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SpiderBob wrote:
I have thought of getting one for my wife's sake, still have not. I look through my windshield as I have for over 12 years, never a problem, rain, cold, fog or whatever. I never heard that it drops off the bottom, but then I always wondered where it went, it can't all go over the top.Don't think I'd like it hitting me at pocket level.:shock:
So if you take it on and off, what is left, or can you do that?
It depends upon the year, model of bike and style of shield. They have one for many different applications. Some mount with screws or physical fasteners and some like the one I had have industrial glue strips (fancy double stick tape) and velcro type plastic fasteners that fold over it and hold it in place. That is the way the one I tried fastened is with the plastic hook and loop style fastener, the base of it sticks to the existing windshield and the hook and loop secures the other plastic gadget. So yes you could remove that particular one and run without it if you wished.
I just really hated it, it was a double whammy as far as right in the line of my vision, with the shield all the way down, yes I could see over it, just that it bothered me all the time. Just like putting some type of trim on the edge of the windshield to turn the water, that bothers me too, even though I can see over it , it is a line right in my vision at eye level.
Some people love them, and I did see the advantage of the way it does greatly decrease the wind buffet. I just could not stand the thing in my line of sight.
I have since done one other thing that as a side benefit seems to have worked as far as the wind buffeting just as well. When I installed the Kuryakyn handlebar riser kit on my 1800 I was really caught by suprise at how much the buffeting from the air flow around the sheild went away. By moving the grips and large bulky switch controls back and up and away from the votex behind the shield, it really did decrease the airflow , or in some way deflect it away from the rider. So I accidently discovered that.
So do not take my review to heart. Some do like them. It is just that I cannot stand anything in my line of sight. That was my main dis-agreement with it. I have my stock sheild cut off one and 1/4 inches from stock anyway, so I can truely see over it.
The only time I have the sheild up is in cold weather, I do enjoy sitting behind a wind block when it is cold, but I can barely tolerate it then, and if the day warms up to 50 degrees or so, back down it goes.
Kit
Mine is in a trash can somewhere in Atlanta, I ripped it off on the way to Calhoun this past year. Cleaned all the glue off, shined up the windshield with pledge and went on. 
