Ditto here. I'm also 5'11" and have the 11" Madstad and a Russell Day-Long. At the lowest, I see over it. At the highest, no problem. The plus is the angled "degree" adjustment besides the height movement. The "vent" that isn't there is always open due to the design. I put a Baggershield on last week for comparison and will test it out soon. It might be the winter shield, although we rarely have any winter here, ever.
Appreciate the info, I guess I'll give the Madstad a shot. I was looking at a Clearview with the vent, I had one on my 2004 ST 1300 and liked it. Hey Walcrow are you a member of Two Wheeled Texans?