Windscreen height
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From: Kansas City, Missouri
Just call John at Freedom Shields. He will send you in the right direction. Super nice guy and makes great shields.
Last edited by heavymetalthunder; Aug 27, 2022 at 05:33 PM.
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From: Atlantic Canada, eh
Trace the curve of your windshield onto a large pc of paper or cardboard.
Trace that curve onto your windshield
Put on a light coloured painters tape.
Take a jigsaw with fine tooth blade and cut off your windshield.
Sand the edge smooth. (fine sandpaper, then alcohol, etc._)
Total cost $0.00
Make it so you can see (I believe) 20' in front of the bike *JUST* over the windshield sitting up straight. THis will generally be when the windshield lines up with your moustache/below your nose.
Trace that curve onto your windshield
Put on a light coloured painters tape.
Take a jigsaw with fine tooth blade and cut off your windshield.
Sand the edge smooth. (fine sandpaper, then alcohol, etc._)
Total cost $0.00
Make it so you can see (I believe) 20' in front of the bike *JUST* over the windshield sitting up straight. THis will generally be when the windshield lines up with your moustache/below your nose.
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From: TN
I got the dark smoke and wish I would've went with the lighter one. Pita to see at night even with an illegal led trucklite headlight lmfao.
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From: Good roads, cold beer
yea, I avoid dark shields. I had a super cheap one early on but at night it was a PITA. Def medium tint, works well.
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I had a cheap one called black wave and you couldn't see a spotlight shining thru the front side. This dark smoke is too dark I have to always look over it instead of thru it after dark. I usually prefer to look thru a windscreen instead of over. I'm 6'2 and the one I have from Freedom Shields is 11" and I may get a 10.5 from them. F'd up got in a damn hurry and removing the plastic so I can't return it.
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 4,816
Likes: 1,320
From: Good roads, cold beer
I had a cheap one called black wave and you couldn't see a spotlight shining thru the front side. This dark smoke is too dark I have to always look over it instead of thru it after dark. I usually prefer to look thru a windscreen instead of over. I'm 6'2 and the one I have from Freedom Shields is 11" and I may get a 10.5 from them. F'd up got in a damn hurry and removing the plastic so I can't return it.
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