Breaking wind

[the Ferret]

Hee hee funny title eh?

Getting ready for my next trip soon. Temp has cooled off a bit since my trip to Blue Ridge/Deals Gap a couple months ago. With mornings in the 50's and highs in the low 70's I have been contemplating a shield but couldn't make up my mind between the large NC Plexifairing 2 shield like CA 200 has or the smaller Street Shield EX, like Randy B has. Decided to try one of the Street Shield EXs. Mounting took about an hour and Randy B's excellent "how to" sure made up for NC's lousy intructions. His pics made it easy to figure out what went where. Thanks Randy.

I love the shape of the shield and it's clarity. It is rock solid at speed too. It does an awesome job of breaking the wind for my body from mid bicep to mid bicep, and from seat to..and herein lies the problem for me... the protection stops right below my eyes. It's a couple of inches too tall..well in reality I'm a couple inches too short. CIP57 told me I would run into this problem and he was spot on. With a full face on, shield cracked or fully closed, at 60 mph, my shield rattles, and it's pretty noisy. Can't ride with shield up cause all the wind goes right in the eye port. If windshield were a couple inches taller it would be quiet and rattle free. If the shield were a little shorter my head would be in clean air. Too late to worry about it now, but when I get back, I'm thinking about lopping a couple inches off. BTW I am about 5'7" with my boots on.

Anyhow, here are a few pics of the shield mounted up


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