is there a way to cut a few inches off a stock windshield?
someone told me they did it and it wasnt to hard to do.
has anyone done this before?

 

Do a Touring Forum search for "cut windshield" and you'll find several threads on this topic, including several with pictures.

HTH.

 

just make sure you do the cutting from the bottom up, you place tape on the area you are cutting so the window doesn't splinter. not hard. i have done it on a few windshields over the years. many ways of doing it, depending on the tools you have.

 

I took mine to a plexiglass shop and they cut 3" off my EG shield and it left a factory finish on the edge. they charged $15 and you could not tell it had been cut the edge finish was so good.

 

No need to messup your stock wind shield .go to www.fastaire.com for around $40 you can get any size and tint you want . Ive purchased several over the past few years .

 

+1 Did the same on my last bike. Took it to a glass shop and have them twenty bucks...

 

I have had 3 fastaires and while they are cheap and a good value I perfer a better quality shield. Stock is a high quality scratch resistant shield. One fastaire cracked on me and they all scratched pretty easy. Still for the money they are a good deal, just not for me any more. Funny thing is when my shield cracked I called to ask if it was warrantied and the owner said it was not and nothing he could do. A while later i mentioned it in a post and he said to send it back and he would replace it. It had already been tossed out. This was several years ago probably in 2005 or so.

 

I have 2 Fastair windscreens, an 8" and a 10". Att $35-40 shipped, you cant go wrong. I havent experienced any cracks or scratches in mine, with about 6000 miles on them.

 

Look at the LSR windshields for about $ 65 for the Ultra model. I read great reviews. Do a search on the Touring forum.

 

I have cut several down. I use a large compas to scribe a line. I use a pair of avaition - sheet metal snips and cut to 1/8" from line and use a belt sander laying on my work bench to cut to the line. I then use 600 grit sand paper to finish. Takes less than 1 hour and with the 600 grit paper has a smoother finish than stock