Electra Glide windshield help?
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I have the 6.5" recurve on a SG and it works very well. You can put your hand by the windshield at highway speed and you feel no wind from the top on the shield up about 1.5". So a 6.5" shield is acting like one that is 8". I am 5'8", have a fork baffle and ride a Corbin and there is no wind-buffeting at all.
Having said that I am not sure about how good it is in rain. I have only had the bike for 1 riding season (Minnesota, read as short) and only had one rain riding opportunity & it was not good. I was only a couple of miles away from home and I was just wearing regular sunglasses but so much water (not direct rain) was getting into my eyes that it was difficult to see. I don't remember this happening on my RK or any other bike with a shield. This has me wondering if the turbidity caused by the Recurve creates a problem when ridding in rain. I am actually looking forward to a rain / ride opportunity to fully test how good it is the rain before I leave for the Patriot Guard Rally in Utah this summer.
Anyone have any riding in the rain comments with a Recurve?
Having said that I am not sure about how good it is in rain. I have only had the bike for 1 riding season (Minnesota, read as short) and only had one rain riding opportunity & it was not good. I was only a couple of miles away from home and I was just wearing regular sunglasses but so much water (not direct rain) was getting into my eyes that it was difficult to see. I don't remember this happening on my RK or any other bike with a shield. This has me wondering if the turbidity caused by the Recurve creates a problem when ridding in rain. I am actually looking forward to a rain / ride opportunity to fully test how good it is the rain before I leave for the Patriot Guard Rally in Utah this summer.
Anyone have any riding in the rain comments with a Recurve?
I run with a 9.5 recurve. I don't get direct rain in my face but I do get spray from under the batwing.
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