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I cut mine down. I like being able to see where I'm going.
I cut mine down. I like being able to see where I'm going.
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My preferred method is to raise it all the way with my +3.5 inches extra besides. I like the tall windshield and never had a problem looking through it.
My preferred method is to raise it all the way with my +3.5 inches extra besides. I like the tall windshield and never had a problem looking through it.
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I have an aftermarket windshield on mine. It's a Windbender.
http://www.firecreekacc.com/our_products.htm
The reason I mention it is because it has a lot of adjustment in it. I almost always run it at the lowest setting. I move it up during the winter.
On my 1200 I had two windshields, a stock one and a Tulsa extra tall. When I first bought the bike it happened to have the Tulsa. I rode with it for a while but decided I didn't like it in the summer time. So I bought a new stock. I swapped them out.
The first year I only used the stock during the summer and the Tulsa the rest of the year.
The second year it was about half and half.
The third year I only used the Tulsa during the winter.
The forth year......... I never did use that Tulsa again.
I like looking over the windshield. Especially in inclimate weather. I ride almost every day. Looking through a windshield on a rainy day was difficult. Down here in Virgina, I can ride year around, but during the winter time it still gets pretty cold.Typicaldays are in the low 30's. A lot of days, depending on the temperatureI'd go to work, and when I came out at night the windshield was fogged over. You couldn't wipe that stuff off. It would come right back. I had to ride for 5-10 minutes to get the air flow needed to clear the windshield. So I would have to ride standing on the pegs so I could see over the tall windshield. I was just plain old better off with the shorter windshield. I never looked back.
Since I have the Windbender, I found that I like them short. The shorter the better. But it's nice to be able to raise it up during the winter.
If you go real short, the bike will look great. But it is probably good idea to have a second one for seasonal changes.
Those 2 weeks of summer you get in Rochester aren't long enough to justify too short a windshield.(I grew up up there)
I have an aftermarket windshield on mine. It's a Windbender.
http://www.firecreekacc.com/our_products.htm
The reason I mention it is because it has a lot of adjustment in it. I almost always run it at the lowest setting. I move it up during the winter.
On my 1200 I had two windshields, a stock one and a Tulsa extra tall. When I first bought the bike it happened to have the Tulsa. I rode with it for a while but decided I didn't like it in the summer time. So I bought a new stock. I swapped them out.
The first year I only used the stock during the summer and the Tulsa the rest of the year.
The second year it was about half and half.
The third year I only used the Tulsa during the winter.
The forth year......... I never did use that Tulsa again.
I like looking over the windshield. Especially in inclimate weather. I ride almost every day. Looking through a windshield on a rainy day was difficult. Down here in Virgina, I can ride year around, but during the winter time it still gets pretty cold.Typicaldays are in the low 30's. A lot of days, depending on the temperatureI'd go to work, and when I came out at night the windshield was fogged over. You couldn't wipe that stuff off. It would come right back. I had to ride for 5-10 minutes to get the air flow needed to clear the windshield. So I would have to ride standing on the pegs so I could see over the tall windshield. I was just plain old better off with the shorter windshield. I never looked back.
Since I have the Windbender, I found that I like them short. The shorter the better. But it's nice to be able to raise it up during the winter.
If you go real short, the bike will look great. But it is probably good idea to have a second one for seasonal changes.
Those 2 weeks of summer you get in Rochester aren't long enough to justify too short a windshield.
(I grew up up there)
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I cut mine the 3rd day I had the bike.
The 2nd day I was riding fast and hard in the twistys on the back side of Mt. Saint Helens as you go from the shade to the sun you get blinded and lots of glare. so 3" had to come off.
I am 6'1" and the wife is 4'10" so she is still out of the wind on the back even from the raise in the seat.
I used what we call a Razorsaw or bone saw and a file. took 45 min to get it cut and back on the bike. Most ppl don't even notice and the ones that do ask who I took it to to cut it.
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I cut mine the 3rd day I had the bike.
The 2nd day I was riding fast and hard in the twistys on the back side of Mt. Saint Helens as you go from the shade to the sun you get blinded and lots of glare. so 3" had to come off.
I am 6'1" and the wife is 4'10" so she is still out of the wind on the back even from the raise in the seat.
I used what we call a Razorsaw or bone saw and a file. took 45 min to get it cut and back on the bike. Most ppl don't even notice and the ones that do ask who I took it to to cut it.
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Big John .25 wrote:
That's unfortunate. You must have a different size than I do. I'm 5'10" and mine is significantly lower. My wife doesn't ride with me very much, so when she does, I don't think she knows the difference, so I can't get a good read on how it affects the passenger.
The outward curl on the Windbender is a down side, it distorts the view, so you either have to have it low enough to completely look over it, or high enough to look through it below the curl.
I noticed Windbender now has one that is straight up. Better for people to look through.
I didn't buy mine, it was on the bike when I bought it so I guess I got lucky to get the size I have.
Does your lower portion move up and down in the fairing when you release the clamps like a stock windshield would? When I first got the bike, mine would not move. A friend of mine helped me and added two washers under the mounting screws, and it moves in the stock mounts now. So that adds an extra 2 inches of movement.
Other than that, if my Windbender was too tall, I'd cut it too. But I like your idea of running it upside down. As you can see, when mine is in it's tallest position, I am looking right through the curl.
This is mine in it's lowest position.
Windbenderjust raising the lowest part:
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And all the way up in it's highest position with lower part raised too:
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Big John .25 wrote:
That's unfortunate. You must have a different size than I do. I'm 5'10" and mine is significantly lower. My wife doesn't ride with me very much, so when she does, I don't think she knows the difference, so I can't get a good read on how it affects the passenger.
The outward curl on the Windbender is a down side, it distorts the view, so you either have to have it low enough to completely look over it, or high enough to look through it below the curl.
I noticed Windbender now has one that is straight up. Better for people to look through.
I didn't buy mine, it was on the bike when I bought it so I guess I got lucky to get the size I have.
Does your lower portion move up and down in the fairing when you release the clamps like a stock windshield would? When I first got the bike, mine would not move. A friend of mine helped me and added two washers under the mounting screws, and it moves in the stock mounts now. So that adds an extra 2 inches of movement.
Other than that, if my Windbender was too tall, I'd cut it too. But I like your idea of running it upside down. As you can see, when mine is in it's tallest position, I am looking right through the curl.
This is mine in it's lowest position.
Windbenderjust raising the lowest part:
And all the way up in it's highest position with lower part raised too:
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