windshield  By  rollbar57 (Read 1,175 times)

Basic rule of thumb is that on a motorbike you should be looking over the top of your windshield and not through it. Some try to cope with a poor choice in helmets by going with a taller windshield instead of getting the right helmet for the speeds at which they ride. The bill on my previous half helmet for example caught the airflow while riding at interstate speeds and diverted it under the helmet making for a lot of noise and neck/shoulder strain while the proper full face helmet without a bill increased both my comfort and safety.

I ride with some who feel that their barn door windshield makes it so a helmet is not needed which is not really the case since the too tall windshield also makes their bikes more easily pushed around by cross winds and passing vehicles which could lead to loss of control. Moderation is key here.

[replyingto=rollbar57]rollbar57[/replyingto]Rocky, it is 36 inches from the seat to my eye level. there is no stock windshield I have found that is worth the plastic stock it is made of. The blast of a stock windshield usually hits me around the throat or mouth. Every bike I have had with a windshield required a four to six inch extension to get the windshield up to just below eye level. I wear glasses and a full face helmet is a nightmare of fogged lenses whenever I slow to a walking pace or stop.

If a windshield doesn't keep the wind blast out of my face there is no reason to have it.