Does a windshield help with cold weather riding.  ie.. keep the wind off you more and keep you from freezing your a$$ off.

I like the look of the custom sport shield on the suzuki site.

Where do you guys buy parts?

The windscreen stops those icy fingers slipping past the neck area.

i have the suzuki "sprot sheild" on my 06    looks are its strong point along with being fork mounted..is ok round town ... wind comes over the top right in my face, not wide enuff for hand protection  am looking to upgrade..

I guess I'm a wuss, because it was around 69 F yesterday and I was getting cold.  I was dressed pretty warm too.  Maybe the low humidity made it feel colder too, because today my lips are very chapped.  

If it gets any colder I won't be able to ride without one, unless I dress up like an eskimo.

I wear a full face helmet, so I'm not to worried about wind over the shield except maybe hitting my neck.

T-Mack1, are you sure you didn't put that thing on upside down...JK!

~Joe

 I have a   rifle 24 wide 18 high works real good. I've always used a windshield. I don't like riding without one.$300 dollars but worth it.

I have the National Cycle shield on mine. It's great year round. It's designed to be quickly put on and off leaving the clamps on the bike. I've done a few long (2.4k-4.5k miles) with it and one long trip with a smaller shield. The wind just beats you up sumthin' fierce out on the big roads without the larger one. Mine covers the hands, down to about mid-knee and I have it set so the top's about even with my eyes when I slouch down. In the rain if I keep moving I'm only really wet from the knees down.

The problem with their shields is that they use those cheesy a$$ed plastic clamps for the handlebar mounting. I put mine on the first time and an hour after I was done with the bike just sitting in the garage I heard a little snap. One of the parts that goes around the bar just broke apart all by itself. And they charged (a couple years ago) $25 for the pair of them. You have to buy them 'cause the shield comes with 3/4" clamps stock, plastic also. Needless to say I made do with the broken clamp. Once was enough. The shield that was on my used 650 when I got it was a Memphis Shades (I think) and the metal mounting hardware is amazingly strong and easily adjustable.

Jack

Nat Cycle "Flyscreen" Flea-Bay aquisition ... love the "minimalist" look and believe it or not, does make cruising at speeds over 80kph quite a bit more comfortable!

joeh100 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11:

I have the Flyscreen, same as Perry; as he said, it relieves wind pressure on the body so that high speed cruising is not a matter of the wind trying to push you off the bike.  My first Full Moon run was with the flyshield and was fine until I hit 30-40 mph headwinds at 65 mph.

Next Full Moon run was with the 17" Street Shield, ran into the same headwinds, no problem.  That was the windscreen I ran to OKC and back -- keeps a small pocket of nearly still air at the face.  Except when I had 20+ mph crosswind -- the still pocket was pushed off to the side!   For winter use, the Street Shield keeps those icy finger from your throat -- but your hands are out in the wind.  

For more protection the National Cycle Plexifairing GT will provide near complete coverage.