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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I like the look of the gradient black, but I don't know how it would look with your colors.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:10 PM
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I.M.H.O. anything but clear would detract from the beauty of the rest of the bike.Just my 2 cents.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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I have a clearview curved on my Deuce and love it.
Only run it in the cold weather but does a great job...

Great ride you have there
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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The darker the better as long as you can see over it. Top should be 'nose' level.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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I like clear myself.
 
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Depends... do you ever ride at night? If you do, anything other than clear is a mistake.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Thanks for the kind words and advice, I just spent a couple hours polishing and buffing the stock shield with the stuff you use on plastic headlights and it turned out pretty good , still to tall for my taste so I might just cut it down to 15" and save my money . But thanks again
 
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