07-02-2020, 12:36 AM
(07-01-2020, 01:26 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: Exactly. Increasing the relatively flat surface area of a motorcycle only makes it easier for the wind to catch that surface area and use it as a big sail. You would definitely be better off without the windshield then. At that point, you need to duck down and make yourself as small as possible, while slowing down.
Otherwise, the only thing that will help you is a massive increase in vehicle weight.
Oh, and while south Texas winds may be bad, they have nothing on the Hollister Corridor, or really bad nights up on the Grapevine.
The other thing is, man, just look at your picture there. That giant barn door atop the '17 EX absolutely ruins the aesthetic. It's the visual equivalent of a gorgeous lady using a walker.
Sometimes a lovely lady just needs a walker to make her life go better.
We all do what we need to do to ride our ride. If a windscreen makes the CB more ride-able for someone, who are we to bemoan their choice? As a UPS driver once said to me about other's poor driving, "It don't make no nevermind to me." It seems like a good attitude when making one's way through life.
It is interesting, though, how our choice of bike seems to represent our personality. The old saw says that doctors and dentists ride BMWs and mechanics ride KLRs, while lawyers and other criminals ride Harleys. Though I'm not sure all that is true, it's finda funny
The great thing is, there is a bike out there for almost everyone. If we spend less time critiquing other's choices, we will have more time for riding.
