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Windscreens?

450roo

450roo

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Went for a 300 mile club run most of it on open roads and my K2 cb450 was the smallest and oldest machine there. Had no real problem keeping up with all the1200cc's, we did get to 85mph for a short burst but mostly we stayed at the 70 speed limit.
However sitting on 70 for several hours became uncomfortable because of the constant wind pressure and buffeting.
The thought of a windscreen has come to my mind and I wonder what opinions are on windscreens and what choices there are?
 
I can't offer any advice on them because I hate being behind any windshield, so I've never owned one. :rolleyes:
 
I'm running a bikini fairing and windscreen from a Ducati Monster, breaks the wind blast on the upper body and the air stream just hit the top of my helmet.
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Thanks guys! Sounds like I should look into it. I do like the idea of having it easy to remove, most of my riding is done at a more manageable 60 and shorter stretches.
 
I dug this ancient fairing out of the shed last year, cleaned it up, and put it on my 350 for about one day. It provided some relief from the wind blast, but didn’t do anything for the looks of the bike...lol

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^^^Yep, and that is my biggest dislike, and second to it is the feeling of some buffeting behind some windshields, like riding behind a semi. I've ridden behind fairing-style windshields on the KZ1000 Police bikes and behind the handlebar style like the older Harley Police bikes, didn't care for the feeling of either.
 
All I'm interested in a fairing/windscreen is knocking down the wind blast on the chest and helmet, gets really tiring on long runs and/or high speed. The small one I have does the job well and doesn't cause any reaction when passing trucks like the larger ones do.
Here's a head on shot that you can see how much is physically/visually blocked, the air deflects outward so it's hitting my arms and shoulders and upwards so it hit the top 1" of my helmet.
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Yes that is an aux light I tried; didn't help anything, though.
The windscreen can be adjusted to many angles and heights, within the restrictions imposed by the bike. I have it set so turbulence is minimized, even in partial crosswinds (nothing can help in strong crosswinds, IMO). The top of it is just below my line of sight, and the air is pushed up and over my helmet in most conditions. It's gotten so I rarely remove it for riding. But, for quick removal, you just have to unscrew the plastic 'nut/bolt' that holds the transparency, leaving the support rods like black antenna. It's only a bit more to take the clamps from the bars; I mark the positions with painter's tape, so I can get them back where I like them without fiddling with them.
 
I had this one on my CM400C and thought it worked fairly well with the low 'Daytona' bars. Not many of these around, I should email Gustaffson Plastics to see if they'd want to make molds of it.
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Alan F. said:
I'm unsure if it's legal anymore, all of the fairings I see nowadays surround the headlight, this one is placed in front of it with a boot for a 5-1/2" headlight and a clear area to shine through.
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i wonder if anyone would even notice? I have an old Tracy fairing with a clear headlight cover and never gave it a second thought.
 
1969 CL350 said:
i wonder if anyone would even notice? I have an old Tracy fairing with a clear headlight cover and never gave it a second thought.
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I know in Florida no one would notice, guys ride stuff with all kinds of headlight arrangements. As long as it's on and they're not riding like an idiot (and even many times when they are) it doesn't seem to matter. Hell, jacked-up 4x4 trucks have their headlights in everyone's mirrors at night and apparently none of those headlight height restriction laws matter anymore either
 
LEO's aren't involved in vehicle inspections here, the shop I take it to is an independent American bike centric shop. Last time I got that one inspected I waited behind a Hyosung 250 with chopped mufflers that got a sticker, I had no worries at that point. They'll pass pretty much anything you've got the stones to ride, and they're handy being only about a mile away, RMV is just 2 miles from there too.
 
Alan F. said:
LEO's aren't involved in vehicle inspections here, the shop I take it to is an independent American bike centric shop. Last time I got that one inspected I waited behind a Hyosung 250 with chopped mufflers that got a sticker, I had no worries at that point. They'll pass pretty much anything you've got the stones to ride, and they're handy being only about a mile away, RMV is just 2 miles from there too.
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Alan, that story reminds me of when Florida still had vehicle inspections at State run facilities. The inspectors rarely had any knowledge of motorcycles and were instructed to not allow bike riders to ride the bike up on the brake testing machine like car drivers had to do, they were afraid someone would crash (probably rightfully so in many instances). So, they would have you hold the front brake and they'd grab the handlebars to see if they could move the bike... and when it came to headlight aiming, you'd just leave the bolts slightly loose so you could adjust it on the fly and sometimes the inspector would just pull down on the front end a bit and give you the old wink-wink and you were good to go. Not too many years went by before they canned the whole thing.
 
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