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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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I bought the HD shield that was 2 1/2 inches shorter and tinted.&nbsp\\; I wouldn't want it any shorter, works great.&nbsp\\; I'm about 5' 10 1/2'.&nbsp\\; You get more wind naturally but not what I would call buffetting.
Not sure about the bars, why do you need to move them.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Congrats on the new bike. I'm 6' tall, I had my changed from 12' to 9', one I was riding in the rain and couldn't see anything in front of me with 12"......
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Changed my windshield out for a 9" recurve, love it. Very little buffeting except at 80mph or so.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Agreed.&nbsp\\; The stock windshield on my Ultra is right across my line of sight, and drove me batshit on the test ride.&nbsp\\; I'm changing the windshield immediately when I pick it up tomorrow.&nbsp\\; I don't want something super short\\; I'm going with something about 2" shorter.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 05:32 AM
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1BadBagger, what's a recurve, a windshield that curves forward at the top?&nbsp\\; I rode last night with the stock shield on again and I was getting the same feeling as with the shorter shield.&nbsp\\; There was a pretty stiff wind last night so that would cause turbulence no matter what shield is used.&nbsp\\; I will definitely have to cut the stock down. The top of the shield is right in my sight line.
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Chuck, was just wondering how much work it was with the fairing just to rotate the bars a little, that's all.
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The lowers I was talking about in my original post are the HD chrome lowers that sell for about $65, not those that fit on the engine guard.&nbsp\\;
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Thanks all for your comments.
 
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