Haber

Almost ordered the windbender, but after talking to a rider who has one it was more of the same. His wife was also getting beat up on the back of the wing with the windbender. My girlfriend just hated getting on the back. Her neck would get sore, her hair wore holes in her checks (we don't wear helmets). Riding interstate, 75-80 mph, any vehicle in front of us would cause eddies that were like slaps in the face, for the passenger they would whip her head around. Seems every wing rider's passenger says the same thing, buffeting is terrible. After cutting it down, there is a little more wind noise for me and music is harder to hear at highway speeds. But anything to make my passenger happy. Now going 75 mph and closing in on a vehicle no more eddies- at all. Its absolutely wonderful. In cutting down the windshield, I found that top of shield to be in the lower chin area was about right. A little experimenting with the 4 inch travel found the perfect spot for my comfort/passenger comfort. There is enough lift that bugs and rocks are not a problem. Before you spend money on a new windshield you have nothing to lose. Tape the windshield with blue masking tape (wont pull the protective layer off the windshield). draw a curve and using a jig saw slowly cut it off. 80 grit sandpaper smothes it, and finish with 120 grit. I will post a picture for everyone to see. Harry

Everything I read about the buffeting andwind problems for the passenger says to go with a bigger windshield or add more wind deflectors. Found the fix. I cut 9 inches off my windshield so the top of the windshield is in line with my chin. Now riding at interstate speeds no more eddies that were like slaps in the face. The wind goes up over my head and my. My passengers hair goes back (instead of forward). I think my bike looks sportier, I can see much better, and my passenger doesn't hate the wing. The dead air pocket from the big windshield is gone and its like riding a motorcycle again. Harry 2002 Goldwing 1800

Everything I read about the buffeting, wind problems for the passenger, says to go with a bigger windshield or add more wind deflectors. Found the fix. I cut 9 inches off my windshield so the top of the windshield is in line with my chin. Now riding at interstate speeds no more eddies that were like slaps in the face. The wind goes up over my head and my. My passengers hair goes back (instead of forward). I think my bike looks sportier, I can see much better, and my passenger doesn't hate the wing. The dead air pocket from the big windshield is gone and its like riding a motorcycle again. Harry 2002 Goldwing 1800