In the 1990/1991 I had a gl 1200 than due to personal problems I had to sell it. Now I got again a GL the 1500 se 1999.
Well , may be in the past I drove the 1200 in good weather condition and I did not feel the problem , but now, with the 1500 I notice that driving in the rain is really difficult for the visibility.
I forgot even the numbers of times I drove in the rain i the last two months and all the times it was quite impossible to see trough the windshield clearly enough to say I'm driving safely.
Do you know some product or some trick to avoid or reduce this problem?
The least expensive way is Lemon Pledge (yes, furniture polish) - either old style or the new multi-purpose. There's also http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/rainc.php which works well, but is kinda on the expensive side.
We have a '91 Goldwing trike. We just bought a new windshield but we are having trouble keeping it up. Its like the locks aren't catching completely. Any suggestions or tips?
If the angle of the windshield is correct, you should be fine looking over the top. At speed everyting will be going over your head unless it's really pouring. If it's raining so hard that you can't see you should pull over and wait it out.
riffraff wrote:If the angle of the windshield is correct, you should be fine looking over the top. At speed everyting will be going over your head unless it's really pouring. If it's raining so hard that you can't see you should pull over and wait it out.
st4r50 wrote:Lower the height of the windshield so you can see over it.
It does not make too much sense,
why should I loose the goldwing windshield benefits trying to see over It and get all the wind/rain on my helmet?
Give it a try, what's the worst thing that can happen...you'll get wet? You may be surprised at what you see, or that you can see. I didn't say take the windshield off, just lower it till you can see over it. It's far safer to be a little wet and be able to see where you are going than riding blindly and likely just as wet.
st4r50 wrote:Lower the height of the windshield so you can see over it.
It does not make too much sense,
why should I loose the goldwing windshield benefits trying to see over It and get all the wind/rain on my helmet?
Give it a try, what's the worst thing that can happen...you'll get wet? You may be surprised at what you see, or that you can see. I didn't say take the windshield off, just lower it till you can see over it. It's far safer to be a little wet and be able to see where you are going than riding blindly and likely just as wet.
First I will try a rain coating or something like it than I can try your method: may be my windshield will not go so low to let me see over it Or I'm not tall enough to see over it
I am thinking myself of lowering the shield on my LTD. actually cutting it down a bit. At its lowest setting the line of the top of the windshield is directly across my line of sight.
Im 6 ft 3 but apparently Im built like a taranonsaurus or whatever. All legs and no torso : lol:
Having never attempted cutting a shield down though im sort of hesitant to do it because id rather not have to buy a windshield if I mess it up. Ive read of others doing it but there wasnt much detail as to how they did it.
Ghostrider52005 wrote:I am thinking myself of lowering the shield on my LTD. actually cutting it down a bit. At its lowest setting the line of the top of the windshield is directly across my line of sight.
Im 6 ft 3 but apparently Im built like a taranonsaurus or whatever. All legs and no torso : lol:
Having never attempted cutting a shield down though im sort of hesitant to do it because id rather not have to buy a windshield if I mess it up. Ive read of others doing it but there wasnt much detail as to how they did it.
Several methods come to mind,all of which require a degree of skill--chainsaw--plasma tourch--ect.. But seriously if you have access to a table band saw with a fine tooth blade,clearly mark the shield,lay shield on a soft towel/cloth this will help manuver as you cut, then file down edges and finish off with a little fine grit wet sandpaper. I'm sure there are other ways but I'd give this a try if I wanted to shorten shield. Good Luck.
I use a jigsaw when I cut mine down. Mask off inside and out. Draw your pattern, fine toothed blade, slack in cord, make cut. Let the saw go at its own pace. Not too fast or slow. After cutting sand with drywall sponge unless it's really rough then you may need to start with coarse paper.
Thanks for the tips. Since being put in traction to lengthen my neck doesnt sound very appealing cutting down is likely what I will do.
I am wondering if one could not cut the bottom and simply lengthen the bolt and screw slots instead of cutting the top????
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