Windshield wrong height on Road King
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Joined: Nov 2016
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From: Northern New Jersey
I had a 20 inch shield on a 2001 Road King I recently bought. Much too high for my 5'8" self. Hated looking through it. Got a Long Ride Shields 16 inch recurve and it's perfect. I can easily see over it and I'm not being buffeted.
Your results will vary with your height and riding style, but I've had 3 LRS on different bikes. Always a good result for me and the prices are fantastic.
http://www.longrideshields.com/defau...FQlXDQoda0YCyA
Your results will vary with your height and riding style, but I've had 3 LRS on different bikes. Always a good result for me and the prices are fantastic.
http://www.longrideshields.com/defau...FQlXDQoda0YCyA
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
Cut her down a couple inches and tint it.
You wont't regret it, or just wait until LRS has windshields on sale and get one of their's for $50 or 60 and sell your's on here which would be the easiest.
You wont't regret it, or just wait until LRS has windshields on sale and get one of their's for $50 or 60 and sell your's on here which would be the easiest.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: New Brunswick Canada
Was going to cut mine but put a lowering kit on the bike and didn't have to cut the windshield after it was lowered... Usually its cut around the middle of your nose height but there were times that some very large bugs hit the top of the windshield with the couple extra inches which would have hurt like hell if they would have hit my forehead. Have several friends that went to a carpenter shop where the carpenter cuts plexiglass as there was not a glass shop near by. He cut it with a band saw and used a belt sander to smooth it out.... worked perfect and around $20.
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From: Northern California
I have 4-5 different shields collected over many years of Road King Riding
I learned to look through
Having options is nice though for sure
Cutting yours down is easy as can be the previous postings are on the money
Practice on the cut off chunk your edge the torch is best
Best windshield I ever used is the one from Klock Werks Flare Billboard got it used here on the forums for a deal and it has been on the bike since, except when the Batwing is on
I learned to look through
Having options is nice though for sure
Cutting yours down is easy as can be the previous postings are on the money
Practice on the cut off chunk your edge the torch is best
Best windshield I ever used is the one from Klock Werks Flare Billboard got it used here on the forums for a deal and it has been on the bike since, except when the Batwing is on
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: SW FL-Jersey Shore Emigre
get some of that green masking tape and tape it good where it needs to be cut, (so the jig saw or bandsaw you have in the shop won't scratch it) take pencil and mark it where your nose would hit it straight ahead. use your pencil and start free handing an arc on it until you get it where it looks good to you and start cutting.easy as pie. if you have a belt sander or a sanding block sand it until you get it to look to suit you. I've cut off several and the results have been great.
so easy a caveman could do it.
so easy a caveman could do it.
When I bought my 2013 it had a 23 in.(!) windshield on it. I cut it down to 18 in., and now it looks factory perfect and it's just the right height. If you're at all handy, you can do it easily.
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Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Tehachapi, CA
Unfortunately, the best set up for any bike is a combination of the right windshield and right seat and for everybody that will be different. For me I bought three seats and two windshield before I got the right combo. The only way to know if you got everything right is to ride for hours, making it impossible to know sitting one in the dealership.
