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maybe clear up the KW windshield
« on: December 05, 2008, 04:23:54 PM »



                  just some info I discovered on the way to other things   ...

         K W change their 12 inch windshield around august-september   ...   if  your roadglide windshield
                  is older than that, sitting on a table it would be 9.75 inches tall measured straight up   ...   
                  if it is newer than that, they changed the angle slightly and it would measure 11.5 inches

          that maybe be why some think it's too short while others are okay with it   ...   
                           bought mine in august and  just reorder the new one   ...    wil post my opinion on
                           the difference when it arrives

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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 04:50:27 PM »
????
How is it possible ??
 A " 12 inch " named shield is 9.75 inch and now 11.5 . Why not 12 ?????? Confusing world ??? Like everywhere .
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 04:56:14 PM »
Quote from: Highjagger on December 05, 2008, 04:50:27 PM
????
How is it possible ??
 A " 12 inch " named shield is 9.75 inch and now 11.5 . Why not 12 ?????? Confusing world ??? Like everywhere .
KW was measuring the actual windshield material from top to bottom (which is at an angle) not the actual rise in height.

I'd be curious if my radio would clear the new version. :nixweiss:
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 04:58:36 PM »
Quote from: wts on December 05, 2008, 04:23:54 PM


                  just some info I discovered on the way to other things   ...

         K W change their 12 inch windshield around august-september   ...   if  your roadglide windshield
                  is older than that, sitting on a table it would be 9.75 inches tall measured straight up   ...   
                  if it is newer than that, they changed the angle slightly and it would measure 11.5 inches


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Where did or how did you come up with the change info?
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 08:08:17 PM »


                           I called KW to inquire about their 16 inch windshield that is coming "soon"

                     I told them mine seemed about an inch or two short based on the fact that I also have a Clearview GT small   ...   
                     
                            the man I talked to ask when I bought it and that was in August   ...   he said since then they had changed

                             the angle slightly and told me how to measure to make sure which one I had   ...
                                                 
                                                    ordered the new one

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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2008, 08:20:19 PM »
Ahhh right from the source. I'll have to give them a call in the beginning of the week and inquire about the new curve.  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2008, 10:55:33 PM »
I tried the latest version, buffeting at 70 mph felt like it could remove paint from my helmet, they are designed to hold the front end down at high speeds not wind protection.
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2008, 05:42:12 AM »
"they are designed to hold the front end down at high speeds not wind protection."

Well they haven't proved to be doing that well. my front end keeps wanting to come off the ground, oh but that's my fault, can't blame it on the windshield.

Since I installed my new Corbin the buffeting is minimal
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2008, 07:06:58 AM »
Hey , what do you mean by " buffeting ? I can`t find a translation , Heeeeelp !
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2008, 11:03:31 AM »
Is the stock windscreen that comes on the bike really that bad in the wind? If so, why would Harley waste their time putting it on there? I like the looks of the 12" tinted KW much better than the stock shield, but I don't want to waste my money on a KW "just for looks only" if it won't help that much to deflect wind (I'm 6' tall, always wear a helmet and would prefer air to flow just over my head on longer trips). Thanks for all input. My O/B SERG is scheduled for delivery in late March, and I can't wait!!! :orange: :bananarock:
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2008, 12:05:24 PM »
The Stock SERG windshield is for aesthetics only, it is absolutely worthless for wind protection, the Klockwerks 12in is only slightly better, The Clearview recurve is far superior, even a stock 12 in RG windscreen does a much better job.
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2008, 03:38:20 PM »


                         I've got both the Clearview 12" GT small and the KW 12"   ...   I see little difference
                                         except in appearence

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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2008, 05:31:51 PM »
Quote from: wts on December 06, 2008, 03:38:20 PM

                         I've got both the Clearview 12" GT small and the KW 12"   ...   I see little difference
                                         except in appearence

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Then tell us  , which is better for what purpose ,
If you had to decide which should be THE only one , which would you choose ?
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Re: maybe clear up the KW windshield
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2008, 08:11:51 PM »




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