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grim Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 San Jose,CA Gender:	Anyone LOVE their windshield? 05/11/07 at 20:32:12 Anyone want to share the brands and retailer of your LOVED windshields? And what heights are they? do they go above your eyes? Thanks guys/gals
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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #1 - 05/11/07 at 20:44:36 If I was gonna stick one on the Suzuki I would want one that is easy to install & remove. That way, summer could be enjoyed jamming thru the summertime weather& winter I could hide behind a nice windshield. Anyone have one like that ?( I mean, while we are askin)
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Reply #2 - 05/11/07 at 20:46:06

I never found one for the savage that thrilled me too much, but that was just me.

I had a 15" shield of unknown make that was similar to the OEM one. It worked well to keep the wind off my chest, but it all hit my helmet and tossed my head around.

On my other bike I have a Memphis Fats that does a tremendous job. My dad has a Memphis Slims on his.

The general rule of thumbs is that the shield should come to roughly the tip of your nose, heightwise. That'll keep the air moving over your head, but still allow good vision. If you're looking thorugh the shield, it's likely to cause issues for you at some point (kind of like looking through your car windshield without windshield wipers in the rain).

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grim Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 San Jose,CA Gender:	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #3 - 05/11/07 at 22:34:03 nice info guys. thanks for doing the experimenting for me. My guess was to buy a shield higher than my head so all the wind goes right over? and I will probably keep it on all year....too lazy
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Reply #4 - 05/11/07 at 22:52:09

I have a memphis shades demon, 21" from the light cut out to the top.

It mounts to the handle bars with 2 rods, easy on/easy off.

It's hard to mount on drag bars though. Plenty of room with the harley bars or buckhorns.

If you are experiencing head buffeting, either raise or lower the windshield beleave it or not. If you lower it, the buffeting that knocks your head around is now below your chin. The advantage is more air in your helmit, yet it not pounding on your chest. Grin

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Reply #5 - 05/12/07 at 01:21:32

I have a memphis fats 21" on mine and I like it alot for early or late season riding but it comes off and goes back on easily. The top of the windshield is right at eye level since I put the sportster seat on. Before that, I was looking through it but never had a visibility problem except in the fog. It'll be coming off for the summer. I tried the smaller oem style but didn't like the wind effect on my helmet. Just one mans opinion.

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #6 - 05/12/07 at 02:27:36 I have a National Cycle Flyscreen on my Bike ... it's a bitty thing and so doesn't look too big on the front of the Savage! Works pretty good too at keeping a bit of the wind pressure off of my chest and upper arms ... also does a decent job of deflecting incoming rounds (bugs) over my head ... I'm satisfied with it!
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Reply #7 - 05/12/07 at 06:50:07

& that "Bitty Thing" costs? Can you tell us in Dollars? Not to the penny, just a "Kinda Sorta" price is fine with me..
Easy installation? I have the S40 with drag bars, not the Savage buckhorns. Grim? what bars have you got?
What speed do you run that blocks the wind off your chest & deflects bugs so well? Helmet buffeting an issue?

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grim Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 San Jose,CA Gender:	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #8 - 05/12/07 at 10:18:33 I have the stock bars. Are these the buckhorns? And I don't really care about looks. I just don't want any wind on my chest and helmet. A fats 21 seems right.....
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georgekathe Ex Member	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #9 - 05/12/07 at 13:04:13 grim - the stock bars depends on what year you have - think the early ones were different, then they went to the buckhorns & then changed them again to higher risers & a more drag bar style (?)
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Reply #10 - 05/12/07 at 14:57:42

Justin ... I got the Nat. Cycle Flyscreen on e-abay for around $35USD + $20USD for shipping ... I think they retail for $100+USD?
It wasn't difficult to install ... clamps to the upper fork tubes ... so handlebar type shouldn't be an issue.
Zero helmet buffeting (I'm only 5'-4 1/2" in height though ...) and I've noticed it thowing bees, wasps, etc. into the slipstream (if approaching at an oblique angle) at speeds over 60 kph ... and helps with the wind pressure at speeds over 80 kph ... I bought it because I wasn't happy with the look of a regular sized shield on the LS ... I returned that and got the Flyscreen ... and it works well enough for me! 8)
Paladin also has one on his Savage ... maybe he'll chime in here with his observations?

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Folsomjack Ex Member	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #11 - 05/12/07 at 20:05:24 I have a Windvest with a smoke 16" shield and it comes on and off with a 3/16'" allen in a minute and is adjustable 7" vertical Looks way cool and works great. Not cheap but the best sport-shield I have ever had.
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Savage = HD eater Junior Member Offline Posts: 73 So Cal Gender:	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #12 - 05/12/07 at 23:57:46 Check out this National Cycle page for the Savage. http://shop.nationalcycle.com/perl/cycle/nresults2.html?search_model=su-056
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Reply #13 - 05/13/07 at 07:07:39

Folsomjack wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:

I have a Windvest with a smoke 16" shield and it comes on and off with a 3/16'" allen in a minute and is adjustable 7" vertical Looks way cool and works great. Not cheap but the best sport-shield I have ever had.

I googled windvest & checked out their site. SO simple an approach. That's ellegant. Looks very "easy on, easy off" & attractive. Looks functional. Certainly not cheap at $345.00 or so, depending on model. My wife is taking her MSF in 2 weeks. I can't see her at 60 MPH without a windshield. Have to wait & see how this all pans out.

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grim Junior Member Offline Posts: 92 San Jose,CA Gender:	Re: Anyone LOVE their windshield? Reply #14 - 05/13/07 at 08:46:37 so I just ordered a Memphis Malibu 18''. Seems like 18" will be enough to go over my head. Ordered a Solo Luggage Rack from MotoLeather too. Will be removing the sissy bar and adding a Givi topcase to back with backrest option on the topcase
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