Road Glide Windshields....
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 915
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From: SE FL & Black Hills SD
Give Windvest a call. http://www.windvest.com/products/products.html They will give you an opinion as to what would work best for you. And they will stand behind that opinion. If they get it wrong, THEY will fix it.
I am 5'10" with 31" inseam. The 10" is doing the job, but I am also thinking of trying a 12" to make it even better, but haven't pulled the trigger. On a buggy day last week, I had one bug mark on my helmet to clean off and there were tons of them.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 803
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From: Northern, NJ
hmmmmm liking the Windvest now....... man this stuff is the one thing I hate about getting new bikes.... all the variables you aren't used to.
SHREDSURF~~ at 6'2" are you looking well over the 13" or barely? .... I still want a breeze, but want the "BIG WIND" to not hit me in the face. WIth the set up I have now the 'big wind' hits right on top of my head and I get some breeze... not enough to rattle my sunglasses... but a decent breeze
SHREDSURF~~ at 6'2" are you looking well over the 13" or barely? .... I still want a breeze, but want the "BIG WIND" to not hit me in the face. WIth the set up I have now the 'big wind' hits right on top of my head and I get some breeze... not enough to rattle my sunglasses... but a decent breeze
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 180
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From: ALABAMA
So......... I went with a 14" Windvest w/ recurve..... as far as around town the amount of wind I get is perfect..... but since I have put that thing on I lost a boat load of my "Road Glide stability" Now cross winds shake the bike.... where I used to be able to ride in the air pocket behind an 18 wheeler (I was checking out the stability when I first got it.. not where I normally ride) now any time I'm on the interstate with much wind the thing gets the shakes... ESPECIALLY with the wife on the back and a travel bag on the luggage rack.... anybody else ever run into anything like that?
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 588
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From: Naugatuck, CT
Cross Wind Vs Buffeting
So......... I went with a 14" Windvest w/ recurve..... as far as around town the amount of wind I get is perfect..... but since I have put that thing on I lost a boat load of my "Road Glide stability" Now cross winds shake the bike.... where I used to be able to ride in the air pocket behind an 18 wheeler (I was checking out the stability when I first got it.. not where I normally ride) now any time I'm on the interstate with much wind the thing gets the shakes... ESPECIALLY with the wife on the back and a travel bag on the luggage rack.... anybody else ever run into anything like that?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
Same with my buddy, he's got eight shields for his RG and still not happy. I bought one 8" LRS Ultra for my Batwing and its perfect.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 180
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From: ALABAMA
Yeah, when I had the Street Glide the wind would make it do the "batwing shuffle" down the road.. with the bike moving back and forth and the handlebars moving back and forth also.... on the Roadie... just the bike shakes back and forth.. no handlebar movement... but still didn't get ANY of this until I put the bigger shield on..... still the largest factor might have been the huge Kuryakyn bag having the weight distribution off.... and catching even more of the cross wind...... I did notice though as soon as I put the shield on there was more push from the cross wind even with out the wife and the bag on ........ don't know.... I might have to save up and try one of the taller "Flare" style and see if there is a difference...... I just hate to spend the money that I don't really have.
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Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 603
Likes: 10
From: Villa Rica, GA
I tried several shields and couldn't get happy with the glide. I finally bit the bullet and spent bucks for the madstad windshield. I didn't think I would like the look but I actually do. It gets tons of comments including when I took it into the shop today to get it worked on. More importantly, it's improved my ride quality considerably.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 309
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hmmmmm liking the Windvest now....... man this stuff is the one thing I hate about getting new bikes.... all the variables you aren't used to.
SHREDSURF~~ at 6'2" are you looking well over the 13" or barely? .... I still want a breeze, but want the "BIG WIND" to not hit me in the face. WIth the set up I have now the 'big wind' hits right on top of my head and I get some breeze... not enough to rattle my sunglasses... but a decent breeze
SHREDSURF~~ at 6'2" are you looking well over the 13" or barely? .... I still want a breeze, but want the "BIG WIND" to not hit me in the face. WIth the set up I have now the 'big wind' hits right on top of my head and I get some breeze... not enough to rattle my sunglasses... but a decent breeze