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05/16/09 at 20:34:31

I bought my bike last year with no windshield and put several thousand miles on before the cold weather hit. When it got cooler, I got a windshield and put it on the bike. I have been eagerly awaiting the return of warmer temperatures so I could pull the windshield off and enjoy the wind.

Well it warmed up today and I pulled that sucker off the bike. I just have this to say...

"Screw the wind!" Brother, that was an awful lot like work. Trying to keep my big HJC bobble head from snapping off my neck, and doing a perpetual situp to keep from flopping over backward had me all kinds of worn out after a little ol' eighty mile ride. I put the windshield back on. I might give it another try once the 30 mph spring gusts subside, but I doubt it. I kind of like just cruising along in my little bubble.

I must have gotten old and feeble while the snow lay on the ground. Sad

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Savage: (adj)1. Wild 2. Uncivilized : Primitive 3. Ferocious 4. Cruel or merciless : Brutal --- Webster's. (n.) 1. A motorcycle named for its seat.--- Sandy's unabridged

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #1 - 05/16/09 at 22:06:04 When I give my bike to my brother, he wants the windshield off. Cool I think to myself, it'll keep the speed down. I'm ready to put the flyshield on. And yes, my stomach is going to get a workout. It's time.
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #2 - 05/16/09 at 22:07:46 Yer spoiling yer self in your old age Sandy
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #3 - 05/17/09 at 03:37:11 I don't know if I'd go so far as to say "old and feeble", but there are certain realities about our world as we mature; you just learn to appreciate a bit more some of the little comforts in life that did not seem as important when you were younger.
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forrest Serious Thumper Offline No matter where you go, there you are. Posts: 986 Kennesaw, Ga Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #4 - 05/17/09 at 03:57:30 I love the feeling of pressing againts the wind. I always look forward to removing the shield in April.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #5 - 05/17/09 at 06:04:01 Having some of the wind cut down off of me adds to the enjoyment of the ride. I don't think it's old and feeble. If I want a workout, I'll go to the gym.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #6 - 05/17/09 at 07:57:01 One test to see if you would like a windshield,Is to have someone drive a car and you can stick you head out the window at 60 mph ,Do that for about a hour and you will know if you would like a windshield or not.
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #7 - 05/17/09 at 09:29:25 Bill67: Apparently my dog doesn't want a widshield.
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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #8 - 05/17/09 at 09:34:00 LOL, Sandy, that was funny. I like my windshield alot. I won't go without one again. Oh, and I'm nowhere near old or feeble.
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Reply #9 - 05/17/09 at 09:41:54

sockmonkeygirl wrote on 05/17/09 at 09:34:00:

LOL, Sandy, that was funny. I like my windshield alot. I won't go without one again. Oh, and I'm nowhere near old or feeble.

After the story you told about pickin' up the hubbies viagra offa your leg (was that one hand or 2) I have serious doubts that any windshield would be anymore than a flyscreen to you. Shocked

just jokin'... mam

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Reply #10 - 05/17/09 at 09:48:49

If I could afford a bug shield, I might try one. It does suck pulling over every 3 or 4 miles to adjust the hat/dew rag from blowing off. Not to mention the bugs, some of which feel like rocks when they splat on my face. I know a guy that got knocked off his bike when he met a junebug in flight. I can't imagine one of those big ol' bumble bees whackin' me in the forehead. I must admit, the bike looks better without it, but maybe it's time to trade looks for comfort.

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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #11 - 05/17/09 at 15:42:30 Verslagen, I did oil and mud wrestle my way through college. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
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gazoo07 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 55 Lakeland, FL Gender:	Re: You don't know what you have 'til it's gone Reply #12 - 05/17/09 at 17:47:33 I am with ya brother! With me it was always windshields wernt cool. At 50 years old I can proudly say I dont give an obese rodents rectum about being cool. I get plenty of wind around the windshield but that mud wrestling thing still sounds intreresting SG. Got any pics? Gazoo www.lubedealer.com/1lube
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Sandy Koocanusa

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Reply #13 - 05/17/09 at 17:50:03

sockmonkeygirl wrote on 05/17/09 at 15:42:30:

Verslagen, I did oil and mud wrestle my way through college. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Wink

If there aren't any pictures, it never happened.

Drums,
Even with the windshield back on, my faceshield is absolutely covered with bugs tonight. Kay and I did about 200 miles today, stopping twice to clean the bugs off. Even so, I can barely see through the thing tonight. Have to wash it again before the ride to work tomorrow.

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Reply #14 - 05/17/09 at 18:00:10

gazoo07 wrote on 05/17/09 at 17:47:33:

I am with ya brother! With me it was always windshields wernt cool. At 50 years old I can proudly say I dont give an obese rodents rectum about being cool. I get plenty of wind around the windshield but that mud wrestling thing still sounds intreresting SG. Got any pics? Gazoo
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You got wind?!?! no wonder you threw away the fat rat, well at least half of it.

SMG, now I know, you wear the SM's to get a grip on your advisaries.

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