RK windshield cut down
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From: SE Wisconsin
RE: RK windshield cut down
Trace the shape of the top curveon a piece of poster board, cut it out. Line up the template and slid it down an inch and tape it down. Use a jigsaw and just follow the template. Sand it smooth by hand or aome kind of electric sander.
The poster board will protect your shield from getting scratched from the saw.
I used blue painters tape to hold the template down.
The poster board will protect your shield from getting scratched from the saw.
I used blue painters tape to hold the template down.
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From: Montana
RE: RK windshield cut down
I did as many have mentioned here, but first I used an old set of dividers like we had in grade school metal point on one side and pencil on the other, I ran that to copy the main curvature, however no matter how you trace the curve you will find a little free hand design work as you need to flare the curve to the outside again. This is very easy to do by the way. I used the blue painters tape as mentioned and followed thelight pencil line with the tapeand covered a good portion of the windshield with some paper and tyvek ( I had it laying around, it's house wrap) I cut with a metal cutting jig saw blade and went slow and tried no to veer off track. I then sanded with very small belt sander with fine sand paper, then polised by hand with a 600 grit and a small block all the way to 1000 grit wet and dry...
You would never know it was done....
One thing that you should be sure not to do is cut too much at one time, I felt I needed 2" off. I cut mine twice, but end result is I should have rode for awhile, I ended up using a different seat and it is higher so now I get some glasses flutter.... One inch would have been just fine
Story of my life, wish I had another inch.... LOL
Anyway, hope it helps, good luck.
BDR
You would never know it was done....
One thing that you should be sure not to do is cut too much at one time, I felt I needed 2" off. I cut mine twice, but end result is I should have rode for awhile, I ended up using a different seat and it is higher so now I get some glasses flutter.... One inch would have been just fine
Story of my life, wish I had another inch.... LOL
Anyway, hope it helps, good luck.
BDR
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