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Joe T
I have read a few articles about the windy side of the stock K75s (Mine's a 1991) windshield. Some solutions seemed very elaborate while others seemed to cost a hundred bucks or more. This may have all been done before but for me it was an elegant solution that works like a top and cost me an hour of time and $6 bucks at Lowes.
The purchase included two packages of two 1/2 x .194 X 1" nylon spacers (see the pictures-the correct spacers are a perfect fit for the #10 screws); a five pack of 10 X 1" stainless rounded head Phillips screws; a five pack of 10 X 1 3/4" stainless rounded head Phillips screws; and a pack of standard faucet washers. Two of the spacers sit at the top, the other spacer is cut in half for the bottom.
The only hard work is cutting one of the nylon spacers in half for the lower modification. I used a pencil for a holding device and cut it on a table saw. I tried a hacksaw but the nylon is a lot harder than I expected (a nice surprise).
Here are the steps: First you remove the windshield (no kidding). Slip a screw head through the faucet washer and through the hole on the windshield for each of four. The two longer go to the top while the shorter on the bottom. Fit the windshield back on the faring and hand tighten the four screws. You will have to stress the windshield a bit to get it to fit. That's it.
I went for a ride from Providence to Wellfleet on Cape Cod and she ran beautifully with none of the usual buffeting wind at my normal sitting position. I am 5'9".
Let me know if anyone has done this before or if you try it yourself. Happy motoring!
The purchase included two packages of two 1/2 x .194 X 1" nylon spacers (see the pictures-the correct spacers are a perfect fit for the #10 screws); a five pack of 10 X 1" stainless rounded head Phillips screws; a five pack of 10 X 1 3/4" stainless rounded head Phillips screws; and a pack of standard faucet washers. Two of the spacers sit at the top, the other spacer is cut in half for the bottom.
The only hard work is cutting one of the nylon spacers in half for the lower modification. I used a pencil for a holding device and cut it on a table saw. I tried a hacksaw but the nylon is a lot harder than I expected (a nice surprise).
Here are the steps: First you remove the windshield (no kidding). Slip a screw head through the faucet washer and through the hole on the windshield for each of four. The two longer go to the top while the shorter on the bottom. Fit the windshield back on the faring and hand tighten the four screws. You will have to stress the windshield a bit to get it to fit. That's it.
I went for a ride from Providence to Wellfleet on Cape Cod and she ran beautifully with none of the usual buffeting wind at my normal sitting position. I am 5'9".
Let me know if anyone has done this before or if you try it yourself. Happy motoring!