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I just wanted to start off by saying; “It takes a lot to get me excited about a windshield” but that’s exactly what my new Madstad windshield did.
I’ve been trying to make a decision for over two weeks now regarding which windshield would do best on my new NC700. While the lower price of the “Fixed” windshields were attractive, I found myself going back time after time to the Madstad web site for another look. When I weighed the extra cost to have a windshield that has adjustable height and angle and supplemented further with a set of wings to help lesson the air on the belt line, it became obvious that Madstad was going to be my choice.
The price is only $289 well with the extra $100 or so over the price of a fixed windshield. I placed my order online and in less than a week UPS dropped the box off at the house. I would like to mention that even though the web site only shows 3 color options for the 22” shield, you can request any of their 6 different shades for your order. Since I’m 6’2” I went for the 22” shield to keep the air over my helmet.
Being somewhat spoiled by my electric windshield on my RTS Spyder, once you have the luxury of an adjustable windshield its hard to go back to a fixed piece. The problem with fixed windshields is they either work or don’t work initially when you install them. With Madstad, you have the option of height and angle so you can get the performance your looking for. Having an adjustable shield offers the many advantages like when you start off in the morning if its cool, you’ll want as much protection as you can get. After noon when it warms up, you’ll need the blast of air to keep you from over-heating. As I mentioned, the beauty of the Madstad windshield is it gives you the opportunity to control just how much windshield you want or don’t want, plus the added benefit of directing the airflow in a different manner.
Installation - Installing the windshield takes less than an hour, you’ll begin by removing your mini-shield to include the plastic pieces and rubber perma-nuts. Madstad supplies an angled metal bracket with nuts installed which slips in behind the stock windshield mount.
Next, you’ll mount the right and left ”beefy” windshield brackets using only the top retaining screw to hold the bracket in place while you mount the wing bracket to the same bracket.
Wings - I would recommend that you install the wing glass before mounting the wing brackets to avoid the possibility of the allen wrench contacting your shiny new paint job. While on the subject of the wings, I purposely mounted one of them upside down to deflect some air off the grips. As you flip it over it ends up much higher and reduces the air flow by the bars. When used as recommended its effective in reducing air flow around the belt-line.
Mounting the windshield - takes just minutes - there is four pre-installed rubber mounted supports to hold the shield in place.
Adjustability - the Madstad shield allows 3 1/2” of height adjustment - plus you can slant the shield both forward and rear. This is accomplished by just loosening two knobs in the shield bracket.
Conclusion - Bottom line, I love the shield - the folks at Madstad did a super job of designing a versatile windshield for a simple bike at a very reasonable cost. You’ll find the Madstad shield is fairly thick and there is no bouncing or vibration at any speed. Another fuel advantage is the Madstad shield allows the air hitting the bike to flow up behind the shield rather than to disturb it like flush shields do. This combined with the curved design will also increase your mileage. You don’t have to have an engineering degree to understand that air passing around this curved windshield is less disturbed than hitting the flat of your chest. Another plus is it makes you machine just that much quieter, I can now hear the exhaust tone which was muffled by air noise before.
Anyhow, my helmet off to Madstad, they just made my NC700 that much more enjoyable and extended my winter riding time by a 2-3 months to boot.
Link: NC700X / NC750X
Regards
Mike Mas
I’ve been trying to make a decision for over two weeks now regarding which windshield would do best on my new NC700. While the lower price of the “Fixed” windshields were attractive, I found myself going back time after time to the Madstad web site for another look. When I weighed the extra cost to have a windshield that has adjustable height and angle and supplemented further with a set of wings to help lesson the air on the belt line, it became obvious that Madstad was going to be my choice.
The price is only $289 well with the extra $100 or so over the price of a fixed windshield. I placed my order online and in less than a week UPS dropped the box off at the house. I would like to mention that even though the web site only shows 3 color options for the 22” shield, you can request any of their 6 different shades for your order. Since I’m 6’2” I went for the 22” shield to keep the air over my helmet.
Being somewhat spoiled by my electric windshield on my RTS Spyder, once you have the luxury of an adjustable windshield its hard to go back to a fixed piece. The problem with fixed windshields is they either work or don’t work initially when you install them. With Madstad, you have the option of height and angle so you can get the performance your looking for. Having an adjustable shield offers the many advantages like when you start off in the morning if its cool, you’ll want as much protection as you can get. After noon when it warms up, you’ll need the blast of air to keep you from over-heating. As I mentioned, the beauty of the Madstad windshield is it gives you the opportunity to control just how much windshield you want or don’t want, plus the added benefit of directing the airflow in a different manner.
Installation - Installing the windshield takes less than an hour, you’ll begin by removing your mini-shield to include the plastic pieces and rubber perma-nuts. Madstad supplies an angled metal bracket with nuts installed which slips in behind the stock windshield mount.
Next, you’ll mount the right and left ”beefy” windshield brackets using only the top retaining screw to hold the bracket in place while you mount the wing bracket to the same bracket.
Wings - I would recommend that you install the wing glass before mounting the wing brackets to avoid the possibility of the allen wrench contacting your shiny new paint job. While on the subject of the wings, I purposely mounted one of them upside down to deflect some air off the grips. As you flip it over it ends up much higher and reduces the air flow by the bars. When used as recommended its effective in reducing air flow around the belt-line.
Mounting the windshield - takes just minutes - there is four pre-installed rubber mounted supports to hold the shield in place.
Adjustability - the Madstad shield allows 3 1/2” of height adjustment - plus you can slant the shield both forward and rear. This is accomplished by just loosening two knobs in the shield bracket.
Conclusion - Bottom line, I love the shield - the folks at Madstad did a super job of designing a versatile windshield for a simple bike at a very reasonable cost. You’ll find the Madstad shield is fairly thick and there is no bouncing or vibration at any speed. Another fuel advantage is the Madstad shield allows the air hitting the bike to flow up behind the shield rather than to disturb it like flush shields do. This combined with the curved design will also increase your mileage. You don’t have to have an engineering degree to understand that air passing around this curved windshield is less disturbed than hitting the flat of your chest. Another plus is it makes you machine just that much quieter, I can now hear the exhaust tone which was muffled by air noise before.
Anyhow, my helmet off to Madstad, they just made my NC700 that much more enjoyable and extended my winter riding time by a 2-3 months to boot.
Link: NC700X / NC750X
Regards
Mike Mas
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