Tall windshield vs. stock

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I replaced my stock windshield with the tall slip streamer from Cyclemaxohio. and I like it fine.

It is so close to the Tulsa Tall I had on my Venture Royal that it's had to tell them apart.

I receive much less buffeting and the wife likes it much better also.

I found with the Tulsa and this Slipstreamer that the rain just sheets off the shield and did not need to be cut down to just below the center of the eyes.

Good Luck

Mohawk

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hatchetman wrote:

whatever you replace it with, Make sure you are able to see over it if your windshield fogs over or gets splashed causing zero visability.

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My thoughts and experience exactly. Loved my tall Tulsa, which was on my 1500 when I purchased it. Was above eye level but provided great wind protection and was wonderful in the rain - in daylight.

At night, in rain or fog it was just plain awful............couldn't see a thing.

I now have a Windbender, which doesn't provide quite the protection but I sure like it better. Just enough wind to remind you why you ride a motorcycle in the first place!

In any case, we all have our own preferences - that's why all the choices in the marketplace! Good luck with whichever you choose.

T.

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I'm soon going to replace my tall windshield (new one issitting in the garage waiting for warmer weather) with a Cee Bailey's that I can look over.

The tall one is fine for me in good daylight weather but I don't like it in the rain, or worse, in the rainat night. Because I often ride at night and I'm nottoo selective about the riding weather - other than lightening storms - I only want one piece of plastic (helmet visor) to look through when conditions are less than ideal.

Last riding season wasn't fun with the tall windshield as there was lots of rain around here until about mid-August. The rain would run up the shield and because it is at such a slope, much of the rain would just run down the inside of the shield giving me two layers of water to look through. Worse than that, most of the rest of the water would blow just far enough to catch my helmet, jacket and rain pants. The open face helmet I was using didn't seal at the top of the visor, so I also had water coming down the inside of the shield too. 4 layers of water to look through is just not a lot of fun.

In the past, I seem to remember being well protected by the standard Honda windshields, and I would get the wetest when I had to stop in the rain so other riders could get their rain gear on. While moving, the vertical windshild would let thewind blow the water off and over me with just a bit catching on the very top of my helmet. OK, in very heavy rain, everything got wet, but most of the time things seemed fine. That's why I'm installing the new windshield.

Also bought an HJC FS-15 Carbon full-face helmet. It seals atthe top of the face shield and is very light.

I'm really looking forward to getting out in about week or so but we just had another 10-15cm of snow last night and this morning, and our daytime highs are hanging around 2C (5F?). Last year I was out on the first day of Spring, so this is shaping up to be a long old Winter.

Regards,



Greg

tnoort wrote:

hatchetman wrote:

whatever you replace it with, Make sure you are able to see over it if your windshield fogs over or gets splashed causing zero visability.

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My thoughts and experience exactly. Loved my tall Tulsa, which was on my 1500 when I purchased it. Was above eye level but provided great wind protection and was wonderful in the rain - in daylight.

At night, in rain or fog it was just plain awful............couldn't see a thing.

I now have a Windbender, which doesn't provide quite the protection but I sure like it better. Just enough wind to remind you why you ride a motorcycle in the first place!

In any case, we all have our own preferences - that's why all the choices in the marketplace! Good luck with whichever you choose.

T.

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