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My VR stock windshield is too good for summertime in Oklahoma. I get very little air on my face. I have been riding the beast "naked" since the engine went back in and the air flow over the dash panel is very smooth and strikes me about the chin (same as my ZX11). I want to try a very short windshield and need someone's old one to cut down. Anybody have an old Gen 1 windshield?
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Ok I'm getting worried now.. No joke, no fabrication here, but this evening I've had my 17th confirmed bird strike while riding my 2006 Midnight Venture this year. By confirmed I mean someone else saw it happen as well.. I've taken crows to the helmet, woodpeckers to the knee cap, various small birds through the front wheel.. pigeons exploding off my shoulder, etc etc.. this evening, a large white bird zoomed out of the woods and nailed my foot in such a manner as to twist my foot off the highway peg.. OUCH!! I had to pull over as my knee was pooched from the twisting.. My ride buddy saw it happen but couldn't ID the type of bird but all he saw was a big poof of feathers from the impact.. I ride my bike a lot, so compared to the average person, I should actually see more hazards than the guy / gal who goes from their home out to the coffee shop and back but this thing about bird strikes has me worried.. with over 30,000 miles since last summer.. My buddy, who's witnessed close to 10 of these bird strikes can't believe it but the blood and guts and bruises are not fantasy.. it hurts! He thinks it might be possible that there is something on the bike causing these birds to have a suicidal tendency.. Is it just me and my bike or is this common to get so many bird strikes on a bike? -
Will try to post this photo OK!! it worked--- Delta Airlines Recent lighting Strike--- I worked on a lot of planes with Strikes over the years, but thats the biggest hole I ever saw. Not to say there has not been worse.
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