Universal Handlebar Windshield for a Roadster?

[ChristianV]

Hey guys, I figured if anyone would have feedback or attempted this it'd be one of you fine gents. I have a 2016 Roadster which I of course prefer to keep naked however I do occasionally tour. I would like to get a windshield for my next trip (to Lake Tahoe) however I do not want to drop 350-400 dollars on a Madstad. I have seen the adjustable "universal" windshields that attach to your handlebars on Ebay/Amazon for 50ish and am wondering if any of you have ever tried one of these on a Rocket Roadster?

Obviously it will not be the highest quality, you get what yo pay for, etc.. however I am not financially able to go in 400 bucks but wouldn't mind something.. ANYTHING.. to help with the constant wind pressing against my chest.

Thoughts?

Thank you in advance!

 

[TXtriple]

Clearview Shields. They start around $150 and have lots of options depending on how much you want to spend. Unfortunately, they require you to use Triumph mounting hardware...so if you don't currently have a windshield you would have to source those parts as well.

I love mine.

 

[Stoney]

Mine has an aftermarket fibreglass screen added (at least I think its aftermarket, its a 2005 bike but the screen looks like the later ones) which I found aimed air at my neck and above. I thought itr was annoying so I removed it and then a few days later had a decent highway run and was bashed around a fair bit. So I added it back but decided to extend it as an experiment, bolted an old spare visor from a helmet I no longer own on top, trimmed the hinges off with the bandsaw and then bent it into rough shape with a heat gun. Its rock solid and now it aims the wind at about my eyeballs but I can duck down a bit behind it now which was impossible before.

Will grab a few snaps. I originally bent the visor to fit on the ouitside then realised that the inside is a no brainer so I need to reheat and do that part again. Plus its getting a little more trimmed off. Look at my other intro post for what it looks like in the wild.

It has made me realise a larger polycarbonate sheet is a serious option as a solution.

Its interesting that neither of my other cruisers have a screen and I have not needed one on them. I am wondering if a single or dual headlight makes much of a difference to ariflow. They are both single headlights.

 

[R3RChad]

Mine has an aftermarket fibreglass screen added (at least I think its aftermarket, its a 2005 bike but the screen looks like the later ones) which I found aimed air at my neck and above. I thought itr was annoying so I removed it and then a few days later had a decent highway run and was bashed around a fair bit. So I added it back but decided to extend it as an experiment, bolted an old spare visor from a helmet I no longer own on top, trimmed the hinges off with the bandsaw and then bent it into rough shape with a heat gun. Its rock solid and now it aims the wind at about my eyeballs but I can duck down a bit behind it now which was impossible before.

Will grab a few snaps. I originally bent the visor to fit on the ouitside then realised that the inside is a no brainer so I need to reheat and do that part again. Plus its getting a little more trimmed off. Look at my other intro post for what it looks like in the wild.

It has made me realise a larger polycarbonate sheet is a serious option as a solution.

Its interesting that neither of my other cruisers have a screen and I have not needed one on them. I am wondering if a single or dual headlight makes much of a difference to ariflow. They are both single headlights.

That's pretty inventive!