So I wanted a nice little windshield, something that didn’t detract too much from the appearance and yet was also functional.
I looked at and read up on a lot of potential candidates, in the end I chose the Givi A603
Universal handlebar mount. The Givi’s Dimensions are 14.8” high measured from the headlight cut out and is 17.3” at its widest points. It is made of plexiglass acrylic with a light smoke tint and has a rubber bead all around the edge. The mounting hardware is of a high quality with stainless steel mounting rods and plastic mounts.
The mounting system is really very clever, all components are built to swivel left to right and up and down simultaneously , giving an almost infinite adjustability. Mounting the screen was very easy, getting it adjusted to where I was completely happy with it took some time as I am too much of a perfectionist and every little imbalance drives me crazy, and these old bikes are like old houses that have settled, nothing is quite square. Haha!
So....let’s go for a little test ride shall we?
The first thing I noticed when I started my bike, the windshield shakes quite a lot at idle, my bike would make a fine paint shaker at idle and the windshield sticking out from the handlebars on stalks only amplifies this effect. If you so desired, since the windshield has a rubber molding on it , you could mount it a little lower resting it on the headlight, and maybe it would help quell the vibrations. However since virtually all universal windshield mount in a similar fashion it is just the nature of the beast.
As soon as you are moving the vibes are forgotten and I was pleasantly surprised to find despite its small size it is a very effective windshield. I feel wind on my arms and some turbulence at my shoulders but to my surprise absolutely no helmet buffeting.
When I am sitting in my bike I would say that the top of the windshield is roughly at the bottom of my helmet chinbar. And I am 5’9”.
The windshield does have a curve up at the top that they claim helps to deflect air away from your helmet and apparently it does a pretty good job.
The Givi A603 windshield retails for about $126, I bought mine through RevZilla on sale for $113, and I had $10 off in RevZilla bucks from a previous purchase. No tax, free shipping. Ding ding ding winner winner chicken dinner! And it was delivered two days after ordering it!
So all in all I’m very happy with it. I like the initial quality, the performance and the looks.
I’ll probably take it off in the summer. But it’s a great little winter shield!
I looked at and read up on a lot of potential candidates, in the end I chose the Givi A603
Universal handlebar mount. The Givi’s Dimensions are 14.8” high measured from the headlight cut out and is 17.3” at its widest points. It is made of plexiglass acrylic with a light smoke tint and has a rubber bead all around the edge. The mounting hardware is of a high quality with stainless steel mounting rods and plastic mounts.
The mounting system is really very clever, all components are built to swivel left to right and up and down simultaneously , giving an almost infinite adjustability. Mounting the screen was very easy, getting it adjusted to where I was completely happy with it took some time as I am too much of a perfectionist and every little imbalance drives me crazy, and these old bikes are like old houses that have settled, nothing is quite square. Haha!
So....let’s go for a little test ride shall we?
The first thing I noticed when I started my bike, the windshield shakes quite a lot at idle, my bike would make a fine paint shaker at idle and the windshield sticking out from the handlebars on stalks only amplifies this effect. If you so desired, since the windshield has a rubber molding on it , you could mount it a little lower resting it on the headlight, and maybe it would help quell the vibrations. However since virtually all universal windshield mount in a similar fashion it is just the nature of the beast.
As soon as you are moving the vibes are forgotten and I was pleasantly surprised to find despite its small size it is a very effective windshield. I feel wind on my arms and some turbulence at my shoulders but to my surprise absolutely no helmet buffeting.
When I am sitting in my bike I would say that the top of the windshield is roughly at the bottom of my helmet chinbar. And I am 5’9”.
The windshield does have a curve up at the top that they claim helps to deflect air away from your helmet and apparently it does a pretty good job.
The Givi A603 windshield retails for about $126, I bought mine through RevZilla on sale for $113, and I had $10 off in RevZilla bucks from a previous purchase. No tax, free shipping. Ding ding ding winner winner chicken dinner! And it was delivered two days after ordering it!
So all in all I’m very happy with it. I like the initial quality, the performance and the looks.
I’ll probably take it off in the summer. But it’s a great little winter shield!