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Re: to windshield or not

28 Feb 2010 22:28

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Doesn't seem to take away from the look at all.

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Re: to windshield or not

28 Feb 2010 23:50 - 28 Feb 2010 23:51

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Not sure if you know these guys but they are a motorcycle stunt team ( words used loosely ) from the UK they go under the name of "The Purple Helmets " I kid you not and they perform at outdoor events across the UK in spring / summer . I,ve seen them many a time at the Isle of Man TT Races and even shared a pizza with them at 6am in the morning after another big night at the TT , and yes they were out on the town on the beer dressed like that , all 12 - 16 of them .

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Old Man Rock wrote:

That-a-boy Otto... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Now I'm not a big fan of screens either but does that truly matter, hell no it doesn't.

As mentioned, to each their own, no other way to put it...

That's the beauty of what we do here... Dream, build, create and make it real no matter what others think... Some will think, Whoa, way cool while others will go :X...

Sure, quite a few feel my KZ is total crap where I should have done this or that but my philosophy on it, not their bike... It's mine damn it...

Don't like the head light, too bad... Don't like the paint color theme, too bad, don't like all the buffed out aluminum, too bad... And why.... I didn't build it for them, built for me, for my taste, for what I envisioned.

Or in your case, keep from bug splatter... :blink: :laugh:

Small screens won't do much for bug protection so you'll need to decide, do or don't. If do, then what would look somewhat presentable in your eyes/mind set is all that matters...

Hey Loco, have one of those motorcycle Creativity posters?

Example, you think this guy cares what others think.... :blink: :laugh:

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Re: to windshield or not

01 Mar 2010 04:34

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didn't kz400's have the deluxe version with a little batwing?

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Re: to windshield or not

01 Mar 2010 05:17 - 01 Mar 2010 05:18

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Old Man Rock wrote:

...to each their own...It's mine damn it...built for me, for my taste...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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01 Mar 2010 07:41 - 01 Mar 2010 07:46

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The 400 delux had a fairing, windscreen and saddle bags. Neat little bikes. I put the highway bar from one on my 440, I had a covented pair of saddle bags from a delux, but decided I didn't want them on my bike so I sold them for a small fortune.

If I knew what I was doing all the time life wouldn't be any fun.

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'81 KZ1300 A3 full restoration, custom big bore pistons, 1400cc 6 cylinder super bike
"77 KZ650 B1 - Barn Find, work in progeress
"74 Yamaha DT 400 Enduro

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Re: to windshield or not

01 Mar 2010 07:55

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Here's the one I used for years. It worked well, especially on long rides. It needed to be about 2" higher to keep the rain completely off your face. I never used a face shield and don't recall bugs being a problem.