Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

I used the SPITFIRE windshield,a total POS.I now use a "National Cycle" Street Shield, a much better quality shield for very little more money.It has four mounting points rather than two like the SPITFIRE.Your shield should be on about the same angle as your forks.
:2tup: :rawk:

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

Get a yellow or orange rainsuit instead of that gray/black. It's hard enough to be seen in the rain, you don't want to make yourself invisible, you want to be even more noticed in bad weather.

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

Joel, I have the same windshield and I have the brackets mounted MUCH higher on the bars. They are as high as they can be without interfering with my brake line. I've tilted mine so it is roughly parallel to the forks and works pretty well for me there.

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

That's always a good place to start.....and often it will be fine right there......but if you aren't getting enough "lift" to the air stream and it hits you right in the face, then standing it up more vertical will often help solve that problem (and, oddly enough, might help a "lower" problem too).

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

Yes, you definitely have to play with it a bit and pay close attention to the airflow. Small changes to the windshield position will yield very different results so make small adjustments. I don't claim I have tuned mine as well as it could be, and my settings will probably not match yours because of differences in body size, posture, etc.

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

Joel, just for the fun of it try this. Mount the shield as low as possible. Right down almost touching the headlight bucket. Then tilt it to match the front forks. The wind you are getting is probably coming from underneath the shield so it needs to be lower. Shields are normally looked over top of not through. Experiment with the tilt a little so you find the best air flow over your head and hopefully there will not be too much wind noise which is a given with most shields. Ear plugs work in most cases.

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

You guys are all over the place with the windshield - from up higher to down lower (I would have never thought of lower.. maybe worth a shot). BBBBBUT I agree about the angle - I need to adjust it. I'll post my results as soon as I have a chance to fiddle with it.

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

hey Joel, I didn't mean to move your windshield up high, just the brackets. i think that may allow you to correct the angle.
My brackets are up high but my windshield is JUST over the headlight.
I'll try to post a picture tonight :)

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

That would be awesome. Visuals are my best friend. :rawk:

Re: joel procrastinated about 4 months, then posted his bike
 

Maybe these pics will help a bit. I lucked out and put the Spitfire on the right way the first time so Lynda had very little to complain about.