You're definitely gonna want a taller wind shield during love bug season and riding at night through LA, good god! I'm from New Orleans and go back and forth frequently, the ride on 49 is a killer... I don't think you would want all those bugs on your helmet or glasses, better to be in the wind shield.

 

 

I have a 6.5 klockwerks for around town and a 11" clear for interstate travels and trips

 

Stock flhxse and a 11.5 klockworks

 

How different can your riding be day to day?

 

My Glide and batwing are much older, but finding the right single size shield seems to me to be the way ahead. I have a qd windshield on my Sporty, but to be honest that is more useful for removing to clean the bike easily, than riding without it!

 

I've not tried different shields for local and highway riding. I found one shield that I thought did the best job in preventing helmet buffeting and stuck with that one shield. A 9" Long Ride Shields Ultra Recurve did the trick.

 

I have 3....a 4" for around town in good weather.......a 6' for when I want a little less wind and a 10" for long haul riding.....that one doenst give me a beating from the wind at 70>

All LRS shields with top curve.

 

When I first bought my '05 Road Glide, I hated the stock tall windshield. Started a long journey to find something that worked for me. This resulted in a shorty most of the year, and the stock windshield for touring. But changing the windshields on a Roadie is a bit of a PITA. About 4 years ago I got Klock Werks 14" sport flare and I have concluded she works for all occasions. Minor compromise on height, noticeable in the rain, but I prefer to look over the top anyway. It took a lot of time and a lot of trial and error to find the one I could live with year round, Good luck.