Originally Posted by
Miles
d-shark, Honda did not plan or intend for there to be a gap between the OEM windshield, and the dash of the bike. On a brand new GL-1800 or brand new F6B, there is no gap there, with the OEM windshield in place. The mold of the OEM windshield fits nicely up against the dash, and does not allow for a gap.
Taking that into consideration, at least one of the aftermarket windshield manufacturers does supply a thick rubber gasket to install between the dash, and their windshield that they sell. I know, as I have that thick rubber gasket on my bike. Honda never designed the bike to have that gap there. But that specific molding of the lower part of the windshield to fit snugly up against the dash is difficult for aftermarket windshield manufacturers to replicate. Therefore, when installing an aftermarket windshield on a GL-1800 based bike...93.14159 % of the aftermarket windshields will produce the aforementioned gap between the dash and the windshield.
I can tell you that with the thick rubber gasket I have in place on my bike, supplied by the aftermarket windshield company, there is no gap, and no dust comes up between the dash and windshield. The beauty of getting that thick rubber gasket the first time is...anytime I change out windshields to try a different one, I still get to use that thick rubber gasket with all other windshields. It perfectly fills in the "gap".
BTW, that thick rubber gasket can be bought, alone and separate from a windshield, from one of the aftermarket companies.:icon_wink:
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