Windshield Replacement and height
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Road Warrior
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Windshield Replacement and height
I'm picking up my new ultra soon and the stock windshield is the wrong height so I plan on replacing it with a Clearview recurve. I think the stock is a 12" and right now sitting on the bike I am looking at about the top 1" of the windshield. I also rented a 09 ultra for a weekend so I know this stock is not going to work, I want to be able to look over it. So my 2 questions are: 1) How easy is it to replace them (it looks awful easy), is there anything I should be aware of? 2) I am thinking of a 9.5" recurve dark tint, is there any other 6'1" riders that can give me feedback about this height?
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They are extremely easy to change out. The "three screws" at the top of the fairing is all that needs to be removed.
I'm 6' 0" and have a 9 1/2" Clearview windshield and it works great. The shield will be covered in bugs but I will hardly ever have any on my glasses.
I'm 6' 0" and have a 9 1/2" Clearview windshield and it works great. The shield will be covered in bugs but I will hardly ever have any on my glasses.
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Clearview is a great windshield. One thing to be carefull of when you change windshields is don't overtighten the 3 screws. I have a 6.5 & 9.5 Clearview recurve with shorter for local riding and taller for long trips. One thing some guys do is buy a Fast Aire windshield which BTW is a great quality windshield for the money first to make sure they got right height before investing in a more expensive windshield. One more thing consider the Clearview blems and save alittle dough as most of the defects are hardly noticeable.
Last edited by acchd; May 22, 2009 at 10:42 AM.
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Road Warrior
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Thanks guys, I thought it looked simple enough to do. I did look at the blemished shields on their web site but they only had 12" shields at this time. I think 9.5" is the one I will go with since the next step up with the clearview appears to be a 10.5" and I'm pretty sure that will be too tall.
Thanks again!!
Thanks again!!
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Road Warrior
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Easy, but remember it is torx! Also, I bought a few different ones! I use a tall clear in the winter and cold months to look through and an 8.5 tinted to look over, now... I am about the same height.
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Road Captain
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I'm 6'1" and switched to a dark gray 9.5" with recurve. In my opinion, it's just a little too low - I get more head buffeting than with the 12 stock shield. Also, the dark tint is REALLY dark, so you might not see anything immediately in front of you at a gas station or in your garage. On the road, it's fine.
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Road Warrior
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Thanks, looks like a "good" set of torx drivers are in the plans. What size clear windshield do you use in the winter?