Thanks JPT. I have the lowers as well. Looks like yours are angled back a good bit, about how much? The lowers help a lot, maybe I should angle mine back a little more. Ride Safe.If you have a shorter shield right now, have you tried lower wind deflectors? Memphis Shades sells them. I had buffeting with my batwing until I installed them. I had a switchblade 2up before the batwing, although the buffeting wasn't as bad, it was still there (I didn't get the deflectors until after I switched to the batwing).
A test, is to put your hand down by the tank (in front on either side) while riding to see if wind is coming up in front of the tank on either side, below the shield.
If this is your problem, the tallest shield out there will not solve the buffeting, a lower deflector most likely will.
You would need the kit for exposed forks and add the mounting kit:
Lowers for 2004 - 2009 VTX1300C exposed forks (memphisshades.com)
You can see them on my bike:
So, you have the lowers up as high as they will go. Correct?I have very little gap between the lowers and my batwing (just enough to get to the batwing lower bolts to remove the front shell). My batwing is triple tree mounted, so I have angle adjustment, I can swing the top out or in. I have it out just enough so I can clear my head unit rain shield that swings out and up right in front of my handle bar risers. I angled the lowers to match the batwing angle:
Sorry, not the easiest to see:
Yes, there is very little room for air to go between the top of the lowers and the bottom of the batwing. The lowers match the angle of the batwing, making it one large deflector.
I have this windshield (see image) and I look through mine and I'm 5' 11, 1/2" tall. My seat has been lowered 1" so that helps me, but at your height you should be able to look through it. I have no lowers, and I get very little buffeting. If you have a stock seat you want to get modified so it's lower and more comfortable, consider Mean City Cycles.
I have a 2-up Switch Blade on my VTX 1300 R with a mustang seat (lower than stock). I too am 5'11 1/2" tall. I look through the winshield about 2 inches from the top.
If you are looking through it, you are not doing what all the "experts" have recommended for years and years. With the help of a friend, a yardstick and a small level, your line of sight with the yardstick and level should be just over the top of the shield. Shields become scratched, hazy, bug & road debris, making looking through it a guessing game. Good Luck.I have this windshield (see image) and I look through mine and I'm 5' 11, 1/2" tall. My seat has been lowered 1" so that helps me, but at your height you should be able to look through it. I have no lowers, and I get very little buffeting. If you have a stock seat you want to get modified so it's lower and more comfortable, consider Mean City Cycles.
View attachment 244379
I'm fully aware of what the "experts" say. What I'm also aware of is that they are covering themselves from liability should something hit the windshield and block a riders view, resulting in injury or death. Even heavy, unexpected fog can be a disaster if a riders windscreen impairs the vision—been there, done that. So "I get it." I also get that all a rider needs to do is scoot up on the seat (as I've done) to then be able to see over the windshield if your eyes are only an inch from seeing over the windshield. If I have to look over mine, I can. Everyone can adjust theirs to whatever they like.
![Safe Viewing Distance]()
Generally, this means that a correctly sized windshield mounted to your bike will have a top edge that is horizontally level with the tip of your nose, or just slightly below eye level.
I am a fair weather rider, so 90% of the time I don't even need to consider rain or fog and how it will potentially impair my vision, however since we always should prepare for the unexpected, I've ensure my windscreen is still low enough for me to look over it, should I need to.
