ncpbmw1953
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Well, so much for polycarbonate being so much more crack resistant! Noel, I don't care if you buy a windshield from me or just get another stock one.
I think polycarbonate is supposed to be significantly more impact resistant than acrylic. The types of forces on these holes would surely be very different than a sudden impact. I can't see any way this screen is going to fall off it's way too secure at least for the time being--six screws and all. And if I stress these fractures they don't budge so I see no way for the entire hole to 'blow out' as it were those radial cracks would have to snap off perpendicular to the fracture lines and that seems nigh to impossible. 26K miles on the bike now and I already have a replacement screen but won't use it until this one gets pitted quite a bit more, or if the cracks continue to lengthen significantly. I'd like to hear if others see this who have the stock screen--perhaps this is a bad batch of polycarbonate. Thank you for the prompt I will show my dealer in case it might be covered under warranty--the local folks seem to be successful more than not with warranty claims. As you say the center screws have a built in stop to prevent over tightening so I don't think they can say I caused this. I can say for sure I haven't gone much if any over 2Nm's by feel.