Thank you RGlideKid (and everyone else!). I've put 500+ miles on the bike now and have started making some decisions and one of them is the SoftBrake lever. I kind of got used to having my boot underneath the stock brake lever but I think we can all agree that's less than ideal. Any increase in scraping with the footboard extenders on it?
Okay I got my 15" medium tint Freedom Shield. I guess they got a bad batch of medium tint stock so it delayed it a few days but John was all over it keeping me informed and overall it was here easily within a reasonable time frame. Very nice product, again I am almost 6'3" with a 34" inseam and for touring purposes it is perfect. It looks really good, but I'll admit especially from the riders perspective it's not as sporty looking as the stock shield due to a fuller side edge profile. I've elected for now to keep the stock shield in place for local mountain type rides, and swap to the Freedom Shield for extended trips and highway use. Nothing negative about it, and maybe looking through it would get me used to the new look but it's just not as "sleek" looking to me.