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Anything good to say about the Blue Ridge windshield?

Pantera

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I am looking for a shield for my 2024 F3S and the only one available at this time is from Can Am. Many people seem to have been unhappy with the Blue Ridge. Anyone here actually happy with one on their F3?
 
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I would think that there would be a number of aftermarket shields. F4, Gustafson, and Madstad come to mind. My 2015 F3 had a Madstad shield, and I loved it.
 
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I would think that there would be a number of aftermarket shields. F4, Gustafson, and Madstad come to mind. My 2015 F3 had a Madstad shield, and I loved it.

Not for the 2024 model. It was a slight redesign.
 
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The Blue Ridge is okay at lower speeds but at highway speeds it will buffet your head quite a bit. That is solved by adding a deflector like Xcreen on top of it.
 
We have a ‘24 F3S with 10,980 miles. Blue ridge windshield. My wife’s machine. She is 5’ 2” and doesn’t complain about buffeting. However, about two weeks ago small cracks started forming around the lower mounting screws. No, I didn’t over tighten them.

I emailed Gustafsson plastics to ask if they have a windscreen to fit the ‘24, and they said they did.
 
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We have a ‘24 F3S with 10,980 miles. Blue ridge windshield. My wife’s machine. She is 5’ 2” and doesn’t complain about buffeting. However, about two weeks ago small cracks started forming around the lower mounting screws. No, I didn’t over tighten them.

I emailed Gustafsson plastics to ask if they have a windscreen to fit the ‘24, and they said they did.

I started with a Blue Ridge. The quality was good. However at six foot two it dumped the wind right on my chest at freeway speeds. I replaced it with a thirty two inch F-4 Custom.
 
28 inch F4 on my 2020 base F3. Very happy with quality and wind protection.
Just got one with the tint option for my F3. Works great and was a fantastic purchase. I just wish I could find a handguard option for wind protection for my F3 that doesn't require me to remove my LidLox.
 
Just got one with the tint option for my F3. Works great and was a fantastic purchase. I just wish I could find a handguard option for wind protection for my F3 that doesn't require me to remove my LidLox.
I have Barkbuster's Storm handguards with Lidlox on my 2020 F3-S. All I had to do to make it work was find the right length screws at the hardware store. PM me if you want I can measure them.
 
Like Yabbadabbadoo stated, the Blue Ridge with X-Creen topper. I'm 5'10". Yes, the stock Blue Ridge dumps air in my faceshield height: I don't mind for riding in heat. For road trips of 2 - 5,000 miles, I've added an X-Creen "touring" windscreen extension. I've ridden in heat (Death Valley), rain, sleet and snow with the X-Creen and it provided ample protection for me. Plus, I don't like the looks of, or riding with, a barn-door sized windscreen; others with argue the other way. Different strokes.

BTW, I blacked out the Blue Ridge using a spray-on, pealable finish, like Plasti-Dip. On our F3-T and -L models, I used a satin-finish spray paint. At our heights in the saddle, we don't look through the windscreen, so a more durable finish was selected.
 
Like Yabbadabbadoo stated, the Blue Ridge with X-Creen topper. I'm 5'10". Yes, the stock Blue Ridge dumps air in my faceshield height: I don't mind for riding in heat. For road trips of 2 - 5,000 miles, I've added an X-Creen "touring" windscreen extension. I've ridden in heat (Death Valley), rain, sleet and snow with the X-Creen and it provided ample protection for me. Plus, I don't like the looks of, or riding with, a barn-door sized windscreen; others with argue the other way. Different strokes.

BTW, I blacked out the Blue Ridge using a spray-on, pealable finish, like Plasti-Dip. On our F3-T and -L models, I used a satin-finish spray paint. At our heights in the saddle, we don't look through the windscreen, so a more durable finish was selected.
Thank you for the reply
 
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