Tom in NM
New member
BeRight got you the answer . . . .
. . . . since you are shorter than me, I would guess the 18" would work for you. I will have a better guess on that after I get mine.
From the get-go I thought the shield would be the #1 thing that riders would complain about ( if they were able to get on the F3 ). Actually, I have really come to enjoy the Blue Ridge shield.
I do like to ride without a helmet and I wear in-ear headphones- which really accentuate any wind noise. For this, the BR is ok, but with a helmet, it is Very Good. Since I wear glasses, I always now wear my helmet on windy days on the expressway- the BR works like a champ and all is very comfortable.
So, you may be wondering, why do I want a bigger shield? Debris. Given the riding position on the F3, I can't duck fast or low enough and still maintain total steering control at expressway speed. We ave a lot of wind here and a lot of debris flying around. Easter Sunday, on a back road, with no helmet, I had to drive through a ' dust devil ' because the cars behind me would not slow down. The thing was at least 100 foot across at the base. I was going about 50 when I hit it. One car got a shattered windshield and the one behind it went off the road, though no obvious damage. Even with my face on the tank, it was like a blast of buckshot, I didn't get down fast enough, so I ended up with some superficial scratches on my forehead. It could have been worse, but it was also pretty cool.
While, I got marked, I couldn't find a mark on the F3 - lots of dirt, pebbles, grass and dust, but nothing new from that run-in. Though at 2k, I do have 4 chips in the paint already. There is lots of stuff out there on the road. And big bugs!
Bottomline, for here I need a little more ( sometimes ) than the BR offers, though, if it were angled up a little more, it would probably be just fine. The Route 66 probably would have been perfect.
By the way, I think the BR diverts the air just fine, I don't get any buffeting - just strong wind when it is blowing from 40 mph and up.
Tom
. . . . since you are shorter than me, I would guess the 18" would work for you. I will have a better guess on that after I get mine.
From the get-go I thought the shield would be the #1 thing that riders would complain about ( if they were able to get on the F3 ). Actually, I have really come to enjoy the Blue Ridge shield.
I do like to ride without a helmet and I wear in-ear headphones- which really accentuate any wind noise. For this, the BR is ok, but with a helmet, it is Very Good. Since I wear glasses, I always now wear my helmet on windy days on the expressway- the BR works like a champ and all is very comfortable.
So, you may be wondering, why do I want a bigger shield? Debris. Given the riding position on the F3, I can't duck fast or low enough and still maintain total steering control at expressway speed. We ave a lot of wind here and a lot of debris flying around. Easter Sunday, on a back road, with no helmet, I had to drive through a ' dust devil ' because the cars behind me would not slow down. The thing was at least 100 foot across at the base. I was going about 50 when I hit it. One car got a shattered windshield and the one behind it went off the road, though no obvious damage. Even with my face on the tank, it was like a blast of buckshot, I didn't get down fast enough, so I ended up with some superficial scratches on my forehead. It could have been worse, but it was also pretty cool.
While, I got marked, I couldn't find a mark on the F3 - lots of dirt, pebbles, grass and dust, but nothing new from that run-in. Though at 2k, I do have 4 chips in the paint already. There is lots of stuff out there on the road. And big bugs!
Bottomline, for here I need a little more ( sometimes ) than the BR offers, though, if it were angled up a little more, it would probably be just fine. The Route 66 probably would have been perfect.
By the way, I think the BR diverts the air just fine, I don't get any buffeting - just strong wind when it is blowing from 40 mph and up.
Tom
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