Madstad windshield in the rain...
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Originally Posted by
YODA
Lots of great technical discussion on the Madstad here. All most valuable and appreciated. But how does it handle the rain?
From my purely non-engineering perspective (an end-user's opinion), it seem that because of the gap between front & base shields, rain would tend to roll up from the fairing onto the base shield and directly onto a riders face.
Someone mentioned in this thread that the issue had been discussed on the Madstad website, but I could find no links to user comments, opinions or evaluations regarding riding in the rain.
Day one with my newly-installed Madstad windshield we encountered light rain. (Quite a feat, given that we live in Phoenix, Arizona.) The Madstad windshield handled the rain every bit as well as the Harley-Davidson windshields I've ridden behind, and at least as well as a Clockworks windshield that I had on my Road Glide Custom. The Madstad windshield works great, and it installs with out a bunch of tools, and without a degree in mechanical engineering. Better yet, it is adjustable!
A fine product, rain or shine.
Lucas in Phoenix
(No, I don't get any discount or kickback from Madstad...)