Help: Tall windshield for a 1986 FJ1200...

[threejagsteve]

Although this has absolutely nothing to do with FJ windshields, tall or otherwise...

[markmartin]

Mark,

How tall are you, and are you running the stock seat?

Randy T
Indy

Randy, I'm 5-10 and have the Gunfighter & Lady seat.  Stock bars. Shoei RF-1000 F.F. helmet. I've got the "Windlip" screen.  I think I paid $125 and shipping to the US was $35.  It comes pre-drilled.  the fit was pretty good--I did have to do some minor filing to get it to fit--about a 1/2 hour job. I've had it on for this past season--3500mi--.  It seems to be pretty scratch resistant when washing bugs etc from it.  No wobble or flex in the screen that I can tell at cruising speeds up to 95mph (indicated :-) ). 

Mark Martin
'89

[rktmanfj]

Mark,

How tall are you, and are you running the stock seat?

Randy T
Indy

Randy, I'm 5-10 and have the Gunfighter & Lady seat.  Stock bars. Shoei RF-1000 F.F. helmet. I've got the "Windlip" screen.  I think I paid $125 and shipping to the US was $35.  It comes pre-drilled.  the fit was pretty good--I did have to do some minor filing to get it to fit--about a 1/2 hour job. I've had it on for this past season--3500mi--.  It seems to be pretty scratch resistant when washing bugs etc from it.  No wobble or flex in the screen that I can tell at cruising speeds up to 95mph (indicated :-) ). 

Mark Martin
'89

Thanks, Mark!

I've seen the Eagle Screen up close, and they look very nice, but I'm guessing that at 6'3, it's not going to help much with the turbulence I get around my RF900.  I currently have the Targa +2, and I thought that a bit more height and slightly different contour of the ES might help.

I have been thinking for some time about cutting the screen (a lot) shorter, and at the ECFR, a couple of us talked about the possibility of cutting a vent close to the front edge of the screen to relieve the low pressure behind it.  I may just try it before it gets cold out.  If it doesn't work out I'll have a good excuse to get a pretty new screen.

Or maybe I'll just get a new set of custom ear buds made up, since SWMBO's dust mop dog chewed up my old ones.     

Randy T
Indy

[markmartin]

Randy T,

Eagle Screens does make a 'touring ' screen that is taller than the 'windlip' screen that I have.  FYI.

Mark Martin
'89

[thuber3040]

I recall having read on one of the forums that 10 1/2 holes drilled around the base of the windshield is a good improvement.
I will have to get mine on the road and ride for a while to form a decent opinion on my windshield, its been a long time since I had my last fj

[rktmanfj]

Randy T,

Eagle Screens does make a 'touring ' screen that is taller than the 'windlip' screen that I have.  FYI.

Mark Martin
'89

Thanks Mark!

I may try that, since EAR Inc. want $25 more to repair my custom earphones than it cost to have them made in the first place.  Great product, but absolutely shitty customer service.

Randy T
Indy

[rktmanfj]

I recall having read on one of the forums that 10 1/2 holes drilled around the base of the windshield is a good improvement.
I will have to get mine on the road and ride for a while to form a decent opinion on my windshield, its been a long time since I had my last fj

I was considering drilling two 1/2" or so holes about 2-3" apart, and cutting out the material between them, forming a slot.

Not sure how that would work out at the next East Coast Rain Festival, though.

I also thought about cutting the top edge of the screen as low as possible.

Randy T
Indy

[thuber3040]

Its been a while since I have looked for them, but I have seen vents that can be installed from the gold wing crowd, and if we could find a smaller rectangular one, we could put maybe one or two at the bottom of the shield so they could be opened or closed according to needs.

[thuber3040]

Maybe something like this, but I think smalled would look better


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Goldwing-Kawasaki-Voyager-Windshield-Vent_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e5879f5f8QQitemZ130333406712QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_1575wt_958