Windscreens for an 85' XJ750

8) I'm curious if anyone has experimented with different types of windscreens on their XJ? I just bought an 85' Maxim X and it came with a small screen for the summer, but I also bought a larger screen that will cover my hands as well for the beginning and the end of the season. I'm curious if a much larger screen effects the handling of the bike at all...Highway or City? I've been riding only Supersport bikes, so large windscreens are new to me. Let me know if anyone has any input for me.

 

I started out with a large-ish windshield on my X. Never even notice it was there until one day, on a long, straight, barren country road, I decided to find out what the bike could do. At about 125MPH the windshield started to flutter just a little, and I started asking myself what would happen if it folded down on me. The bike had more to give, but I backed off.

Now, without a windshield, it's me that's fluttering in the wind.

Z

 

large windscreens and fairings do change the handling on a bike, not too noticable on normal driving but at higher speeds worse, They are nice though, can only eat so many bugs.

You have to put it on and try it you'll like it or hate it

 

I MADE MYSELF ONE OUT OF PLEXY GLASS AND A PLASTER OF PERIS MOLD IT WAS VERY EZZY AND CHEAP (ABOUT $30.00) BUT YOU NEED TO BE CARFULL NOT TO GET IT TOO HOT OR IT WILL BUBBLE

 

IVE ALSO SEEN IT DONE WITH A WIRE MOLD AND PLEXY GLASS IF YOU DONT HAVE A WINDSHEILD TO MAKE A MOLD FROM

 

($30.00 MAKES TWO) SO YOU COULD TRY BOTH A SMALL ONE AND A LARGE ONE AND SEE WITCH ONE SUTES YOU

 

Sounds like you should write out a proceedure to post here g_wigood. I would love to see how this is done. I've a factory Seca fairing but no source of new shields either. You might also take the Caps Lock off on the keyboard, thanks.

 

Sorry about the cap lock guess it looks like im yelling
I will take pics and add them to this post
How do i add a pic to a post??

 

The plaster of peris mold is ezzy

1 You take your old windshield off of the bike.
2 Surround the outer edge off the windshield with masking tape
so the plaster dose not run on to the floor.
3 Prop the windshield as level as you can on a table with wood or towels.
4 Mix about 5 cups of plaster and wait for it to thickin (about 8 min dipending of the room temp).
5 Poor the plaster in to the windshield.
6 Push the plaster in to all the corners where the tape meets the plastic.
7 Let dry for 15 min.
8 Repeet steps 4 5 and 6 until you have aquired a thickness of about 1 1/2
inches.
9 let dry over night.
10 Slowly pry the windsheild from the plaster carfull not to breake the mold it is quite fragile.
11 Cut a squear peace of plexy glass big enough to couver the mold with extra on the sides.
12 Pre heat ovin to about 275 digres.
13 Put mold in to oven with plexy glass sheat on top
14 Wait till plexy glass startes to sag around mold then take it out and press it around the mold by hand(if it cools to fast you can hit the plexy glass with a blow torch breafly to re heat.
15 After shap has been aquired cut and install.

This worked for me and dident break the pockit book

 

Sorry don't move on to step 4 befour adding a light coting of vasoleen to the inner side of the windsheild or the plaster will stick.

 

I have a National Street Shield EX on my Seca. It's considered a "Mid" size windscreen and is all I could have asked for. A lot of people recommended the Slipstreamer Spitfire, which is slightly smaller/cheaper. I love the quick disconnect mounting system, which lets you put on/take off the windscreen in about 2 minutes. This model can easily be found for under $100. The only effects on handling have been:
1) At speeds over 80 mph (as mentioned above), and
2) On windy days, it increases the crossdraft somewhat.

 

Guess I can't do it, my wife banned me from putting car and bike parts in the oven and dishwasher, ( you wouldn't believe how good a dishwaser does on carbs)

 

ha thats funny
you can melt the hole thing with a blow torch just be carfule not to burn the plexy glass.

i think im going to try the dishwasher idea what tipe of dishwasher soap did you use?

 

I am eternally banned from touching our dishwasher for running a transmission case through it 2 months after we got it. Wife still wants to beat me for that one 5 years on.
G_wigood, many thanks for the rundown on the how-to. I am interested in trying your method.

 

you can run carbs in the dish washer? Ive got big "Hobart" dish washer High pressuer high temp, fits four five gallon bukets. What else can be cleaned in the dish? I also have normal dish too.

 

I have heard that they can actually be used to wash dishes,but where's the sport in that ?
The dishwasher stories are just too funny! Haven't had such a good laugh in quite a while!

 

what it makes the machine get real dirty, smells bad after words? my home dish washers are induteral, means it rather easy to clean and mantain.

 

Well you figure the dish soap is a degreaser, so set your mind at work and you'll be suprised.

 

Pretty much anything you would ordinarily wash with soap and water.
Just don't do it in your wife's new appliance.