Best 1200 Sportster windshield???
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From: bstevens on 22 Feb 2007 11:22 A lady co-worker of mine bought a new 1200 Sportster about a year ago, and wants to spend more weekends on it cruising area roads (as opposed to riding in town). She's really getting tired of the wind blast, though, and has been asking around about the best aftermarket windshield to buy. She'd like to stop wearing the full-face helmet and change to an open-face, but that's just not feasible at 70 mph, especially in warm weather - we have a LOT of bugs down here in the summer (south central Texas). She's just an average size lady, about 5'5", 120-130 lbs. The main issue for her is its effectiveness in blocking wind and minimizing head buffeting.Things like ease of removal, etc. aren't that important right now; she'll probably just leave it on all the time. With that in mind, can anybody suggest a good one for her? Thanks, Ron M. 2006 Vulcan 1500 Classic VROC 21894
From: "jojo" cgv_2000 on 22 Feb 2007 11:40 I got a Harley Davidson detachable. Detachable is the way to go. But really, she needs to understand, riding a motorcycle will always be windy. <bstevens(a)rock.com> wrote in message news:1172161334.226529.214430(a)k78g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >A lady co-worker of mine bought a new 1200 Sportster about a year ago, > and wants to spend more weekends on it cruising area roads (as opposed > to riding in town). She's really getting tired of the wind blast, > though, and has been asking around about the best aftermarket > windshield to buy. She'd like to stop wearing the full-face helmet and > change to an open-face, but that's just not feasible at 70 mph, > especially in warm weather - we have a LOT of bugs down here in the > summer (south central Texas). > > She's just an average size lady, about 5'5", 120-130 lbs. > > The main issue for her is its effectiveness in blocking wind and > minimizing head buffeting.Things like ease of removal, etc. aren't > that important right now; she'll probably just leave it on all the > time. > > With that in mind, can anybody suggest a good one for her? > > Thanks, > Ron M. > 2006 Vulcan 1500 Classic > VROC 21894 >
From: Snag on 22 Feb 2007 12:55 bstevens(a)rock.com wrote: > A lady co-worker of mine bought a new 1200 Sportster about a year ago, > and wants to spend more weekends on it cruising area roads (as opposed > to riding in town). She's really getting tired of the wind blast, > though, and has been asking around about the best aftermarket > windshield to buy. She'd like to stop wearing the full-face helmet and > change to an open-face, but that's just not feasible at 70 mph, > especially in warm weather - we have a LOT of bugs down here in the > summer (south central Texas). > > She's just an average size lady, about 5'5", 120-130 lbs. > > The main issue for her is its effectiveness in blocking wind and > minimizing head buffeting.Things like ease of removal, etc. aren't > that important right now; she'll probably just leave it on all the > time. > > With that in mind, can anybody suggest a good one for her? > > Thanks, > Ron M. > 2006 Vulcan 1500 Classic > VROC 21894 I had a National Cycle windscreen on mine . About 17-18" tall , tapered a bit narrower at the top , and mounted to the handlebars with an adjustable bracket and rod . Can't remember the model , but I do remember I liked it . Less than a hunnerd bucks too . -- Snag aka OSG #1 '76 FLH "Bag Lady" BS132 SENS NEWT "A hand shift is a manly shift ." <shamelessly stolen > none to one to reply
From: Diane Johnston on 23 Feb 2007 04:00 On 22 Feb 2007 08:22:14 -0800, bstevens(a)rock.com wrote: >A lady co-worker of mine bought a new 1200 Sportster about a year ago, >and wants to spend more weekends on it cruising area roads (as opposed >to riding in town). She's really getting tired of the wind blast, >though, and has been asking around about the best aftermarket >windshield to buy. She'd like to stop wearing the full-face helmet and >change to an open-face, but that's just not feasible at 70 mph, >especially in warm weather - we have a LOT of bugs down here in the >summer (south central Texas). > >She's just an average size lady, about 5'5", 120-130 lbs. > >The main issue for her is its effectiveness in blocking wind and >minimizing head buffeting.Things like ease of removal, etc. aren't >that important right now; she'll probably just leave it on all the >time. > >With that in mind, can anybody suggest a good one for her? H-D Compact Detachable Windshield. The "detachable" feature is very handy for a good bike-washing, and for shipping - my bike has been shipped 3 times - Baltimore to Idaho, Idaho to Germany, and Germany to Utah. (Of course, most people don't move around that much.) I never rode a bike with one of those little sport windshields, but they don't seem big enough to give you good wind protection. YMMV, etc. Diane '93 XLH, still hibernating... BS#142, SENS, MANS www.eddiekieger.com
From: bstevens on 23 Feb 2007 06:41
On Feb 23, 3:00 am, Diane Johnston <harleywoman...(a)pobox.com> wrote: > On 22 Feb 2007 08:22:14 -0800, bstev...(a)rock.com wrote: > > > > >A lady co-worker of mine bought a new 1200 Sportster about a year ago, > >and wants to spend more weekends on it cruising area roads (as opposed > >to riding in town). She's really getting tired of the wind blast, > >though, and has been asking around about the best aftermarket > >windshield to buy. She'd like to stop wearing the full-face helmet and > >change to an open-face, but that's just not feasible at 70 mph, > >especially in warm weather - we have a LOT of bugs down here in the > >summer (south central Texas). > > >She's just an average size lady, about 5'5", 120-130 lbs. > > >The main issue for her is its effectiveness in blocking wind and > >minimizing head buffeting.Things like ease of removal, etc. aren't > >that important right now; she'll probably just leave it on all the > >time. > > >With that in mind, can anybody suggest a good one for her? > > H-D Compact Detachable Windshield. The "detachable" feature is very > handy for a good bike-washing, and for shipping Thanks for the replies, but seriously, being detachable just isn't important. She just wants to know the best windshield for breaking the wind. Of course, there'll always be some wind out on the road, but there can still be quite a difference between windshields in that regard. And it's not like you can go out and test-drive them; whatever you buy, you're stuck with. Thanks Ron M. |