Clearview Windshield

g4s · 02-23-2011, 01:21 PM

Is anyone rockin' this?
http://clearviewshields.com/shop/product.php?id=229

Seems like a good price, thicker, wider, taller than stock, and that upper recurve deal as a $0 option has me intrigued.

Vent is cool as well but now we're starting to creep into the territory where I could talk myself into fairing prices.

At work right now, anyone know what this measurement is exactly as I want this shield to be at least 2" higher than stock and I remember Rifle having a tough time in the past getting this right. The one I would order is 23.5".

"Length is measured in the center of the shield from the top of the headlight cutout to the top of the shield."

ccmjr77 · 02-23-2011, 02:07 PM

They are suppose to be nice. But price seems high to me for a replacement shield.

**Top Cat** · 02-23-2011, 04:04 PM

A lot of us have them. I don't know if anyone is rockin' them or not. What ever the hell that means. ::) I got mine on Ebay. It was a blem and $100 off list. I would not have found the 1/4" scratch if they hadn't pointed it out to me.

cactusjack · 02-23-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

A lot of us have them. I don't know if anyone is rockin' them or not. What ever the hell that means. ::) I got mine on Ebay. It was a blem and $100 off list. I would not have found the 1/4" scratch if they hadn't pointed it out to me.

Your age is showing, daddy-o!

Those windshields are the cat's meow!

ndbigfish · 02-23-2011, 04:34 PM

I got mine for less than a 1/3 the price of the stock Kawasaki replacement. It is a better product than the stock shield. Contact someone in their dealer network. I got all the polishes as a bonus, shipping and it was less than $180.

**Top Cat** · 02-23-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

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Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

A lot of us have them. I don't know if anyone is rockin' them or not. What ever the hell that means. ::) I got mine on Ebay. It was a blem and $100 off list. I would not have found the 1/4" scratch if they hadn't pointed it out to me.

Your age is showing, daddy-o!

Those windshields are the cat's meow!

Well skiddly-doo, later alligator. ;)

dennis49 · 02-23-2011, 06:11 PM

I have this shield with the re-curve and the vent. It's much better than the OEM, thicker wider stops the buffeting. I prefer the looks over a fairing and cost is much less than an OEM replacement. I don't know if the vent is worth the price, I can see no difference with it open or closed and cannot really feel much airflow when open, so I don't think it's much of a bonus in hot weather. You can get it 2" or 4" higher than stock. I got the 4" over and run it full up, now I have the option of looking through the shield are over the top depending on my posture. The clarity looking through the shield is excellent and does not have any distortion like some shields on the market. My Givi shield had a lot of distortion and was not pleasant if you had to look through it.

flavor · 02-23-2011, 06:37 PM

I have a clearview. If I remember correctly the site has measurements and info on their site. If you don't feel good about that they're really helpful as I called about the tinting because I wasn't sure I wanted it. Anyway I like the curve and the extra width. No vent. As I believe someone mentioned you don't want to look through the windshield. You want to look just over it, I believe 25' feet in front of the bike was suggested as a distance you can see without lookig through it.

Ask it they have any blems. They told me they had one with a little scatch which they believed was going to be hidden behing the chrome. When I received it I couldn't find any blem.

ballast · 02-23-2011, 06:59 PM

I got mine after sandblasting my original in a ditch and I like it very much.

dabull · 02-23-2011, 07:40 PM

still got another 300-450 to go to paint a fairing;)

**nomadtom69** · 02-23-2011, 08:58 PM

Found this on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Has anyone tryed these

johnmj · 02-24-2011, 07:44 PM

I've got the tall clearview with recurve and light tint. I'd do without a shield before going back to stock.......

blowndodge · 02-24-2011, 07:58 PM

It be havin me chillin villian!!!!

g4s · 04-13-2011, 03:00 PM

Replaced my winter lowers with some smaller ones as it's starting to get hot and I wanted more airflow. The helmet buffeting with the smaller lowers was stupid brutal.

Walked into work, sat down at my computer, yanked out the credit card and immediately purchased the 23.5" clearview windshield with the recurve.

Will let you know how it works out once it comes in and I get it installed.

MarkG · 04-13-2011, 04:52 PM

I put the 23.5" with re-curve on my '08 a couple of weeks ago. Got a nice deal during bike week and I couldn't find the blemish if my life depended on it. The Clearview guys did the install at the show. Reduced the buffeting a whole lot and there is no distortion when looking through it.

My stock windshield was all the way up and it was a couple of inches low. The Clearview is all the way down and it is perfect for my height. Assuming you follow the practice of having the top of the windshield level with the the bottom of your nose.

In my case we had a little bit of problem with the screws. Four of them were frozen so bad to the nuts it took a pair of vice grips and a wrench to twist the bolt completely off. Since I didn't put the inner lower stock shield back the Clearview takes all short screws. (Original OEM was four short and six long.)

I am happy with mine, the reduced buffeting is nice.

