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Best 1200 Sportster windshield???
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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?
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H-D Compact Detachable Windshield. The "detachable" feature is very
handy for a good bike-washing, and for shipping - my bike has been
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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.
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Geez, then go measure the size of a H-D Compact windshield, and find
one the same size that isn't detachable. The main point of my reply
was that the size of this H-D Compact model is perfect for wind
protection on a Sporty, IMHO, and the detachable feature is just a
convenient little extra - again, IMHO.
Diane
'93 XLH
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Ron M.
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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
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Ron M.
2006 Vulcan 1500 Classic
VROC 21894
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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 .
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