I had never ridden a scoot witha shield before my purchase of my Road King, and even after riding it, I was thinking "well heck this helps a little, but not that much"....WRONG! I took it off this morning for a short run to Walmart, and apparently my memory is fuzzy as heck. I felt like I was going to be blown off the handlebars LOL . I can definately tell that I am not near as tired after riding as I used to be. I guess fighting that wind with your upper body all day wears you out..... my clothes don't have near as many bug-gut spots on them either


Don't know now if I would ever go back to not having one.

 

My first bike was my Ultra and I wouldn't have another bike without a fairing let alone a wind shield.

 

Reason #2 for owning as many Harley t's as possible - quick changes necessary due to bug guts.............[:'(]

 

Yup, windshields are nice but I still like to take mine off if I am just riding around at city speeds.Anything above 45 mphI prefer to havethewindshield on.

 

you don't know what wind is till you ride a jap bike with the fairing and screen designed for someone who is 5'8"... and you are 6'... and you are somewhere to the high side of 100....

 

Amen brother, rode mine without the windshield this week and figured I needed new goggles as the tears were big time even with my sunglasses on... yea, great option, but like other said not over 45 mph....

 

I ride my Sporty at speeds of up to 100 mph with no problems at all. I just make sure I have my leathers and my full face helmut on. Yea you fight the wind a bit, but thats part of the ride. Still waiting for my Glide to come in and don't know what the fairing is like, but i'm sure it'll be a welcomed break.

I know i'll still run my Sporty out when I need to have a quick blast!

 

Did you say something????? I'm sorry, I can't seem to see anything farther from the left side of the screen than 2 inches......



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I leave my windshield on all the time. Never know when a big-azz bug is gonna nail you. One of the times I wasn't using mine, a dang bee went into my t-shirt and stung me. If I'd had it the shield on, I think it would have be deflected.

Hack

 

Mine is off for extended periods in the summer, but I live right in the city. Every now and then I lose my mind and leave it off for a day ride out on the highway. It very quickly turns into a "what was I thinking?" moment.

CN