Windshields on a SG
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From: Maryland
any bobblehead effect with that Fast Aire 6" I'm 6'5" as well and I don't think the 6.5" Klock Werks is enough
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From: navarre ohio
i have a 3" dark smoked shield because it looks good for the summer, but the wind really beats the hell out of you over the fairing when going over 50mph. i am 5'8", i have a stock 12" EGC windsheild for colder times,that is perfect for me. most wind and everything is deflected away from my body and head.
sitting up in a normal riding position,you should just look over top of the shield.
some times i will slouch down and look through the sheild, but unless you clean it several times a day, and it is relativity scratch/haze free, you really cant see through it that great. every couple miles it will get covered in glue like bug corpses..
sitting up in a normal riding position,you should just look over top of the shield.
some times i will slouch down and look through the sheild, but unless you clean it several times a day, and it is relativity scratch/haze free, you really cant see through it that great. every couple miles it will get covered in glue like bug corpses..
Last edited by j1mmy; Sep 14, 2012 at 11:29 PM.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
I cut stock windscreens down to the height I want- it is pretty easy to use a rotozip, jig or coping saw to cut the BOTTOM edge ( which is hidden).
Lots of riders "uograde" which means that stock windscreens can be bought for about $35- and the H-D Lexan is a tough bugger too- unlike some other brands.
I swap seats around alot, Ultra seat for touring, Streetglide seat in State and Brawler solo seat around town- so that means I have 3 different seated heights depending on which seat on on the bike.
I cut the windscreen so that the top edge "appears" to intersect the road about 40' in front of the bike.
That'll throw most of the grit and bugs over my head
The stock windscreen also allows you to tuck into it in crap weather and see through it- a recurve or a tint won't be as good in that respect.
and the cost works out pretty good too.
in terms of "bobble", if you wear a helmet- you have twice the area presented to the wind. Helmet choice is crucial. I use a H-D branded 1/2 with a ducktail in the back. no bobble, no pulling on the chin strap.
Mike
Lots of riders "uograde" which means that stock windscreens can be bought for about $35- and the H-D Lexan is a tough bugger too- unlike some other brands.
I swap seats around alot, Ultra seat for touring, Streetglide seat in State and Brawler solo seat around town- so that means I have 3 different seated heights depending on which seat on on the bike.
I cut the windscreen so that the top edge "appears" to intersect the road about 40' in front of the bike.
That'll throw most of the grit and bugs over my head
The stock windscreen also allows you to tuck into it in crap weather and see through it- a recurve or a tint won't be as good in that respect.
and the cost works out pretty good too.
in terms of "bobble", if you wear a helmet- you have twice the area presented to the wind. Helmet choice is crucial. I use a H-D branded 1/2 with a ducktail in the back. no bobble, no pulling on the chin strap.
Mike
2011 Streetglide, I am 6' tall use a stock hd seat with built in backrest and run an 8" dark tint kury windscreen from J&P cycles. i was told that is the highest dark tint windscreen allowed in florida. i see over the windscreen, take a little air but its the right size for me. the stock one was not cutting it as i experienced alot of wind buffeting with the low one.
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From: South Carolina Coast
7" Harley Wind Splitter
I just switched up tho the Harley 7" Wind Splitter. I'm 5'10" with a 21" front wheel, 1" lowering kit in front end and a seat that gets you about 1" lower to the ground. I replaced my 3.5" Klockwerks just for the fall riding season. Works extremely well with less buffeting behind the fairing, less noise to better hear the radio and nice looks. Check it out.
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From: Chicagoland
I'm 6'-2" and sit in a stock '11 FLHX seat on my '08 FLHX. Started out withthe HD stock windshield, and quickly learned it sucks. Went to a 6" standard Fast Aire (great windshields too!). But recently repainted the bike and wanted to paint the windshield to match the bike. A friend gave me a new Klockwerks, black 6.5", and I have to admit... I absolutely love it. The shape is perfect, and it offers very little wind buffeting, and it looks awesome. It flows well with the new bars, there's no issues wiuth possible paint chipping, because it's made black, not painted.
That being said, it may not be for everyone, it just fits exactly what I was looking for.
That being said, it may not be for everyone, it just fits exactly what I was looking for.