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[Major Tom]

The alignment of the planets has not changed just because the MoCo put a GPS thingy in a fairing. You are always going to get the sun reflecting off instruments, GPS, mirrors, chrome, watches if you wear one and the list goes on. It does not matter if you are 4 foot tall or 7 foot tall if you have the sun behind you at some point it will reflect off stuff and be a PITA. It's one of the joys of heading west later in the day.

I move my Melon (head) so I cut the sun off, I also wear glare reducing sunnies and a brim on my lid. Looking at the GPS is not my biggest worry as heading into the sun it is often difficult to see the road and/or oncoming traffic.

As far as the BOOM Audio GPS goes I would be interested to find out if anyone has tried some kind of touch screen anti-glare/reflection covering and how that goes. Wonder if it makes it harder to see at night?

Cheers Tom

[Robmay]

I read that someone as used a anti glare and it helped but not sure about the night. I have to disagree about the glare issue though. The reason I listed my height is that at the point I'm speaking of, I'm not tall enough to get my head in the way of the sun unless I want to stand up on the pegs. Yes the glare from the instruments on all of the other bikes (HD or non HD)  I have owned were aggravating at times but nothing like this. I do agree that driving directly into the sun is a pain as well but contrary to popular belief, Harley didn't make the sunset... 

[Major Tom]

I read that someone as used a anti glare and it helped but not sure about the night. I have to disagree about the glare issue though. The reason I listed my height is that at the point I'm speaking of, I'm not tall enough to get my head in the way of the sun unless I want to stand up on the pegs. Yes the glare from the instruments on all of the other bikes (HD or non HD)  I have owned were aggravating at times but nothing like this. I do agree that driving directly into the sun is a pain as well but contrary to popular belief, Harley didn't make the sunset... 

Fair Call. Maybe that's why you see those guys with the punk mohawks stuck on their helments............? I'll look for some anti glare and let you know what and where if it works at all.

Cheers Tom

[Robmay]

I've been looking for a reason to get me one of those helmets!

[Major Tom]

Why am I not surprised?

[WJS]

I put a Harley 19" shield on mine for the winter and to also block some wind off my wife on back. At night the top 4 to 5 inches gets a reflection off the info screen. Impossible to see through top of shield.

[ultrafxr]

Even though nothing the moco does or does not do is beyond belief I simply cannot understand how after all this time with the redesign of the shark nose fairing they failed to notice / address this issue.  Totally unacceptable imo and just shows the level of contempt the moco has for its best customers.  Shame on them!

[FLSTFI Dave]

Ultrafxr,

Well the glair issue not being discovered by Harley during the rushmore more to get it to market on the road glide.

After all they Rushedmore to bring the boom head unit to market 18 months ago.  They still have dozens of issues with it that do not work right.  This effects every 14 and newer with the boom headunit.  Seriously how hard it is to get GPS time zones righ?  Every cheap azz car gps does, or garmin or tom tom, or phone.  Same with the AVC,  not hard at all to get it right.

Thing is they do not care.  They have figured out, we will buy it even if it does not work right. 

[Afdharley]

Ok, now I understand your issue with glare blinding you. I'm 6'2" and wear a full face helmet so maybe that few inches makes all the difference. At least that's what she said. Lol.

[Reddog303]

Thanks Robmay for the advice on the AVC will give it a try.On the glare issue I work at night on a ship with a tablet(computer for us old guys) and although I can darken it down the glare is and can be distracting.so out with the trusty velcro tape and a piece of naugahyde and presto a cover flap not the greatest  but it works and with the velcro you can take it off in the daytime so its not an annoyance.Nothing like paying 50k and Mickey Mousing your pride and joy

[porthole]

You can get full size GPS units (8-14" screens ) on boats that are fully readable in all kinds of light and sun positioning. I don't understand why the manufacturer didn't spec a daylight readable screen

[Robmay]

You can get full size GPS units (8-14" screens ) on boats that are fully readable in all kinds of light and sun positioning. I don't understand why the manufacturer didn't spec a daylight readable screen

^^^^ This.... been out the past two weekends and I can either barely see the display or it is blinding me. I have tried it in automatic and manual from dim to bright....no help. You'd think with 1 million plus test miles someone would have figured this out...    Still love the bike though!

Ps. looks real nice at night though....

[Trigger-Man]

Picked up my Carbon Dust / Autumn Sunset last week and am thrilled with most everything. Stock windshield OK for me (6'-0 1/2"), but BSR wife (5'-11") gets significant buffeting .....even with all fairing vents open. Have a 15" Freedom Shield on order. Infotainment screen represents a terrible design for an open air vehicle ! In a cloudy bright (midday) scenario, I can't see anything but a reflection of the cloudy sky! Called Harley-Davidson Tech Support to register my complaint and suggested an appropriate color matching hood and/or a matte screen protector. I was told they are fully aware of the issue and are working on a solution. She indicated that my suggestions are already on the list of considerations and that I should advise my dealer to notify me when the MOCO does something about it. Being a safety related issue, I believe they'll take action. I certainly hope it doesn't happen on "island time" LOL!

[Trigger-Man]

Previous photo taken on the road. This taken outside my garage.

[Trigger-Man]

Tournado safely inside the garage