Here's an option for adjusting the placement of the 2003 "npn-adjustable" windshield for anyone with a few hand tools and a drill.
Items needed:
- 2" by 1/8" aluminum flat bar (or other material of choice)
- 1/4" bolts, washers, & nuts (preferably lock nuts)
- Hand drill or drill press with 1/4" drill bit
- Hack saw or jig saw or band saw
- Metal file or grinder (to smooth the edges... not really NEEDED.
This moves the entire windshield bracket forward by 1" and down by 1.5". From a seated position, this moves the windshield down by about 3/4" to 1"... but most importantly, spaces it from the cowling a bit to allow for some air flow under there.
The bonus here, is that it all looks factory when done... the bracket is hidden under the cowling as you can see in the last image.
I didn't take pictures of the removal of everything... basically just remove the windshield (obviously) and the black cover on the cowling (4 screws & 6 plastic tabs) to get access to the mounting bracket.
Remove the main bracket where it bolts to the frame and use the bracket to get the correct spacing for drilling the holes.
** I would suggest reducing the forward movement to somewhere between 3/4' and 7/8"... you can see in the last picture below that the bracket is pushing the robber cowling slot outward a tiny bit.
No damage is being done since it's just a piece of rubber, but if you want it to sit perfectly flush, you have to go forward slightly less than 1 full inch.
** Due to the angle of the mount, forward movement actually negates downward movement... if you want to LOWER the windshield, don't go so much forward, or don't move forward at all.
Do note that you can only go down about 1" before you hit other parts and you HAVE to move forward... hence the angled cuts to remove the bottom corner.
** I put a couple of washers under the mount in order to space it out where the width between the brackets are correct.
And the finished product:
Items needed:
- 2" by 1/8" aluminum flat bar (or other material of choice)
- 1/4" bolts, washers, & nuts (preferably lock nuts)
- Hand drill or drill press with 1/4" drill bit
- Hack saw or jig saw or band saw
- Metal file or grinder (to smooth the edges... not really NEEDED.
This moves the entire windshield bracket forward by 1" and down by 1.5". From a seated position, this moves the windshield down by about 3/4" to 1"... but most importantly, spaces it from the cowling a bit to allow for some air flow under there.
The bonus here, is that it all looks factory when done... the bracket is hidden under the cowling as you can see in the last image.
I didn't take pictures of the removal of everything... basically just remove the windshield (obviously) and the black cover on the cowling (4 screws & 6 plastic tabs) to get access to the mounting bracket.
Remove the main bracket where it bolts to the frame and use the bracket to get the correct spacing for drilling the holes.
** I would suggest reducing the forward movement to somewhere between 3/4' and 7/8"... you can see in the last picture below that the bracket is pushing the robber cowling slot outward a tiny bit.
No damage is being done since it's just a piece of rubber, but if you want it to sit perfectly flush, you have to go forward slightly less than 1 full inch.
** Due to the angle of the mount, forward movement actually negates downward movement... if you want to LOWER the windshield, don't go so much forward, or don't move forward at all.
Do note that you can only go down about 1" before you hit other parts and you HAVE to move forward... hence the angled cuts to remove the bottom corner.
** I put a couple of washers under the mount in order to space it out where the width between the brackets are correct.
And the finished product: