I've searched for a Memphis Shades replacement windshield with recurve but can't find one. Can you point me with a link?

 

Thanks for the info regarding acrylic versus polycarbonate Pete.

Steve

 

I have used the shorter Clearview and it works way better than the stock shield, you see over it, more air goes over your head and it gets rid of that horrible shacking that the stock one does.

 

I had a 20" I think it was a ground down Stock? I replaced it with a 22" stock and love it. It rides with my eyes just at the top of it.

 

Thanks jag. Cool.

 

i went from a 22' that i couldnt stand looking through, to a 17 " clearview with recurve that i look over with not much wind in my face. love the recurve - it really works. have one for my limited also. highly recommend the blems as you cant notice and they are in stock to ship right away at a lower price.

 

re:I'm also wondering about any major differences between how much recurve the various shops decided to use. Personally, I've never seen any of them first-hand to compare. Have you ever had a chance to eyeball any others? __________________

I really haven't compared to others on the recurve. I just noticed that my original post says 40 feet while it should say 50 feet, but you probably knew that...
The Clearview shield seems more rigid than the stock shield on my heritage.

 

Thanks for that infor ... I will use it while replacing my windshield.

 

Yep - recognized the 40 as a simple typo and understood your intent perfectly. Their quick test is about all I had to go on for a reference too and confirmation that it worked out OK for you helps me a lot. Thanks again.

Now though, I'm thinking over the "acrylic versus polycarbonate" issue that Pete pointed out.

Just my $0.02, but even though I've been riding since 1963 I've never had a chunk of concrete, and baseball bat, or a shotgun blast to the windshield. That illustration aside, I sure did have an interesting experience on my way up to Rolling Thunder a few weeks ago though.

I was heading north through one city or another. Traffic was heavy but moving well even though it was also pretty much nose to tail. Then, even over the traffic noise, I heard a series of heavy metallic "clank/clatters" directly ahead and seemingly in my lane - puckered right up too

I maneuvered left immediately and sure enough, the pickup truck that had been directly in front of me then ran over some sort of angle iron contraption. I guess it could have been launched upward under the right conditions so sometimes armor is a good thing.

Now I'm pondering the relative merits of better armor versus a better sight-line. I don't know of a polycarbonate shield with recurve myself and am still leaning a bit toward better sight-line as the more common problem to cure. Heavy metal road trash is rare here in my somewhat suburban environment.

Steve

 

A good looking, factory exact match that uses the OEM mounting hardware. And isn't distorted. Thats what I bought. Its not a "fitz-all". Half the time I remove the windshield, so the bomb-proof gimmick don't do much for me.