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Dec 9, 2008 | 05:28 AM

#31

Pastor John

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Road Hawg, the tint is so light that you won't notice it on the road. It offers a bit of cosmetic appeal, but unless you are looking through the windshield I don't think it would be a factor, night or day. If you're looking through the windshield, you could perhaps notice it at night, but even then I don't think it would diminish your vision.

Dec 9, 2008 | 06:38 AM

#32

RODEO

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That would be a "big change" for me if I had to look "through" a bike windshield as opposed to over the top of it. Is this your first Motorcycle? The windshield throws the air up and over you so it's fine to position the windshield at nose level. Anyway, some do look through as opposed to over the top. One think you don't want is to have your eyes looking "at" the top as that will become annoying and possibly dangerous too.

Dec 9, 2008 | 06:57 AM

#33

skootchnc

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Originally Posted by mslater741

maybe its me but i cant tell any difference in handling between my stock shield, or x-lrg clearview. or for that matter my 6" el -cheapo

A lot of "the feeling" depends on how tall YOU sit in the saddle..... and the road speeds you ride.
Air gets "pushed" up and over... if one sits "this" high on the bike, the air flows over the head... "that" tall on the saddle, and the rider's head is in the turbulance.... ditto with location... closer/farther to the windshield. I've riden 20 years without a windshield... wind has never bothered me... 500 mile days were just a scoot around the corner to me.

I've tried the "wind deflector" route... was fine around town... but I couldn't hear the radio on the interstate...

Dec 9, 2008 | 08:05 AM

#34

Road Hawg

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Originally Posted by Saturday Night Special

Definitely not my first bike, I've owned a Harley since the seventies. It depends how and where I'm riding if I prefer to look over or through the windshield. When it's 30 degrees and I'm on a long ride I prefer to look through the windshield to prevent my face from peeling off. Summer months definitely over the top.

Dec 9, 2008 | 09:21 AM

#35

rideon

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From: British Columbia

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Originally Posted by zeus33

I ordered the xlg clearview just now. They had a light tint one in the blem stock so hopefully I can get that one, and the wait won't be too long. Even though it snowed here yesterday about a half a foot, everything is white the roads are ice covered, wont be riding for a while.

I think I'll be looking through the windshield more than over it. If I have to look over it I can by sitting up tall. I have a piece of cardboard taped to the windshield at the new height, it seems fine.

Ok, that is grrrreat. Exactly what I wanted to hear. Now I have no concerns.

Thanks for your comments.

I had a clear view large +2" with tint on my road glide. I'am 6'2" and I found I was looking right at the top edge. With a tinted winshield this is even more distracting so I took it off. The windshield also hit the mirror stems unless I turned the bars way back.

Dec 9, 2008 | 10:49 AM

#36

caymen8

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I've got the Clearview large windshield with tint and vent. I'm 5"10 (but I have a long torso, so on a bike I sit like someone 6') and I see over the top of the windshield. The shield keeps the wind out of my face. I wear a full face helmet, but keep the face shield open unless it is raining. However, I do still get some buffeting to the top of my helmet at highway speeds. Not terrible, but annoying. The windshield is very well made and very sturdy at any speed.

If I were to do it over, I probably would not pay for the vent or the tinting. I can't tell that the vent really does anything, and the tinting is very light.

I use to have a Goldwing (which has the exact same vent that is on the Clearview) and the vent made a difference because the fairing blocked all wind from the front of the bike. On the Road Glide there is plenty of air coming up from under the fairing, which is probably why the vent doesn't feel like it does much.