Windshield question
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From: Newport Oregon
Windshield question
I have a, what I think is a stupid, question. I have a detachable King size windshield-tall (22 inches from top of headlight) on my RK. The question is, should I be able to see over the top of the windshield or through it?
I was riding the other day in a darker area, I was surrounded by trees so the road was dark, but I had glare from the sun hitting my windshield. With the little bit of road grime/sea spray (I live on the Oregon Coast) I found that I had a hard time seeing the road through the windshield
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I figure asking you guys/gals is a lot better than asking my stealer who just wants to sell me another accessory. What do you think, through or over?
I was riding the other day in a darker area, I was surrounded by trees so the road was dark, but I had glare from the sun hitting my windshield. With the little bit of road grime/sea spray (I live on the Oregon Coast) I found that I had a hard time seeing the road through the windshield
. I figure asking you guys/gals is a lot better than asking my stealer who just wants to sell me another accessory. What do you think, through or over?
Road Captain
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From: Orange County, CA
Clearview over stock. I'm 5'9 and I had to look thru the stock one; didn't like it. The Clearview was around 2 in. shorter. For me, I can look above it and still not get the wind. It also depends on your bars and seat in relationship to how you sit on the bike.
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From: Grayland, WA.
Windvest. Better, more radical recurve than Clearview. Fast shipping, better product, yes more money but you get what you pay for. http://www.windvest.com/
I hated looking through it and cut the windshield down. I really enjoy having a windshield now that I look over the top easily. Others like to look through I could not get used to it and had to strain to look over the top.
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Road Master
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From: Central Oregon
I cut mine down so I could look over it. I put a mark on the ground about 40' in front of the bike and while looking through the windshield I measured how much to cut off so that spot on the ground would be just above the cut. Isn't really hard to cut them down.
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Road Master
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From: McHenry, IL
+3 on 2" below.
I had a tall one and a short one and a SE one as well (the one in my pics). the medium one(2" below) provided the most protection w/o any fatigue of trying to look thru. Although, in a nasty storm, it is always nice to have a large shield to hide behind.
I had a tall one and a short one and a SE one as well (the one in my pics). the medium one(2" below) provided the most protection w/o any fatigue of trying to look thru. Although, in a nasty storm, it is always nice to have a large shield to hide behind.