Two-Up Passenger Help
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Tourer
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From: Jacksonville, Fl.
Two-Up Passenger Help
Need some guidance from you more experienced touring riders. When my wife rides on the back of our Electra Glide her eye level is 1-2 inches above the top of my helmet. When we are at highway speeds her face is getting hammered by the wind coming up over the windshield.
I ride mostly solo so I have cut down the windshield so that it is a good 2-3 inches below my eye level which is perfect for me. I am thinking that I need to get a second windshield that is taller so that it will deflect the wind above her face. Do you think this will work? Thanks and any other tips would be appreciated.
I ride mostly solo so I have cut down the windshield so that it is a good 2-3 inches below my eye level which is perfect for me. I am thinking that I need to get a second windshield that is taller so that it will deflect the wind above her face. Do you think this will work? Thanks and any other tips would be appreciated.
Tourer
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From: Northern BC, Canada
The stock w/s on my Ltd. worked well for 2-up and my wife didn't get too much wind on the passenger seat. However, the top edge was right in my line of sight and it drove me fricken nuts. I bought a 9" and a 10.5" clearview. The 9" works great for me solo but the wind is at the top of my helmet and I think it will probably have the same problems as your cut-down. If it's too windy for my wife, I'll put the 10.5" w/s on. I'm sure a taller w/s will improve your passenger's comfort. The recurve w/s's should provide better wind management with lower height.
I posted some pics of the 9" on a Clearview-related thread somewhere.
I posted some pics of the 9" on a Clearview-related thread somewhere.
Road Warrior
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From: TEXAS
I had to add a taller windshield for my wife. I used the taller Harley shield for the Ultra, I believe it is 3" taller than standard, it made everything great for her. I now look through the windshield, which is kind of strange but it works okay.
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
what did your wife say about riding two up with the stock 12" windshield height, any buffeting then? I have thought about putting on a 9.5" recurve but my wife says she has no buffeting or turbulence problems at all, so why possibly create a problem when I don't have one now...
Road Warrior
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If you can, swap windscreens with some of your riding buddies and see what she likes before you buy one
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Road Captain
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get a flhtcustomshield for 2-up, I have a 14.5 flat-top
that I got for that reason and I keep on all the time
now, had a friend find a wild turkey that commited
suicide on his bike this past week and I just wouldn't
want something like that to end up in my lap going 70.
He had a larger than stock shield and I think it helped him.
that I got for that reason and I keep on all the time
now, had a friend find a wild turkey that commited
suicide on his bike this past week and I just wouldn't
want something like that to end up in my lap going 70.
He had a larger than stock shield and I think it helped him.