Nothing like learning from experience. Even tho, tape on each side of winsheild and a dull bit will work. I found the surest, safest way to make an opening in plexiglass/ lexan/ acrylic. I use a soldering iron. It also voids the chance of causing hair-line fractures in the material.

 

Just remind them who's bike puts out serious power!

 

Clearview shields are not Lexan. They are acrylic / plexiglass. Thats why you can polish them when they get scratched.

 

Drill half way thru, then finish it off from the other side, go slow

 

i just bought another one the correct height

 

sounds kinda cheap and unsafe to have on a bike! what if a rock came up and hit it and it broke that easy and now you have something sharp comming at your face... I was told some of the off brands are not safe for that reason

 

DUDE...you aint read how it happen'd evidently...it was real cold...had a big dull bit...picked up one end with other on the bench...pushed the bit, flexed the shield, broke it....clearview is one of the premier shields

 

What a great post! It drew out a lot of informative answers and questions. Keep that dig-camera handy.

 

I would use some kind of support behind the holes that are to be drilled so the windsheild does not flex.