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I read about these two items in an earlier thread and wanted to follow up with a couple questions to those of you who have used them...
First, I'm 6' tall.
Q1. I like to look over the shield by a couple inches...I notice the National Cycle website recommends a short version of the Plexifairing 3 for the Vulcan 750...20 1/2 inches high measured above the top of the headlight. The Plexifairing 3 is available as tall as 23 inches (in their catalog). My question to you 6-footers out there is can you see over the 20 1/2 inch shield without cutting it down?
Q2. Someone commented that the ball-and-socket mounting system for these has allowed one of the balls to pop out of the mount when going over a bump. Can anyone comment on that? I'm hoping that paying maximum attention to precise installation would eliminate that flaw, but perhaps not.
Q3. General question about the protection from each of these... I like good weather protection, like I get from the windshield and full fairing on my Concours, but I'm not too crazy about the looks of the Plexifairing 3 with its big plastic lowers. So...can anyone comment on the benefits of the lowers on the Plexifairing 3 vs. the lack of lowers on the Plexistar 2? If there is noticably better protection from the lowers on the bigger windshield, I might sacrifice some looks to get it!
Q4. Last but not least...does the 4-point mount keep these from flexing at highway speeds? I don't know how thick the acrylic is on these, but given their size, I wonder if they might shimmy around a bit at speed...particularly the larger Plexifairing 3. Any experience with this?
Many thanks...sorry for the long list of questions.....
Roy
First, I'm 6' tall.
Q1. I like to look over the shield by a couple inches...I notice the National Cycle website recommends a short version of the Plexifairing 3 for the Vulcan 750...20 1/2 inches high measured above the top of the headlight. The Plexifairing 3 is available as tall as 23 inches (in their catalog). My question to you 6-footers out there is can you see over the 20 1/2 inch shield without cutting it down?
Q2. Someone commented that the ball-and-socket mounting system for these has allowed one of the balls to pop out of the mount when going over a bump. Can anyone comment on that? I'm hoping that paying maximum attention to precise installation would eliminate that flaw, but perhaps not.
Q3. General question about the protection from each of these... I like good weather protection, like I get from the windshield and full fairing on my Concours, but I'm not too crazy about the looks of the Plexifairing 3 with its big plastic lowers. So...can anyone comment on the benefits of the lowers on the Plexifairing 3 vs. the lack of lowers on the Plexistar 2? If there is noticably better protection from the lowers on the bigger windshield, I might sacrifice some looks to get it!
Q4. Last but not least...does the 4-point mount keep these from flexing at highway speeds? I don't know how thick the acrylic is on these, but given their size, I wonder if they might shimmy around a bit at speed...particularly the larger Plexifairing 3. Any experience with this?
Many thanks...sorry for the long list of questions.....
Roy