[GSMacLean]

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dingdong wrote:

I just returned fron a 4,500 mile trip through 10 states. The Tulsa shield has to go. The only (pro) for this shieldis that it is very nice sitting behind, really cuts down buffeting on rider and passenger. On a dry day on the highway it is great.

Cons:

1) Acts like a sail in the wind. More buffeting of the bike.I could live with that though.

2) The reflection from the dash (caused by the extreme rake) causes vision confusion riding through the mountain twisties when there is a combination of sunlight and shadows from the trees across the road. Very dangerous.

3) I didn't ride through a hard rain butlight rain a couple of times and the drops just sit there making it difficult to see through. Not safe in the mountains. Probably impossible at night. A hard rain has to be even worse. Need to be able to see over.

I put a tall Slipstreamer on my 82 Aspencade this winter. Like you, I found the huge reduction in buffeting for rider and passenger is a huge bonus. I did not find any "sail" tendencies however - if anything, I think the whole front end (fairing) is MORE stable, particularly at higher speeds, than with the original windshield.

The reflection, while not as severe (the rake on the Slipstreamer is not as extreme) I do notice. I thought the nighttime glare from instruments etc. would be the worst, but I actually hardly even notice that. The glare is not horrible however, and it certainly doesn't cause me any confusion when riding.

The rain: I have ridden through rain once, and it was at night. It started out as a light mist, then changed to a steady rain. I clean my windshield religiously with Pledge, and I think this saved me: The water, even just the fine mist, instantly beads up and runs off, and I had NO problem seeing through it. This was at highway speed, and I might have something different to say if I was riding slower, but honestly, my biggest fear was rain, and it turns out there is no problem at all.

My biggest complaint is cleaning. My bike is for riding, not for cleaning - I leave that to the Harley crowd. My bike is usually dirty and full of bugs, and I'll clean it when it's nasty riding weather. That said, I really have to clean the windshield each and every time I take it out. That's a bit of a pain in the ass, but I've gotten used to it, more or less.

 

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Mr Magic Fingers wrote:

Hey GSMacLean,

Can you please tell me what thelength is from your dash to the top of your windshield andthe height from the top of the windshield to a known point on the bike... say the suspension pressure gauge consoles top edge?

From the dashboard (right where the windshield meets the front of the dashboard) to the top is 23 inches, from the top of the windshield to the top front edge of the suspension console is 24 inches.

 

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Mr Magic Fingers wrote:

Hmmmmm...

Mine is 18" and 21" respectively.

I have been thinking about new windshield for some time and now with being elevated, I have been thinking harder.


It offers good wind protection for you and your passenger?

Significantly less wind (and consequently more heat in the summer, unfortunately) for me, and my wife says it is like night and day for her - her helmet used to get bounced around in the turbulent wind, it is now absolutely quiet, and she can ride when it is much cooler because there is that much less wind.

I'm 6 feet tall, and I can see over it if I sit up very straight, without having to lift myself off the seat, so I'm not worried about fog or mud or anything else obscuring my view.