RK Owners - What's Ur longest ride w/o windshield?
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RK Owners - What's Ur longest ride w/o windshield?
I love to ride w/o a windshield, one of the reasons I got a RKC.. Wanted to see how far some of you have ridden w/o a shield?
Being fairly upright, and actting like a parachute above 75mph, how long does it take fatigue to set in??
(talking about in fair weather, above 60F and no rain..)
Being fairly upright, and actting like a parachute above 75mph, how long does it take fatigue to set in??
(talking about in fair weather, above 60F and no rain..)
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Over 25 years ago I made a 125 mile round trip to work 5 days a week w/o a shield.
Had a Fatboy a few years back and anything out of town and over about 40 mph the shield was on. I'd say about 30 minutes without a shield for someone thats not used to it would be plenty enough to make ones neck hurt. Thats at highway speed.
Had a Fatboy a few years back and anything out of town and over about 40 mph the shield was on. I'd say about 30 minutes without a shield for someone thats not used to it would be plenty enough to make ones neck hurt. Thats at highway speed.
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I rode a 1970 (I think) Yamahahaha 750 triple to North Dakota when I was 18. Young and dumb, windshields were for sissys back then. Harleys were very rare in Nort central Wisconsin back then.
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Short trips around town or short back road trips of less than 40 miles..... Yeah, I'm an
old geezer and the shield is ON 95% of the time. Its an age thing...most anybody under 35 will not understand............................hdman
old geezer and the shield is ON 95% of the time. Its an age thing...most anybody under 35 will not understand............................hdman
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Anyway, to answer the op's question, I started riding in 1967,but never had a windshield on a bike until an 02 Dyna.
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9 hours. About kilt me; but then again I was pushing the underside of half century when I did it. No more! Anything more than 20 Minutes on the Hwy, shield is on. It's just not as fun to be to be beat up by the wind as it was 25 years ago. Older guys that still do it today at my age are tough. Tougher than I am.