02-23-2011, 01:21 PM	#1
g4s Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lenexa, Ks Posts: 31	Clearview Windshield Is anyone rockin' this? http://clearviewshields.com/shop/product.php?id=229 Seems like a good price, thicker, wider, taller than stock, and that upper recurve deal as a $0 option has me intrigued. Vent is cool as well but now we're starting to creep into the territory where I could talk myself into fairing prices. At work right now, anyone know what this measurement is exactly as I want this shield to be at least 2" higher than stock and I remember Rifle having a tough time in the past getting this right. The one I would order is 23.5". "Length is measured in the center of the shield from the top of the headlight cutout to the top of the shield." Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-23-2011, 02:07 PM	#2
ccmjr77 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anthem, AZ Posts: 642	Clearview Windshield They are suppose to be nice. But price seems high to me for a replacement shield. __________________ ccmjr77 2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600
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02-23-2011, 04:04 PM	#3
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Clearview Windshield A lot of us have them. I don't know if anyone is rockin' them or not. What ever the hell that means. ::) I got mine on Ebay. It was a blem and $100 off list. I would not have found the 1/4" scratch if they hadn't pointed it out to me. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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02-23-2011, 04:34 PM	#5
ndbigfish Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Braunfels, Texas Posts: 1,162	Clearview Windshield I got mine for less than a 1/3 the price of the stock Kawasaki replacement. It is a better product than the stock shield. Contact someone in their dealer network. I got all the polishes as a bonus, shipping and it was less than $180. __________________ Brik VBA #1047 07 Electra Glide Ultra (43,300 & counting) 03 Nomad - 37,972 (traded 5/6/13) 99 Nomad - Only a memory since 4/27/13 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-23-2011, 06:11 PM	#7
dennis49 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 170	Clearview Windshield I have this shield with the re-curve and the vent. It's much better than the OEM, thicker wider stops the buffeting. I prefer the looks over a fairing and cost is much less than an OEM replacement. I don't know if the vent is worth the price, I can see no difference with it open or closed and cannot really feel much airflow when open, so I don't think it's much of a bonus in hot weather. You can get it 2" or 4" higher than stock. I got the 4" over and run it full up, now I have the option of looking through the shield are over the top depending on my posture. The clarity looking through the shield is excellent and does not have any distortion like some shields on the market. My Givi shield had a lot of distortion and was not pleasant if you had to look through it.
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02-23-2011, 06:37 PM	#8
flavor Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: RI Posts: 1,351	Clearview Windshield I have a clearview. If I remember correctly the site has measurements and info on their site. If you don't feel good about that they're really helpful as I called about the tinting because I wasn't sure I wanted it. Anyway I like the curve and the extra width. No vent. As I believe someone mentioned you don't want to look through the windshield. You want to look just over it, I believe 25' feet in front of the bike was suggested as a distance you can see without lookig through it. Ask it they have any blems. They told me they had one with a little scatch which they believed was going to be hidden behing the chrome. When I received it I couldn't find any blem.
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02-23-2011, 06:59 PM	#9
ballast Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 1,394	Clearview Windshield I got mine after sandblasting my original in a ditch and I like it very much. __________________ Charlie "Ballast" Krogh 2005 1600 Nomad "Tangerine Dream" VBA #999 VROC #29355
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02-23-2011, 07:40 PM	#10
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Clearview Windshield still got another 300-450 to go to paint a fairing;)
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02-23-2011, 08:58 PM	#11
nomadtom69 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryville, Tn Posts: 2,656	Clearview Windshield Found this on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT Has anyone tryed these __________________ (NomadTom69)Tom Green Previous bikes - 2004 BMW R1200 CLC 2006 Nomad 1600 Black -1985 BMW K100 RT VBA #001609 Viet-Nam Vet 71-72 Maryville , Tn. Maggie Valley '11-Townsend '12-Estes Park '13- Copperhead fall rally "13- Elkins WV '14- Eureka Springs ' 15- Helen Ga. SE Rally '16
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02-24-2011, 07:44 PM	#12
johnmj Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 37	Clearview Windshield I've got the tall clearview with recurve and light tint. I'd do without a shield before going back to stock.......
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02-24-2011, 07:58 PM	#13
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Clearview Windshield It be havin me chillin villian!!!! __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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04-13-2011, 03:00 PM	#14
g4s Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lenexa, Ks Posts: 31	Clearview Windshield Replaced my winter lowers with some smaller ones as it's starting to get hot and I wanted more airflow. The helmet buffeting with the smaller lowers was stupid brutal. Walked into work, sat down at my computer, yanked out the credit card and immediately purchased the 23.5" clearview windshield with the recurve. Will let you know how it works out once it comes in and I get it installed.
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04-13-2011, 04:52 PM	#15
MarkG Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,255	Clearview Windshield I put the 23.5" with re-curve on my '08 a couple of weeks ago. Got a nice deal during bike week and I couldn't find the blemish if my life depended on it. The Clearview guys did the install at the show. Reduced the buffeting a whole lot and there is no distortion when looking through it. My stock windshield was all the way up and it was a couple of inches low. The Clearview is all the way down and it is perfect for my height. Assuming you follow the practice of having the top of the windshield level with the the bottom of your nose. In my case we had a little bit of problem with the screws. Four of them were frozen so bad to the nuts it took a pair of vice grips and a wrench to twist the bolt completely off. Since I didn't put the inner lower stock shield back the Clearview takes all short screws. (Original OEM was four short and six long.) I am happy with mine, the reduced buffeting is nice. __________________ Mark Griffin 2021 Manhattan Metallic K1600GTL 2016 Silver K1600GTL - sold 2015 Red/Blk Cross Country Tour - sold 2008 Red/Blk Nomad - sold KE7HG VBA 00176, IBA 65686, MOA 211564 Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Maggie Valley '11\|Kanab '12\|Estes Park '13\|Red Lodge '16\|Custer '18
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