mtdoragary
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I like the adjustability, but the distortion when looking through the windshield is awful! Haven't ridden with it yet. Will tomorrow.
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Installed CHAD windshield.
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wyliec
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I think,but may be wrong, that most look over and not through the windshield. I do have the CHAD also.
mrb
New member
I have the Madstad system. Way more adjustment and being a single curve screen , minimal distortion. Mind you I always look just over the screen anyway. However windscreens seem a very personal choice so I hope Chad works out for you.
Firefly
Active member
You're not supposed to look through any MC windshield... just over it. If the CHAD is that high then you need to lower it or have it trimmed down.
The MadStad certainly appears more adjustable--- but it's a bear to adjust compared to the CHAD.
MarkLawson
RT-S PE#0031
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Sorry, can't agree with that statement. I believe it's a personal choice rather than a hard-fast rule. I've been looking through all my bike's windshields for more years than looking over them, and have no trouble with doing it. I ride with my RT's windshield in the full up position (looking through it) & have a Tulsa x-tall windshield on my Goldwing. I love the quiet.
Yazz
MOgang Member
It is a personal choice. A tall windshield is a good thing till you get caught in the rain. Something about Spyders not having windshield wipers.
With a tall windshield in the rain, its not a fun time and you have to get creative to see the road ahead. Unless of course, you have some sort of rain repellant on you windshield...
With a tall windshield in the rain, its not a fun time and you have to get creative to see the road ahead. Unless of course, you have some sort of rain repellant on you windshield...
mtdoragary
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Except when it's raining, or hailing!
mtdoragary
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One reason I chose the CHAD is because it uses F4's coating on the shield. F4's coating behaves like Rain-X and gives exceptional visibility in rain. I have an F4 shield on my Road King and I can't say enough about how good it is!
mtdoragary
New member
I have the Madstad system. Way more adjustment and being a single curve screen , minimal distortion. Mind you I always look just over the screen anyway. However windscreens seem a very personal choice so I hope Chad works out for you.
I'm sure it will, but when replacement time comes around, I'm going to have F4 make me a single curve replacement screen!
Firefly
Active member
Well-- to each their own---- but it's pretty well established that looking through a windshield is not preferred or safest.
sabunim5
New member
And then of course, if it is at night in the rain try looking through that windshield when the oncoming cars have their lights on. Yes it is a personal choice. There are a lot of different skill and experience levels participating on this forum and those of us that have been riding for multiple decades are just trying to pass experience on to others. If you are not the kind of person who will be out there at night in the rain, then by all means mount your windshield so you have to look through it if you feel that it gives you the best wind protection. Just be aware of the possible consequences and make your own choices. What is best for me may not be what is best for you.
Ryde Safe and Enjoy :thumbup:
Ryde Safe and Enjoy :thumbup:
mtdoragary
New member
Obviously those of you who are blinded by rain on your windshield have never had a F4 windshield. Have you ever used Rain-X on your car or truck windshield?
Firefly
Active member
If you're under the impression that the CHAD's 'F4' coating will make it easy to see through in the rain---- you're going to be very disappointed. I've ridden in the rain and ducked down to stay dry and couldn't see well at all through the CHAD.nojoke
Some Guy
New member
:agree:
Yup...I have a CHAD as well and have ridden behind Firefly many times (he says I'm a stalker!!!
) and we've ridden through several hundred miles of rain. Like many people, I prefer to look OVER the shield...but that subject has been beaten to death on a different thread. :bdh:
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
agreed...how short do you have to be to look through the windshield? I always thought the whole idea of being on a bike was being in the open...ducking behind a shield...might as well be in a convertible!
mtdoragary
New member
Like I previously stated, I chose the CHAD partially because of my excellent experience with an F4 windshield on my Road King. Visibility through the windshield on my Road King during the rain is excellent since installation of the F4 shield - just like a fresh application of Rain-X onn a clean car windshield. Haven't ridden in the rain with the CHAD, but even if it sheds water like Rain-X, the distortion would cause my to raise my head into the oncoming rain!
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Even Rain-X will not clear a windshield if the air doesn't flow over it in a good direction to remove the drops. Depending on how the CHAD is adjusted, it can end up too upright for the water to move very much. Another problem we've noticed with ours (same problem on my RT) is that the backlash water coats the back side of the windshield, and doesn't get blown off by the wind.
Personal choice, I guess. Many Goldwing riders are used to looking through their windshields. Same for those with Vetter fairings. I never cared for it. Too much glare, bugs, and reduced visibility from rain. I prefer to peek over the top.
Personal choice, I guess. Many Goldwing riders are used to looking through their windshields. Same for those with Vetter fairings. I never cared for it. Too much glare, bugs, and reduced visibility from rain. I prefer to peek over the top.
mtdoragary
New member
I'm assuming that my CHAD is coated only on the outside. When I order a replacement shield from F3, I will specify coating for both sides. If water beads, I don't care whether or not it blows off. I can see fine through a windshield with beaded water on it. For the recod, I love the CHAD, now that I've got some riding time with it, but it needs to be taller for me. It's perfect for my wife! And every Spyder windshield I've tried does NOTHING for the passenger!
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
Maybe you can get a CHAD and use it for a backrest...then it could work for your passenger! :joke:
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