Do you change windshields for different rides?
Do you change windshields for different rides?
How many of you have a different type/brand/tint windshield for different riding conditions or seasons?
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: outskirts of ba habba
10" dark smoked works for all occasions here......
Pushes the brunt of wind "up & over" my melon.....
I can actually ride w/out eye protection up to 35 / 45
with no problems, and I wear contacts.
Feel sorry for everybody fighting to find the correct / right
windshield to fit !!!!
Pushes the brunt of wind "up & over" my melon.....
I can actually ride w/out eye protection up to 35 / 45
with no problems, and I wear contacts.
Feel sorry for everybody fighting to find the correct / right
windshield to fit !!!!
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 603
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From: Villa Rica, GA
I do have the windshield 'collection' like many but I'm really sold on the 'madstad' windshield that I have on my road glide now. I kept the factory one for 'looks' but I doubt I'll bother changing it back and forth
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From: Illinois
I rode tens of thousands of miles without a windshield. When I started riding behind a windshield, for the first two bikes it was a full height, look through shield. I thought that was ok until I had to ride through heavy rain.
Now I have an 8" recurve that I could paint black without effecting my vision and provides all the wind protection I need.
No need to change shields unless this one gets broken.
Dennis
Edited to add I had to change several times to find the one that worked on my SG
Now I have an 8" recurve that I could paint black without effecting my vision and provides all the wind protection I need.
No need to change shields unless this one gets broken.
Dennis
Edited to add I had to change several times to find the one that worked on my SG
Last edited by rochkes; May 23, 2012 at 05:02 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 215
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From: Houston,TX
I do.
I mostly ride with a 6.5" KW flare.
However when my wife rides along she hates it.
I have 10" recurve I slip in for those occasions.
I have used the bigger shield on a long road trip too.
I mostly ride with a 6.5" KW flare.
However when my wife rides along she hates it.
I have 10" recurve I slip in for those occasions.
I have used the bigger shield on a long road trip too.
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Michigan
I haven't taken off my 6.5" Klock Werks Flare windshield since I installed it. It works just as good at 10 mph as it does at 90 mph and still has the low stock look.
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Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Otsego, MN
I have an adjustable windshield
I used to change my shields out all the time on my Ultra. However, about a year ago I bought a baggershield. I can leave it at the 8" height for looks, warm weather or low speed cruising, or in a few seconds adjust it up to the 12" height for cool weather or highway speeds. I tried the happy medium 10" shield, but it was not quite enough protection when I needed it or too much when I wanted more air.
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: West Coast of AZ
Does ON or OFF count as changing a windshield? For road trips my road king runs a full shield that I can see over (about 16") but I do like the wind in my face when I can for shorter runs.