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Windshields on the KZ?
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I have read a number of articles on the web about choosing a shield but most of them point to one problem or another. I'd like to arm myself with as much info as possible because I can't really afford to keep buying different ones to try.
My goal in this is to have something small that doesn't look to bulky that will keep some of the wind off of me and make it easier to ride at highway speeds for long distances. Currently, if I get up to ~70 mph, it really wears me out just hanging on to the bike for a couple of hours.
Any advice is greatly appreciated and pictures would be great if you have the means.
Thanks!
Daron
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My opinion...... If you do a lot of highway riding,or cool weather riding, and your not to worried about how it looks, then definitly get one. They do work great.
BTW, Mine looked like Tony's on the picture above. I acctually was more comfortable riding at higher speeds with it on since I didnt feel the wind, the bike was stable also. I didnt notice any buffeting.
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Tony wrote:
Here is a pic of the windshield I had. It was great. I think it actually made my bike go faster. The only thing I didn't like about it is if it was 3 inches taller it would have kept the rain and bugs off my face. But it definatley made my ride a lot easier. and it helped keep me fairly dry in rain.
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My Maier Gpz-style keeps it off your chest and arms. In my current riding position, the airflow hits the top third of my helmet and goes over...there is still air infront of my chest and arms...virtually no backward pull, like before I put it on. I don't have to hang on at all, even at 70. I tested this repeatedly after putting it on. It did take some adjustment to get it that way...couldn't just slap it on and go. In one setting, there was side draft under my helmet so bad even earplugs didn't kill the moise. Little angle tweaks make a big difference, so alot of testriding is in order...always a good thing.
Hi Ron I think we had the same one. This is the one that I had on the bike. It didn't seem like there was much room for tweaking. I just thought the problem was my height and the location of my face. Did like the way it looked though. Do you wear a full face helmet? That may have been another problem. I only have a 1/2 helmet and a 3/4 helmet.
By the way, do you happen to know the height of that fairing above the headlight? I no longer have it so I can't measure.
Thanks
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I 'm not sure what kind it was.Unfortunately that windscreen is no longer with me. It met its untimely demise earlier on this year. they seem to be fairly common though. I had that windscreen on my 550, my 750 and my 1000 and there was no buffeting etc.Hey Tony, what kind of shield is that. I'd like to have something that small. No problem with head buffeting with that one?
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