What did you do to Your Sportster Today?
#1012
04-09-2015, 09:34 PM
Stellar HDF Member
#1013
04-10-2015, 04:08 AM
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#1014
04-10-2015, 09:19 AM
Somehow I got old and the last couple rides really made my back and shoulders ache, so I put this on today. Supposed to be tool-less quick disconnect... maybe. When I'm going over 100 miles away, think I'll put it on.
Ain't purty, but takes all the pressure off. Doesn't seem to cause head buffeting, either. Today's test ride was a good one, real high winds, air speed into the wind was 100+ at 70, but dead calm almost to 60 with the wind at my back. Sideways to the wind, was like riding twisties, really leaned into the gusts. Not much feedback for a bar/fork mounted shield. Pita to get mounted, could've used four hands, but I just cussed more to make up for the two missing ones.
Downside, besides losing the wind in the face feeling, not enough air flow to get the full cooling effect from my mesh jacket. Hadn't thought of that, might not be so great on hot days.
Ain't purty, but takes all the pressure off. Doesn't seem to cause head buffeting, either. Today's test ride was a good one, real high winds, air speed into the wind was 100+ at 70, but dead calm almost to 60 with the wind at my back. Sideways to the wind, was like riding twisties, really leaned into the gusts. Not much feedback for a bar/fork mounted shield. Pita to get mounted, could've used four hands, but I just cussed more to make up for the two missing ones.
Downside, besides losing the wind in the face feeling, not enough air flow to get the full cooling effect from my mesh jacket. Hadn't thought of that, might not be so great on hot days.
#1015
04-10-2015, 02:33 PM
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Has good reviews on several sites, and a common comment was little or no buffeting; most of the small windshields I've been behind buffeted real bad, maybe because I'm tall - 6'3". I look well over the top of this one, too, but other than noise, wind doesn't bother me. I wanted something not so expensive, since I probably won't use it a lot, that had a fork mount, too, not just handlebar. I just wonder if a bar mount only could rotate at speed and slam the shield back in your face; had this one up to 75 and it stayed where it's supposed to. I got it at motorcyclesuperstore.com; price was the same everywhere, and they didn't charge shipping.
Put it on last week, haven't had it back off yet, so can't say how easy it is. 4 plastic ***** to unscrew is supposed to do it, clamps that stay on shouldn't be too noticeable.
Works pretty good in snow, too. Had a rare morning in Minnesota - snow, and no salt on the roads. Just had to.
Not too ugly, without a bunch of chrome bars on the shield, it doesn't show up that much. Wish I'd gotten the pic before the snow tapered off, was big heavy flakes when I started, you can only see a few smaller ones on the dark areas here. Had a few bangs on the shield and helmet, too, caught some hail.
Last edited by Imold; 04-10-2015 at 02:37 PM.
#1018
04-11-2015, 01:37 PM
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