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Posted by Troll
- June 26, 2012, 17:54:37 PMLet me start out by saying that this is one big a$$ windshield. Apparently it's the stock F&S size, but it's bigger than anything I ever had before. 21" tall by 26" wide....I thought it might screw with the fuel mileage, but I put about 250 miles on since installing it, and I've been getting about 47 mpg. Aerodynamics is a strange thing, so it looks like it actually cleaned up the front of the bike, and made the air flow smoother. I'm going to Road America on Friday, so that will be a test of mileage over a known route at known speeds...This whole thing started out as a way to put on lowers cheaply. I bought the lowers and mounting brackets from a '99 Nomad wreck on eBay for like $40...Everything came in the package, including the bent windshield framework. I installed the lowers back in '10, and been happy with that but not the national cycle Honda windshield I got used. It was ok, but not what I really wanted. I have a friend who is an absolute genius when it comes to body work, and he straightened the bent frame without messing up the chrome...The only modification I had to make to the bike was to drill,tap, and then helicoil the upper tree for the top mount. The Nomad has bosses cast in to accept the mounts, the Drifter (and the Classic) do not. No big deal..I juggled some spacers around, bought new Stainless hardware for the windshield, and installed it on Saturday. Played with adjustments on Sat. evening, and then took off Sunday morning on the shakedown run. Pics show the mounts and the adjustable door.....