windshield height

cr0ft said:

Yeah, I admit I'm a fashion victim, I just couldn't make myself get the ugly-ass vent and the very tallest screen, but 3 inches up, four inches to the sides and then the recurve on top works pretty well. If I were to do it again, I might go for the 21.

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Yep, I hear ya. I sold my kaw vn2000 which is being stored in my garage for the winter, loved the windshield height on it. So I based it off the kawasaki, just bought the 21" +4. Wasn't really sold on the looks of a recurve with vents. Thanks everyone for the input, made my choice's easier.

dobro said:

I have a 2011 R3T with the Triumph stock "tall" windshield. I'm 6'2" and if I smoked I could smoke a cigarette at 80 mph! IMO it is phenomenal.

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Although my windshield is a Triumph I do not find it in several Triumph parts stores online. Mine measures 24" from the top of the headlight cutout (which is framed in chrome as it is installed on my bike when measured).

dobro said:

Although my windshield is a Triumph I do not find it in several Triumph parts stores online. Mine measures 24" from the top of the headlight cutout (which is framed in chrome as it is installed on my bike when measured).

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Mine was stock 16", center above headlight to top. Got tired of being pounded with bugs and wind.

dobro said:

I have a 2011 R3T with the Triumph stock "tall" windshield. I'm 6'2" and if I smoked I could smoke a cigarette at 80 mph! IMO it is phenomenal.

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Your height has little to do with this!
I be 5"11" yet I sit taller than most at 6'2" or more.
Torso height is what counts.
I prefer my shields as low as possible so that they just break airflow above my eyebrows at 50+ mph.
Depending on shield angle and distance from your face, for me this is usually ay 21 -22 inches when measured from the cut above the headlight.
HTH

I have been real happy with the Cee Bailey windshields. If you check the polycarbonate thickness, I believe they are heavier than the Clearview's. Mine was a perfect fit to my existing hardware on my R3T. As for height, that is a matter of personal preference. Either look over the top or look through the windshield. Remember, if you add a recurve at the top it will add some distortion to the area at the top of the windshield. If you use something like an Airhawk cushion for long rides, it will make you sit another 3/4" to 1" higher. Both are good products, so follow their recommendations for determining the proper height.

Bedifferent said:

I have been real happy with the Cee Bailey windshields. If you check the polycarbonate thickness, I believe they are heavier than the Clearview's. Mine was a perfect fit to my existing hardware on my R3T. As for height, that is a matter of personal preference. Either look over the top or look through the windshield. Remember, if you add a recurve at the top it will add some distortion to the area at the top of the windshield. If you use something like an Airhawk cushion for long rides, it will make you sit another 3/4" to 1" higher. Both are good products, so follow their recommendations for determining the proper height.

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I be somewhat confused at your response.
Not trying to be persnickety, but you stated, "height, that is a matter of personal preference" and "follow their recommendations for determining the proper height".

I can see over the 19 inch so that works, especially in the rain. The recurve launches most of the air and water over me anyway.

1olbull said:

I be somewhat confused at your response.
Not trying to be persnickety, but you stated, "height, that is a matter of personal preference" and "follow their recommendations for determining the proper height".

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I thought it was pretty straight forward. Again, there are "generally two types of people. And it's a "personal preference" as to how you like to look at the road setting behind your windshield. Some people like to be able to look over the top edge of the windshield and see the road, while others like to sit completely behind the windshield for more protection and look through it to see the road. If you want to look through the windshield, just make sure you order a windshield tall enough to do that without the top edge being in your line of sight. If you want to be able to look over the windshield without the top edge being in your line of sight then go to the Cee Bailey or the Clearview websites and follow "their recommendations" for determining this. The proper "height" is usually measured from the top of the headlight. Normally you have someone hold a straight edge straight out from your line of sight and measure the distance up from the headlight to the straight edge to determine the line of sight distance. Both sites discuss this in detail and they also discuss the two types of people. If you want to sit behind and look through the windshield I would add 3 to 4 inches to the line of sight distance. Sometime we write things that seem perfectly clear to us, but to other it is a mystery as to what we have written. I hope this explains it better.

I have the 19" Clearview w/ vent and recurve and love it.

mcather said:

I have the 19" Clearview w/ vent and recurve and love it.

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Looks nice but for some reason it looks much taller than 3" oversize. Or do they measure to base of recurve? Either way it looks nice.