Plexistar II Windshield (aka Moe's windshield)

[music man]

Alan, I think they meant you could take it on and off, and ride it with it on and off fairly easily, so you could decide whether you really liked it or not.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

They destroy some of the aesthetics of the bike.

There you go with them assthetics again. :poked:

[alanmcorcoran]

I don't want to give the wrong impression here: I think the Plexistar II is a good choice for this bike and will probably meet the expectations of most windshield buyers. I think whatever complaints I've had about it would probably apply to any windshield. Overall I think this one stikes a good balance between size, cost, ease of installation and general features.

Moe and I were simply clarifying that, the idea you could pop it off, (which you CAN do very easily) and then pop it back on in the exact position as before, is not realistic. As Moe can probably testify to, there is a great deal of both gross and fine effing that can be done. You would retain the gross effing, but not the fine tuning.

FYI, I have noticed that my first adjustment resulted in the windshield being an inch or so lower than it was originally (although it has a better "rake" and is more centered and fit to the bike contours.) So I'm getting a little more turbulence in the forehead and ear areas. I may take Easy's advice and shift the whole thing up, alignment with the clutch and brake handles be damned.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

both gross and fine effing that can be done.

I may take Easy's advice and shift the whole thing up, alignment with the clutch and brake handles be damned.

No such thing as gross effing; it's all FINE, just some finer than others! :roll: :crackup

I think you're getting there. If getting it up doesn't achieve the desired result, consider slightly less rake too. :cool:

[Water Warrior 2]

Windshields and their adjustments are a crap shoot at best. Luckily the Spitfire was accidently correct first time round for Lynda. Lowest possible position and raked to match the forks. Lynda is quite happy with it. As for my added height and width the wind blast and noise is horrible with everything funneling up into my full face helmet. There are just too many variables and only time and experiment will make it as right as possible for each individual.

[GZ250]

alan, i am planning to get a windshild like yours, nice shield, looks nice and protects from wind all over. but than i realized that i do not have a garage and i park my bike outside all year round and cover it. so with windshield it would not be possible to cover or i'll need a wind shield cover separately. i do not need small shield just for cosmetic reasons.

any suggestions. thanks

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by GZ250

so with windshield it would not be possible to cover or i'll need a wind shield cover separately.
any suggestions. thanks

Believe it or not, you are not the first person to have this dilema !!

You just shop for a cover carefully. For that purpose, your GZ is NOT a small if it has a shield attached. Many covers are made specifically for bikes with windshields. Read the box carefully.

[alanmcorcoran]

Sorry Geeze, I park mine in the garage and haven't looked into a cover. (Out here I probably wouldn't bother with one anyway.) Let me know what you think of the shield and if you come up with any interesting mounting ideas.

[Moedad]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Sorry Geeze, I park mine in the garage and haven't looked into a cover. (Out here I probably wouldn't bother with one anyway.) Let me know what you think of the shield and if you come up with any interesting mounting ideas.

I garage mine too.

[Water Warrior 2]

Check out Wally World for a cover. Size large will do the job with room to spare.