road king windshield question

[jackassdave]

ive just gone to put the windshield on the road king,and (im leaving of the chrome side flares)allthough there is only 4 holes in the nacelle,and the windshield is farily obvious.
there is a spring type clip that is on the windshieldon the top fixing holes ,couldnt work out if it was a fixing (it didnt seem to fix any where) or if a cable routed through the large hole in the clip .
in the end i pushed the spring thing down so the spring arm went under the screw ,and tightend evey thing up ,
it seems fine but im not sure if its right .
its not in the manual ,where to fix.

any ideas ,i meant to take a photo but didnt have the camera

 

[codcutter]

windshield

The spring clip hooks over the top fixing once the screen is attached, stops it falling orf

 

[jackassdave]

i thought that but it didnt seem to fit ,as the round end of the spring hold the shield about 1 inch away from the top fixing ,unless you push it so the spring bends down ,then you push the screen into the top fixing ?

 

[jackassdave]

jsut looked at something about screens on you tube ,and there spring is over the top ,of the top fixing ,doesnt seem to be doing anything.

 

[daveg]

No it doesn't do much just supposed to stop the screen pulling forward out of the top rubber grommet but if it isn't adjusted properly it won't do that. I'm assuming it's the same as on my 96 model?

 

[jackassdave]

if you get a chance dave,could you take apicture ,ill post apic tommorow ,of how ive done mine

 

[daveg]

if you get a chance dave,could you take apicture ,ill post apic tommorow ,of how ive done mine

Will do

 

[Melch]

Where are the pics of your bitchin new sled? (sorry – I meant 'bike', I don't know what just happened).

 

[jackassdave]

ill stick some on today , the wheels are a bit tatty ,and will need powder coating at some stage , the paintwork ,non standard is ok ,not up to the spec i really want ,

but ill think about that later .
other than that ,it runs lovely only done 28000,miles and its got fish tails ...

as they say ride it dont hide it ( but allso polish it )

 

[too loud man]

Pretty useless bit of wire really! It does hook over the upper screen fixing if you tension the spring by pushing it down when the screens off the bike, cannot see how would stop it falling off though. It can also help seat the screen on the upper bushing by using it to pull screen ( putting your index finger through loop) back onto the mount rather than pushing the screen.

There is an aftermarket part that replaces the wire with a security latch to lock the screen onto the bike. Quickly detachable means quickly nickable!

 

[jackassdave]

there does seem to be ,different views ,and ways on fitting,really if your doing 75 mph ,and the screen comes off,that bit of wire is not going to stop it.
its either going to hit your square in the face ,or go under the wheels .
EITHER WAY YOUR GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!.

 

[Melch]

On mine the fixings are pretty tight to get on and at 75mph the wind pressure is just going to push the screen further in to the fixings. The only way it is likely to come off is if you are travelling 75mph backwards. I would say, if that is the case then the thought of your screen detaching is going to be a long way from the forefront of your mind. I am speaking personally obviously

 

[daveg]

if you get a chance dave,could you take apicture ,ill post apic tommorow ,of how ive done mine

Here ya go

What year is your bike BTW?

The screen is quite safe going forwards cos of the wind pressure but as Melch said if you do 75 in reverse you're in trouble

On a trip to Italy once we put the bikes on the Motorail to Nice to save a couple of days and the windscreen disconnected with the buffeting from the rear (ooh err missus). It just came out of the top fixing and angled enough to spill the wind.

The bloke parked in front wasn't so lucky, he lost the side screens from his brand new Morgan......

 

[twizzle]

I want a road king...

 

[too loud man]

I want a road king...

You know it makes sense

 

[Melch]

I want a road king...

For Gods sake man, you're never happy! You have a nice glide already! You and Jackass Dave 2 peas in a pod! (I've just had the realisation that I've turned into my Dad).

 

[twizzle]

For Gods sake man, you're never happy! You have a nice glide already! You and Jackass Dave 2 peas in a pod! (I've just had the realisation that I've turned into my Dad).

twenty minutes, a hacksaw, a little bit of wiring, a cheap chinese Nacelle off ebay..............viola!.....one roadking!

 

[twizzle]

I've been following a thread on HDRCGB.....

this is the art of possible.......

before and WIP......

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

I want a road king...

I had one in 1997 new in black , lovely bike , it was not too good in the wet , but for everything else it was great. Took the day off work on the 1st of August to pick it up from Dorking and rode it all day , I was so excited !!

 

[Melch]

I had one in 1997 new in black , lovely bike , it was not too good in the wet , but for everything else it was great. Took the day off work on the 1st of August to pick it up from Dorking and rode it all day , I was so excited !!

It's a Harley dammit! What the hell were you doing riding it in the wet?