Cal Sci Windshield review

[lookerjdc]

I have the calsci xl bug after s few months of use I am seriously considering. The F4 windshield since it is taller than the calsci

 

[MikeinGA]

I'm saying a guy that likes to negotiate in public and takes his bike routinely to be professionally detailed and is looking for absolute show perfection will be happier with some other windshield.

There are very few plastics available that are DOT certified, and all have compromises. I've chosen a particular formulation that is known to turn a very light blue at temperatures below about 40 degrees, then clear up when it warms up. It's known to have a very slight optical haze in direct sunlight. It's also the strongest, stiffest, lightest and safest DOT plastic I can buy. I then make it with superlative aerodynamics, and I'm very confident no windshield produces a quieter or more turbulence free ride than mine. And you'll notice that several of my customers have spoken up here saying that when the shield is clean it's perfectly acceptably clear to the rider.

But if you don't care about aerodynamics, noise and turbulence; if you don't care about stiffness in truck wakes or side winds; if you don't care about weight; all you care about is "perfect" optical clarity; then you will be happier with an F4 customs or a stock shield. And if that's what you want, then I encourage you to send back your Calsci windshield for a full refund and get what will make you happy. I don't need or want unhappy customers.

I don't make windshields for show bikes. I make windshields for long distance touring comfort. If I were making show windshields I would definitely choose a different plastic from a different supplier which has about 1% better optical clarity, has no optical temperature effects in the 20 degree to 120 degree range, is about 50% heavier, has about half the stiffness and a third the impact resistance, and can be easily polished to a show level of perfection. I even have some of that plastic in stock. But it's not my engineering choice for long distance touring due to considerations of stiffness, weight, and safety.

But you don't have to agree with me. You get to decide for yourself what's important to you. Then buy what makes you happy. And if my shield doesn't make you happy, please, seriously, please send it back.

Mark Lawrence

Like you said: "I don't need or want unhappy customers." THEN DON'T SENT US BAD PRODUCT. I don't and will never again order anything from Cal Sci and if someone comes in my shop and asks my put your product on I show them my Cal Sci windshield. Another think a customer should not be your Quality Control.

Mike

 

[Fusionfool]

CalSci windshield and RT travel cover fit

I am thinking about ordering the XL windshield, but have a question. Does anyone have any experience with the XL shield and use of the travel cover that comes with the RT limited?
I use my travel cover every night when Spydy in not in the garage. I want to be sure that the cover will still fit before ordering the new windshield.