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Still need windshield help
Written by motorcyclema... on 6/15/2011 at 07:39 am

David wrote:

> I think you will like riding with no windshield. That's how
> I ride every summer. As I recall you were going to trade for
> a stock shield, which for me makes unacceptable wind noise,
> so I think the person who backed out did you a favor.

Wind noise is why the 89 guy pulled out, but that doesn't really bother me. I
try to ride high with my head in the wind as much as I can. (After all, it's
105+ here in Roswell lately. <g>)

But with those temps, yeah, maybe going shieldless would be OK for the summer.

But I do have another offer of a windshield, this one from my year, so I'll see.
(I'll still need to take it off. :-( )

> If your old windshield is as bad as you say, you might just
> try cutting the top off in ? inch increments and see if you
> can get to the point where you can see over it and still not
> get too much wind noise.? Another option is to cut the
> old shield down to well below your site line and then add a
> nice new clear wind deflector. There are several good
> commercial units on the market. My son got one for his BMW
> GS Adventure that worked wonders for him. Someday I intend
> to try it on my stock PC windshield and see what happens,
> but for the winter I was riding with a Rifle and doing this
> experiment has not been a priority. In fact my PC priority
> now is to replace my exhaust and fix the hole that the old
> exhaust burned through my PC trunk!

Again, all I have is a circular saw. DOn't think that would work. ;-) But if I
CAN'T figure out the instructions, that's most likely what I'll have to do. :-(

And it is as bad as I say. Trading from the PC to the Silver Wing is like night
and day, literally. The WIng is just as tall, but I can see through it, top to
bottom.

> Pulling windshields is easy.? The shop manual is
> available online and gives a good description of the
> process. First you rotate your mirrors to expose the two
> screws that hold them on and remove them. Then it is pretty
> obvious how to get the windshield off. Just keep track of
> where every screw, collar, and washer go because some that
> look alike really aren't. After I take my windshield off, I
> always put everything back together minus the windshield
> just so I'm sure everything is where it should be for
> reinstalling the windshield next winter.

Phil was kind enough to send me a shop[ manual, and once I finally FOUND the
section on the removal, it seemed clear as mud, but whatever happens, I"m going
to give it a try soon.

Thanks for the advice on keeping track. I'll keep tape and colored markers with
me, and I every piece. (I'm STILL amazed I got the parts back on correctly after
taking all the body panels off.)

KAB
Roswell, NM

?Never underestimate the power of blind faith. It can manifest in ways that
bend the laws of physics or break them entirely.? "True Blood," Aug. 30, 2009