I hate windshields
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09-13-2010 | 01:27 AM
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09-13-2010 | 05:49 AM
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09-17-2010 | 09:02 AM
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I personally hate windshield wipers, so I am glad to report that, thanks to nanotechnology advances, Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti has developed a prototype concept car, Hidra, with a self-cleaning windshield that doesn’t need wipers. It can brush away water and dirt by itself.
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09-17-2010 | 10:43 AM
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I hate 'em too but sometimes, you just gotta have one.
But they make the bike's handling a little different, they look like hell, and mine creates a whistling noise in my right ear that I can't figure out. Thought maybe it was the loose threads on my thirty year old helmet, trimmed and burnt them, no help. Bought another helmet, no help. Trimmed my ear hairs (family curse, convinced there was a lycanthrope in the wood shed somewhere), no help. Gonna try ear plugs next. Don't like them either.
But what I REALLY hate is when I lose all the feeling in my face and neck when it's cold, getting caught in a Florida downpour (you've never been in a downpour until you've been in a Florida downpour) in the Summer with no overpasses, bridges or anything else to hide under, and no restaurants, bars, gas stations or anything else to take refuge in -- Like on Alligator Alley or US 41 headed to the Keys. Both of which pass through the Everglades. Didja know? There's lots of bugs in the 'Glades. Even in the middle of January.
Yeah, I hate windshields too. But the alternative is sometimes a lot worse.
But they make the bike's handling a little different, they look like hell, and mine creates a whistling noise in my right ear that I can't figure out. Thought maybe it was the loose threads on my thirty year old helmet, trimmed and burnt them, no help. Bought another helmet, no help. Trimmed my ear hairs (family curse, convinced there was a lycanthrope in the wood shed somewhere), no help. Gonna try ear plugs next. Don't like them either.
But what I REALLY hate is when I lose all the feeling in my face and neck when it's cold, getting caught in a Florida downpour (you've never been in a downpour until you've been in a Florida downpour) in the Summer with no overpasses, bridges or anything else to hide under, and no restaurants, bars, gas stations or anything else to take refuge in -- Like on Alligator Alley or US 41 headed to the Keys. Both of which pass through the Everglades. Didja know? There's lots of bugs in the 'Glades. Even in the middle of January.
Yeah, I hate windshields too. But the alternative is sometimes a lot worse.
#28
09-17-2010 | 11:03 AM
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Wouldn't want one on the bike all the time, but having a Q/R one works for me. Long runs on the highway at 75 - 80 mph can be pretty brutal w/o one. Mine's a little different setup than most. It's a H-D low-profile Q/R, but that was too low, as the wind was blasting me right at eye level. Bought this thing called a 'laminar lip'. It's a molded piece of lexan that attaches to the main shield at the top. Works well to move the wind up over my head. Only added maybe an inch to the overall height of the shield, so the top is still down below my line of sight, but it works pretty damned well. For any sailors out there, it essentially works like a jib.
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09-17-2010 | 03:00 PM
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First thing I did to my Heritage was take off the windsheild. Then after a little over a year of getting exhausted from fighting the wind I put it back on for a trial run. Hasn't been back off since. It makes highway speeds much more comfortable. And I like hearing the exhaust I paid good money for.