11-26-2013, 12:55 AM
I find anything up to and including 65 to be very doable without a shield and I have ridden this bike straight through, on the freeway, from North Carolina to Ohio without a shield at 75 + for hours.
My trip to/from West Virginia with a shield at 65-70 though, was certainly more relaxed.
It's funny though, it is WHERE the 65 mph is, which makes it tiring....on the freeway ...tiring, on the back roads thru the curves .... you never notice it.
For me a removable windshield is the best solution. I prefer riding a naked bike 95% of the time, but for the occasional trip some kind of wind breaker is nice. The tricky part is finding the right shield that blocks wind, but doesn't induce buffeting/ noise. Like CIP57 sometimes you just have to alter one to make it suit you.
My trip to/from West Virginia with a shield at 65-70 though, was certainly more relaxed.
It's funny though, it is WHERE the 65 mph is, which makes it tiring....on the freeway ...tiring, on the back roads thru the curves .... you never notice it.
For me a removable windshield is the best solution. I prefer riding a naked bike 95% of the time, but for the occasional trip some kind of wind breaker is nice. The tricky part is finding the right shield that blocks wind, but doesn't induce buffeting/ noise. Like CIP57 sometimes you just have to alter one to make it suit you.