rwthomas1
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Forgive me, I rarely post here. I went down the rabbit hole looking for windshield perfection. Tall Clearview, came with bike, hated it, was looking through the top edge. It cut too much wind and still buffeted enough to annoy me. Stock shield, no bueno. Stock shield with Laminar Lip, much, much better. 3" cutdown stock shield with Laminar Lip, great for hot weather, but some buffeting. Madstad, had to go through some "rework" to get it all to bolt up correctly. Madstad made it right. Madstad cuts the air nicely, almost too well. Tried narrowing the "barn door" windshield, 1" each side, and ended with annoying buffeting on arms. This may go away with another decrease in width. I stopped experimenting at this point.
I noticed that if I lean/sit forward with the Madstad there is an area with MUCH cleaner air, a bubble. As it is currently setup the windshield seems to sit too far forward. On bikes that are designed from the factory to have a detached type windshield, I believe this is factored in and the windshield sits closer to the rider. This is not an option obviously on the ST. I was looking for the best compromise, a good solution for warm and cold riding. Didn't quite get there.
I ended up with a full Laminar Lip windshield and lip. Its a very different profile than the add-on lip with a stock, or other aftermarket shield. This setup works best for me. Very little buffeting at relatively high cruise speeds. I may experiment with the Madstad, cut down some more, but the shorty stocker with Laminar Lip also works for summer.
RT
I noticed that if I lean/sit forward with the Madstad there is an area with MUCH cleaner air, a bubble. As it is currently setup the windshield seems to sit too far forward. On bikes that are designed from the factory to have a detached type windshield, I believe this is factored in and the windshield sits closer to the rider. This is not an option obviously on the ST. I was looking for the best compromise, a good solution for warm and cold riding. Didn't quite get there.
I ended up with a full Laminar Lip windshield and lip. Its a very different profile than the add-on lip with a stock, or other aftermarket shield. This setup works best for me. Very little buffeting at relatively high cruise speeds. I may experiment with the Madstad, cut down some more, but the shorty stocker with Laminar Lip also works for summer.
RT