Tall People - What Windshield Works For You?

[chiefriceburner]

just bought a national shield 2up measures 19.5 from cutout to top plus there is space bettween the cut out and the headlight the shield is 23.5 wide love the protection it give will be great for cold weather and also the trip i am leaving for on thursday with my friend as we go to the blueridge parkway the best part about the shield is it comes off in 2 seconds also it can be raised up and down the forks so far so good i will let you know how it held up to my trip when i get back.

[diamond_jim]

On the M50 I needed a 22" to get rid of the buffeting. When the angle was set to match the forks, I would look through the shield about an inch from the top edge. When I tilted the shield back just a little, it was looking just a tad over the top.

[Hambone]

I put on a Big Shot today. I'm 6' 2" and had some buffeting up to about 50 mph, then it stabilized. The Big Shot comes to about my chin. I'm happy with it.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by estes23

What exactly do lowers do? Where are they supposed to block wind at? Your legs? Seriously!!!

This varies some by shield design. One with a sharp, straight bottom is probably the worst in this respect. The one pictured above probably won't do it as bad due to the rounded, sloped bottom.

If the bottom of the shield slices off the air cleanly (or even worse, is angled back like the top), it tends to create a vacuum behind the lower part of the shield. This then sucks air back in about a foot or so behind the shield and it often blows UP in your face with considerable strength.

This can be good when it is HOT out but other times, not so much.

One must be careful mounting lowers so that they don't disrupt the flow of cooling air (more likely to be a problem with an air cooled engine).

[geeker]

I still like my National Street shield ... does the trick by keeping the wind force off my chest and it's what's important to me.

Plus you can't beat the price ($114)... even though the hardware was wonky still made it work.

[Ray Nielsen]

I think lowers prevent air from flowing upward along the rider's front side which may be part of the buffeting equation.

I use a fairing with lowers as part of the design and it works very well at quelling the dreaded buffeting head shake and resulting double vision. Check out the pictures in an earlier message on this thread for some views of the installation.

Ray Nielsen, in Minneapolis and went for a breakfast ride today!