Fatboy Windshield question
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Fatboy Windshield question
Never liked the looks of a windshield on a Fatboy, but after the ride down and back to Daytona on I-95 I have had a change of heart. I want to go with one of the detachable HD windshields, either the king size or the nostalgic, but I have a question on the listed windshield heights. HD lists 18, 21, and 23 inch heights. Where exactly are these measurements taken from? Are they measured from the cutout for the headlight? I want to have a windshield I can look over, not through, and I don't want to end up with too high of a windshield from the start. Any help would be appreciated.
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I just added the "king-size" 18" H-D Quick-Detach to my Slim last week, (part number 57400111) and at 5' 7", I'm looking through it by a good 2"...
If I sit up perfectly straight, the top is about eyeball level.
I just went and measured, and it's exactly 18" from the top of the headlight to the top of the shield.
Just measuring from the headlight cutout up, it's 17.5"
/sorry for the crappy picture...
If I sit up perfectly straight, the top is about eyeball level.
I just went and measured, and it's exactly 18" from the top of the headlight to the top of the shield.
Just measuring from the headlight cutout up, it's 17.5"
/sorry for the crappy picture...
Last edited by jam436; Mar 18, 2013 at 04:06 PM.
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^^^ what he said. They sell them in all sizes and can guide you to get the right one. I would rather buy the right one than a large one and have to cut it.
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Thanks for all of the replies. I didn't know about the dealer having a windshield with the different heights marked off. I'll take a ride to the dealer and check it out. Thanks again.