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Electrically adjustable windshield?
Written by kd5fdw on 3/18/2012 at 03:43 am

I rode my neighbor's BMW--the BMW he bought when he sold his PC800 without
telling me--and that's why I got the idea. I spent some time pricing parallel
bar links (source: Grainger, of course) which would give me the same
adjustability albeit manual. I don't think an integrated vent is required
because as soon as you raise the windshield, you can get airflow through the gap
in the windshield. I've been considering cutting my Clearview (on my 2005
Burgman 650...for sale: $3500) to be my test case.

Dave
89 PC800 w/o electrically adjustable windshield
05 Burgman 650 w/ electronically controled "shifting"

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "douglasvanb" <douglas.vanbossuyt@...> wrote:
>
> David,
>
> I'm one step ahead of you and have been dreaming of this for a while. I have
a few preliminary concept sketches and have done some poking around for proper
actuators but nothing is concrete yet. The BMW electrically adjusted
windshields and various aftermarket Goldwing adjustable windshields are serving
as an inspiration. Ideally I would like to be able to change the overall length
of the windshield as well as the pitch. A more advanced system would also have
control over air vents. And the space-aged system would have everything
computer-controlled with optional manual bypass switches. Yes, I already have
an idea how to do this.
>
> For the delux, top-of-the-line fully automated, length-adjustable,
pitch-adjustable, electronically-controlled vent model I think that it would
probably end up costing about $1000. This would include the necessary
servos/linear actuators, motor controllers and other electronic bits, and a new
windshield made out of appropriate plastic. This price is somewhat dependent
upon how much $$$ it would cost to manufacture the windshield.
>
> Why do you keep giving me such wonderful ideas? I'm never going to graduate
at this rate! :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Douglas
>