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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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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?
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Do a Touring Forum search for "cut windshield" and you'll find several threads on this topic, including several with pictures.

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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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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.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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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.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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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 .
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mtclassic
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.
+1 Did the same on my last bike. Took it to a glass shop and have them twenty bucks...
 
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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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 .
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.
 
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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.
 
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Look at the LSR windshields for about $ 65 for the Ultra model. I read great reviews. Do a search on the Touring forum.
 
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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
 
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