As mentioned previously, I am looking into trading up to the Road Glide. Question. What kind of wind protection will I get with:

Stock Windshield
Smaller Windshied

I am 5'8". Will the smaller windshield be enough for touring?

Your feedback is appreciated.

 

I ran the stock w/s for the 1st 2000 miles & it gives a lot of wind protection (I'm 5'10"). Then I changed to the shorter H-D w/s (6") 'cause the stock is soooo big...the shorter one looks a lot better to me. It still provides some protection but is a lot more like riding without the w/s in that I feel the wind a lot more and I like it! But don't get me wrong, it's not uncomfortable at all as far as not having enough protection. Check it out...

 

The best I have found is to cut the stock one down to where you like it, it gives the most wind protection for me, I have also tryed the clearview 1" lower, but the cut stock was better. Doc

 

I have the stock one on my bike now and like it alot.....Although id like to put a slammed blacked out windshield on it I bought the bike for touring and longer rides so I leave the stock windshield on it because of the protection I get. Im 5'7" and ride the bike everyday to work which is a short commute but with the weather starting to cool down the stock shield is just about right

 

I'm 5'9" with the Clearview Medium. Don't feel a thing. Great shield with no buffeting. I had some buffeting with the stock shield, not much but some....just my .02!!!

 

I am 5'8" too, here is my experience/opinion. as far as I am concerned, the RG looks best with a chopped shield on it and large windshields look goofy... I think of the RG as HD's 'sport tourer' and it needs to look the part... but it all depends on how much wind you are willing to accept. The stock shield worked OK but was too tall for me... I can't stand looking thru any shield. I ran a Clearview GT Small sheild for almost 2 years and loved it, but I still really wanted that chopped shield look. I bought a little 6" one off EBAY, loved the look but had to wear earplugs when even just riding to the store for milk because of the wind noise... Then I tried the short Klockwerks Flare shield... better but still lots of wind noise. Finally settled on the 12" Klockwerks flare shield... I don't need earplugs up to about 70-75. Get plenty of wind, and the shield is still small enuf that it looks 'right' to me on my RG. Right now, I am very happy with the 12" KW flare.

 

5 ft 8, with a 28" inseam... long torso. Stock wondshied was OK... Cee Bailey replacement , little worse, 7" opaque deflector, buffetting was ok, but wind NOISE was a pain. Clearview Med with vent is the best for me....... so far

 

Skoot has the right idea. To compare you need to know the distance from the top of the riders head to the seat where they are sitting on the bike. Torso lengths vary greatly. My wife is 5'8" with a 32" inseam, so her torso is 4 inches shorter than skoots. That 4 inches will make a huge difference.

 

6'2" here (what's with all the little people on RG's? LOL ) and I will need something taller than the stock shield. I'm thinking Clearview +2 but even that might not be enough. Any taller riders figured this equation out yet?

 

6'4" running a CLEARVIEW SMALL - Ft Lowered - Rear Lowered - Seat Lowered and set back - Have great wind protection up to around 75MPH then I get a bit