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The 99 1500 SE I purchased in March came with a tall tulsa windshield. Being 6'4" I have never had a bike that had a windshield that was higher than my head while sitting on the bike. While I found the tall windshield comfortable to ride behind I found that my preference was still to be able to see over the top.
I got up the nerve and recruted my son to help me cutoff about five inches so that the top of the windshield sat about even with the tip of my nose. The job went great and the windshield looked awsome. Life was great and I was very happy with thelook of the modified tulsa until my wife and I went for our first ride after cutting down thewindshield and found that due to the slope of the tulsa the wind was now directed pretty much right into my forehead and swept around me and hit my wife more than ever. After three rides we found each ride the same. It was like riding in a wind storm even on a calm day,
It was actually bad enough that my wife Deb who loves to ride with me told me to buy a new windshield.
I ordered a new Memphis shade windshield which should be here in a few days.
Has any one else cut down a tall tulsa? If so I hope the results were favorable for you. Due to the slope of the tulsa I would not recomend cutting one down.
Live and learn
Happy Trails
Slim
The 99 1500 SE I purchased in March came with a tall tulsa windshield. Being 6'4" I have never had a bike that had a windshield that was higher than my head while sitting on the bike. While I found the tall windshield comfortable to ride behind I found that my preference was still to be able to see over the top.
I got up the nerve and recruted my son to help me cutoff about five inches so that the top of the windshield sat about even with the tip of my nose. The job went great and the windshield looked awsome. Life was great and I was very happy with thelook of the modified tulsa until my wife and I went for our first ride after cutting down thewindshield and found that due to the slope of the tulsa the wind was now directed pretty much right into my forehead and swept around me and hit my wife more than ever. After three rides we found each ride the same. It was like riding in a wind storm even on a calm day,
It was actually bad enough that my wife Deb who loves to ride with me told me to buy a new windshield.
I ordered a new Memphis shade windshield which should be here in a few days.
Has any one else cut down a tall tulsa? If so I hope the results were favorable for you. Due to the slope of the tulsa I would not recomend cutting one down.
Live and learn
Happy Trails
Slim