Windshield Solution
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A perspective on windshield height
Personally, I don't care if you use a windshield or not or how high it is. But I know from personal experience that as the writer of the linked article writes, in heavy rain it's much less difficult for me to see over the top than through.
Personally, I don't care if you use a windshield or not or how high it is. But I know from personal experience that as the writer of the linked article writes, in heavy rain it's much less difficult for me to see over the top than through.
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I have a different problem regarding windshield height...my windshield is possessed by demons.
When I leave on a ride in the morning, I look over the top by a good 4". However, as the day progresses, my windshield somehow starts to grow, and by the end of the long ride, I'm now looking through it, a good inch or two below the top edge.
I have no idea what's going on.
When I leave on a ride in the morning, I look over the top by a good 4". However, as the day progresses, my windshield somehow starts to grow, and by the end of the long ride, I'm now looking through it, a good inch or two below the top edge.
I have no idea what's going on.
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A construction worker back brace can help on a long ride.
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Me too in the 4 wheelers.
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Never thought about that! 
Might be a bit sweaty on hot days, though.
I'm definitely going to add a rider's backrest, and I'm really trying to do my homework on choosing a windshield with the right height for me.
Might be a bit sweaty on hot days, though.I'm definitely going to add a rider's backrest, and I'm really trying to do my homework on choosing a windshield with the right height for me.
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DITTO!
Been riding on the street every yr for the past 44+yrs and got tired of eating pebbles - rocks / bee's-hard shell beatles & bugs in general / Rain and even a bird here & there which is why i went to windscreens i looked thru which took care of all those issues that lower windscreens below forehead / eye lvl don't always block.
But during riding season I do take the time (less then 5 mins) to clean and wax the windscreen as needed which is why i dont have any problems looking thru it dry or in rain that fly's/runs off it due to being clean & waxed.
When bike is in off season i take 15-20mins to use proper compound for windscreens to buff and then polish most small scratches and dings out of it for the up coming season.
Scott
DITTO!
Been riding on the street every yr for the past 44+yrs and got tired of eating pebbles - rocks / bee's-hard shell beatles & bugs in general / Rain and even a bird here & there which is why i went to windscreens i looked thru which took care of all those issues that lower windscreens below forehead / eye lvl don't always block.
But during riding season I do take the time (less then 5 mins) to clean and wax the windscreen as needed which is why i dont have any problems looking thru it dry or in rain that fly's/runs off it due to being clean & waxed.
When bike is in off season i take 15-20mins to use proper compound for windscreens to buff and then polish most small scratches and dings out of it for the up coming season.
Scott
Last edited by YPD485; Sep 5, 2015 at 06:44 PM.
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