The windshield is too short on my street glide and creates excessive helmet buffeting at speed. My eyes are approximately 6" or so above the top of the existing windscreen. I would really appreciate any suggestions for replacement windshields that may help this situation.

Thanks!

 

I have a long ride shield its and 8 inch and it sits right about my nose and the wind goes over my head.

 

I'm 6 foot. Got 8 inch clear view brand. Definitely made hearing the radio better. As far as wind......well it's a bike. Get a good pair air tight goggles like 7eye. Once your eyeballs are stable (high speed riding) and you can hear the tunes the "wind" becomes not a factor.

 

how tall are you? If you are 5.10 to 6.0 you may want a 8 inch. If you are shorter, you may want a 6 inch. THere are many different options on the shields. See if you can find a dealer that has demo shields. I know KW has some at different dealers.

 

I have the National Cycle V Stream. For summer I have the ultra low, good smooth airstream, and winter, I have the low, great protection and I (at 5'9") can look over it or through it.
I always wear a full face helmet so your results may differ.

 

Im about 5'10" and the stock shield works best for me, i spent about 4 hr one day testing out other shields and Im happiest with the stock.

 

I size my windscreen so that the top edge "appears" to fall about 40' in front of the bike.

That works for me. at 6'2" I use Ultra, streetglide and brawler seats on my bike, and I swap windscreens to match. ( I have 12, 10, 8 and 7 inch screens)

The wind blast flows just above my head.

Some helmets catch the air better- I rarely wear one but when I do, I have a H-D 1/2 helmet that has a little ducktail at the back and it is the most stable helmet I've ever had to wear.

I buy take off H-D windscreens from "upgrading" riders cheap and cut the bottom ( hidden) edge with a rotozip.

the stock H-D windscreen is pretty tough, mine took an apple sized rock at highway speed last year that would have broken my face--- I keep that in mind when I see the ebay windscreens for sale.

Mike

 

Your stock SG shield ia bout 4 3/8" tall.. +/-
If your line of sight is 6" above a stock SG shield then your looking at a max height of a 10 in shield. Most riders prefer to look over the shield by 1-2 inches. So based on that Id recommend a 8 or a 9 inch Aero Recurve shield.

Check out the Aero page, theres a bunch of info there to help you decide.

http://www.fastaire.com/Aero.html

You're welcomed to Email or Call me if you need any further assistance.

 

This is a Clearview 9 in. recurve.

I am 6 foot and this takes the stream over my head.

 

You guys may think I am crazy, but I find that I can actually hear the stereo better with earplugs in my ears. I have tried it both ways, with and without, and there is less wind noise and more music with them in than without the plugs.

I asked my audiologist about this and she said that she was not surprised since solids conduct sound better than air.

Anyway, helmet or no helmet, give it a try and see for yourself.