UPDATE: I sold that windscreen and did a test ride today.
Other than it's somewhat ungainly appearance, the Madstad is absolutely great and works exactly as advertised. A couple minor quirks: 1) light from the headlight illuminates the screen's top edge and reflects a tiny bit of light at the bottom just above the mounting plate. Could be a distraction at night. I'm sure there's an easy fix for it, just don't know what yet. And 2), like others have said, there is a mysterious little breeze that hits the chin from below.
Neither quirk takes away from the excellent wind protection and quiet ride (Damn engine can be noisy though).
I'm at max low height and want to try and lower the windscreen another inch or so. From today's testing it shouldn't impact function but should help in the looks department.
I ordered screen mine from Madstad undrilled, and mounted it about 1.5 inches lower than their stock position, mainly because I thought it looked better, secondly because I didn't ever see raising as high as they would have it go. However, this exaggerated the headlight and running light reflection/distraction. I painted the backside of the lower two inches of the windscreen textured flat black, including the edges. The bottom edge will conduct orange light up from the running lights if left unpainted. See mine on the left in this photo:
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And as Fuzzy noted, the Madstad seemed to do a good job of melting your snow, too, based on your before/after photos.
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