Saturday, August 22, 2009

Making a "Naked" Bike

Hey NOBS,

Welcome back from Sturgis! Glad you had a great time and I hope to join you next time.

I own, two newer BMW’s. One is a “go fast” smooth long distance touring machine, K1200 GT. It has an electrically adjustable windshield, which can raise and lower its height by a few inches so its great for long distances. Windshield up for long rides at high speeds, lower the windshield when you slow down. So to a degree being able to raise and lower the windshield can be pretty cool. My other machine is the R1200 GS Adventure (GSA). I added an aftermarket Cee Bailey Windshield that is two inches higher than OEM stock. It is also manually adjustable by a few inches. I have a great time using the GSA for around town joy rides and running errands (big “file cases” otherwise known as Jesse Odyssey bags). I enjoy riding it on trips of up to a day or so out and back.

What is the idea, already! HOW ABOUT RIDING WITH A CUT-OFF WINDSHEILD?????

As you all know motorcycle riding is great but would it be “cooler” and cooler, if I could get ALL of the wind back in my face. How about making the GSA a ‘NAKED’ bike. Plus, I can use the Cee Bailey for the colder months, and the “Cut Off” OEM shield for the hot summer months.

So I got my OEM stock windshield, marked it where I wanted to cut it off, then took it to the local plastic factory. For $65.00 they cut it off and polished the edges for me. It looks great.Judge for yourself.

Riding with a cutoff windscreen reminds me of my early days on a Harley Softail. There is a little more noise but much less wind buffeting. But the real deal is it is so much more comfortable riding on those warmer summer days when the temp goes above 80 degrees. I think I really like the change. Check out the pictures. What do you think?

Ride Safe Ya’ll

R M.



1 comment:

  1. Nice looking mod. Looks pretty sharp. Now just figure out a way to market it. I'm sure others would like that mod as well. JP could be your first customer.

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