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TXHillCountry
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 1
Location : Texas Hill Country
Points : 773
Registration date : 2019-03-06
 |  Subject: Thrilled to have my Silverwing  Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:41 am | |
| Just bought a 2012 SW with 18K miles and couldn't be happier. I'm 66 and ride in the Texas Hill Country (beautiful). Just ordered a larger windscreen as I'm a woos for the wind and the original cuts at my throat. |
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Cosmic_Jumper
Site Admin
Number of posts : 3714
Age : 78
Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA
Points : 8636
Registration date : 2009-06-12
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:17 am | |
| Hello TX
Thanks for your introduction. Welcome to the forum |
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Dale N.
Site Admin
Number of posts : 1665
Age : 74
Location : Princeton, MN
Points : 4401
Registration date : 2014-02-13
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:32 am | |
| Welcome to the best SWing forum on the net TXHillCountry. There's a whole lot of info here on how to maintain your SWing. I've learned so much just by being a member here. Not to mention how interesting it is to see what others do to/with their SWings. |
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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1791
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 3895
Registration date : 2016-01-29
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:17 am | |
| Welcome to the fold from o-HI-o. |
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Mech 1 twa
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1051
Location : Allentown PA.
Points : 3056
Registration date : 2016-01-02
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:36 pm | |
| Welcome to the best SW site. Enjoy new ride and much info. and help here.
Spent a little time in south Texas 32 years ago. San Antonio and west. Hill Country is nice.
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GHM-PM
Site Admin
Number of posts : 1942
Age : 68
Location : Bullhead City, AZ
Points : 5378
Registration date : 2012-05-17
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:21 pm | |
| Welcome TX I too have a 2012, mine with 23K and I have a longer windshield too!!! Good choice. Send pictures when you can! |
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exavid
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2658
Age : 78
Location : Medford, Oregon
Points : 7080
Registration date : 2009-07-17
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:23 am | |
| Welcome to the best Silverwing forum on the web. One thing to check on windshield height is that you can see over it without straining. In some rain conditions, especially on a wet highway with trucks and cars throwing spray you need to be able to see over the top of the screen. Damp evenings can fog up the screen and be difficult to keep off. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's gone through a dip I in the road and had instantly fogged windshield passing through the dip.
When I installed a windshield on various motorcycles and my Silverwings I sit on the bike with both stands retracted and look over the top of the screen. I mark the top of the screen at the point where my sight line intersects the ground about 60-70 feet ahead. Then I trim the screen to that height copying the shape of the original top edge but lower as needed.
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joebillybobinark
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 79
Location : benton, ar
Points : 1553
Registration date : 2017-04-19
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:22 pm | |
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Loosemarbles
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 651
Location : South East England
Points : 2377
Registration date : 2016-10-01
| | Subject: Re: Thrilled to have my Silverwing Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:31 pm | |
| Welcome TX. I put a GiVi 214 on my SW. I look through it while sitting normally but during rain I just lift my torso slightly to see over it. It's a custom thing so check out what suits you.
It's a funny thing....When I have my sun visor down, my clear visor down (including my 'pinlok' anti-mist visor attachment, and then look 'through' my screen, I'm looking through four sheets of plastic. How can I actually see anything??...but I can ! |
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