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Anybody change windshields for trips or seasons?

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Old 07-08-2012 | 12:38 PM
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Default Anybody change windshields for trips or seasons?

Am new to a faring bike and wondered if anybody changes their windshield for different seasons or long road trips, like bigger windshields and lowers when it gets cooler.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 12:55 PM
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As a seller of windshields I can say that many of my customers have multiple shields that vary in style, tints and sizes. They change them depending on purpose or just for style. It is common to have a shorter one for summer & a taller one for longer trips or in winter.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 01:02 PM
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Ya buddy! Two up I put on a 10" LRS flat top for the wife. Solo, LRS 9" flare
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 01:11 PM
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No fairings... RK Classic. Winter windshield is standard RK, Summer is time for RK Wind Deflector (smoked). Also use chrome fork deflectors in winter only.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 01:59 PM
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I have a removable fairing on my Road King. I leave it on most of the time, but on a calm day, I'll pull it off altogether. In the winter, the fairing carries a 12" height windshield. In summer, I put my 6.5" Klockwerks windshield on. In the winter, I put the 'wings' on the lower part of the fairing, and the 'air dam' under the triple trees. In the summer, both these come off..

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Old 07-08-2012 | 02:24 PM
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I put my stock windshield on in the winter.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 02:40 PM
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I change mine. I have a LRS 10 inch for long trips, a homemade 4 inch WS for cruising around town that I'm probably going to replace with a LRS 6 inch. I'd buy a Fast Aire WS if they made one for my year. I much rather have a WS made out of Polycarbonate.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 02:47 PM
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I've got 3 different shields That I sometimes swap out for different reasons, but lately I've been pretty complacent with just leaving my big Clark's wide 14" clear flat top (winter) shield on.
Kinda like leaving my lowers on year round, I get plenty of wind circulation without being blasted by it and I don't get all the summer bugs etc. on me.
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by drukanfu
I've got 3 different shields That I sometimes swap out for different reasons, but lately I've been pretty complacent with just leaving my big Clark's wide 14" clear flat top (winter) shield on.
Kinda like leaving my lowers on year round, I get plenty of wind circulation without being blasted by it and I don't get all the summer bugs etc. on me.
Have a 10''smoked H-D sheild on my 09 ultra c I can look right over it,dont care to look threw,just me.hold your hand up in front of your face can feel the air just going over the top of my head ! perfect!
 
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Old 07-08-2012 | 03:03 PM
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I've changed windshields and seats too for trips before, but I'm pretty set with a 10" Fast Aire Areo now.
http://www.fastaire.com/Aero.html
 


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