Riding a Road King without the shield...
#21
Rode the bike home with it and sold it within days. Only windshield i'd consider is the CVO RK shield, but its rather pricey. It will fit on pretty much all RK's though.
#24
If the weather ever gets above 50 degrees in the morning I'll take mine off! But this winter has been brutal...
I never rode a motorcycle with a windshield until I got my first Road King - the benefit to cold weather riding was nice. But as said above I feel like I'm driving a car, not riding a motorcycle. Most of my riding is around 40-50 mph on secondary roads.
I'm planning on using it for my upcoming 2000 mile trip on secondary roads, even if it is going to be 80 degrees for the most part. I hope I'm not making a mistake. Joe
I never rode a motorcycle with a windshield until I got my first Road King - the benefit to cold weather riding was nice. But as said above I feel like I'm driving a car, not riding a motorcycle. Most of my riding is around 40-50 mph on secondary roads.
I'm planning on using it for my upcoming 2000 mile trip on secondary roads, even if it is going to be 80 degrees for the most part. I hope I'm not making a mistake. Joe
#25
The RK without the windshield takes on the look of the old FLH that it came from. I rode all my bikes throughout the years with no windshield. My first bike that had one was my 98 RK FLHPI that was purchased in 2004. I rode many a year without one and the worst times to not have a shield is when you hit a rainstorm. I have never had a bike on a trailer in my life and that includes my 6,000 mile round trips from Louisiana to Sturgis. I've reached an age in life where I'm happy to have a bike with one and don't give a squat about what others think; my dues have been paid.
#28
Such a personal preference.... I HATE riding with the windshield. Drives me nuts. I took mine off as soon as I got it home from the dealer and its only been back on once. I let myself get talked into trying it out on a 4 day trip... I found it so distracting and annoying i literally almost threw it in a dumpster after the first day. Looks like crap on the bike, blocks my vision, distracts me and the lack of wind in my face reminds me of driving in a car... I get that you might prefer it and thats cool but for me its just not a motorcycle if its got a windshield.
#29
My shield is off unless I am going on a long road trip or I'm expecting bad weather. Long road trips are because I expect I will hit some sort of weather, and short rides when I expect the weather to be or get bad. I've been on Harleys for 25 years and I love the ride... but have tired of the rain in the face.... lol
#30
I have put 1000's of miles on a Harley without a windshield in my younger days. I'm a little older now and really enjoy the comfort of the windshield.
I will sometimes take it off for rides under 55 mph. But at the end of the day I'm physically beat from fighting the wind. I just ordered a Reckless fairing, and I'm looking forward to the comfort along with the tunes. :-)
I will sometimes take it off for rides under 55 mph. But at the end of the day I'm physically beat from fighting the wind. I just ordered a Reckless fairing, and I'm looking forward to the comfort along with the tunes. :-)