Can a windshield be too high?
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Green Country Oklahoma
It's very individual thing for me yes windshield can be too high so I use 9 1/2" and for my wife stock shield wasn't tall enough by the way we are both 5'9". She like to hide behind it and I like see above it.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Marquette MI.
If you use a windshield that you can just see over you will have the greatest amount of reduced buffeting off the top of your helmet and you will still be able to see the road if you ever have to ride in the fog and your windshield fogs up. A fogged windshield doesn't happen very often but it does happen.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
Yes it is possible. The straight line wind coming over the top usually doesn't cause buffeting. Look at how many bikes are on the road with no shield.
Usually it is the air flowing from underneath or the sides.
Usually it is the air flowing from underneath or the sides.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
I like to have a W/S just tall enough to see over it, but at the same time be able to duck under it if need be.
Mine hits between my chin and lips which for me, I think is about right..
Mine hits between my chin and lips which for me, I think is about right..
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Southeastern Wisconsin
I'm in a quandry over this right now too. Had my seat cut down by MCC and now I look through my shield unless I sit very straight up. Looking through the edge of the shield makes me slouch down to see rather then look at the edge. For any that have cut their shield...is it really doable? I have watched the youtube video of it but still a bit sceered to take power tools to my shield. Got laid off last week and can't spring for a new shield if I fark it up.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: SO Cal
Just talked to ClearView shields today, they said park bike on level ground, upright place an object on the ground 50 feet away, the right shield will have you looking just over the top to see object.
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From: VA
I'm in a quandry over this right now too. Had my seat cut down by MCC and now I look through my shield unless I sit very straight up. Looking through the edge of the shield makes me slouch down to see rather then look at the edge. For any that have cut their shield...is it really doable? I have watched the youtube video of it but still a bit sceered to take power tools to my shield. Got laid off last week and can't spring for a new shield if I fark it up.