Windshield ideas for low bars?

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Windshield ideas for low bars?

28 Feb 2008 09:18
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Can anyone suggest a small windshield that might fit on my Spectre? I know from experience that even a small windshield will make for a more pleasant riding experience. Problem is, when I took the original, mini-ape bars off and replaced them with the much lower Daytona bar, I lost a lot of "open" space on the bar where I'd normally put a bar-mounted fairing (like the Slipstreamer Spitfire I had on the 84 ZN700.)

Has anyone successfully put something like a small, fork-mounted flyscreen on a bike like this? Any particular products you could point to?

This photo illustrates my dilemma:



As you can see, there's not a lot of unoccupied space on the bar which pretty much means I need to mount the shield on either the fork or the headlight bucket. And the problem with that is that my headlight has the turn signals protruding from it so I'm not sure a headlight mounted shield would work.

Any ideas? The only thing I'm definitely not interested in is a big, frame-mounted fairing like a Windjammer. I hate those things.
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Re: Windshield ideas for low bars?

28 Feb 2008 09:40
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The Slipstreamer Turbo works on Superbike bars, so it seems like it should work on the Daytona bars as well.

I'm not comfortable riding with a full size Vetter myself, I bought a Vetter Quicksilver and only had it on the bike for a week before I took it back off, even though it is a lot smaller than the full size it was still too much. I really need to get off my duff and list it eBay so I can buy a new Slipstreamer.
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Re: Windshield ideas for low bars?

28 Feb 2008 16:51
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How low do you want to go? ;)

When I put this frame mounted windshield on, I had to go with Clubman bars. They were the only ones that'd fit with the windshield. Airtech has similar windshields.

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Re: Windshield ideas for low bars?

28 Feb 2008 17:16
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Hey, I have been looking and looking...I came across these today, but have not had time to check them out ...made by rifle.?.? They are close to what I am looking for, but still not "round" enough.

www.rifle.com/stores/showdetl.cfm?&DID=9...ki-ZN1100-B2-1100LTD

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