Anyone have a "monster" Cee Bailey windshield?

[nevada72]

I'm a wuss. Let that be known. I like my rides quiet and not so windy. I envy all those Electra Glide riders I see riding along wearing a forward facing baseball cap - not that I would ever do that! My R1100R came (used) with a 22 inch Cee Bailey windshield which worked well but it was too short for me. However, I'm '6-5" and my helmet was right in the "jet wash". I raised the screen by cobbler type means and it worked fairly well. Basically quiet and minimal turbulence. Looked like crap tho, so I ordered a taller screen to simply bolt on. For whatever reason I ordered a Clearview instead of the Cee Bailey. Nice looking I guess, but the turbulence is nightmarish - to a wuss anyway. I lived with it.....for 3 rides, but a recent Harley Rental had me wishing for a quieter ride again. Yep - the Harley (a 2009 Road King) was very quiet. Smooth. Almost BMW-like. Big improvements at HD for 2009. I digress. The RK windshield had a smoother profile screen like my old Cee Bailey screen. I'm reasoning that profile helps keep things quieter than the heavily sculpted Clearview.

The question - Does anyone have experience with the Cee Bailey "Monster" screen? it's 7 inches taller and 6 inches wider than stock. Sounds bad, but my current screen is plus 4 and 4 I think, and I could live with the extra size appearence wise.

Any other suggestions? I considered the Aeroflow, but their biggest screen is intended for riders up to '6-3". At the rate I'm going through windshields, I could have just bought a RT with the money spent.

[daytonaredeye]

I'll take a poke at this one.

I didn't get the "monster" shield you mentioned but I did buy the one which is 4" taller and 4" wider for long distance touring.

I am only 6'3" and about 240 lbs but I keep the stock shield mounted for local stuff as I enjoy the breeze around town but I mount the taller screen, on the same mounting hardware which means a 10 min swapout time, for longer distance travel. I did this for the same reasons as you mentioned, didn't like the pain in the neck I experienced after rides longer than about 3-4 hours. The screen changes did the trick for me.

Here are my taller, touring screen, dimensions:
Height: as measured from the bottom middle of the screen-just above the headlight to the top middle edge is 23 inches
Width: from the widest points at the handlebar levels is 22 inches

Compare with the dimensions for the shorter,stock, 'round town driving, screen:
Height for my stock (dealer installed) shield: 18 1/2 inches
Width for my stock shield (at handlebar level): 19 inches

See pix links below; first is my bike with the local, shorter, screen and the second is with the long distance touring screen installed (also shows all the junk I can manage to pack onto a bike for a long trip )

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1391772/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1418744/

Sounds like you may have the same screen I consider my taller, long distance touring screen but I included my own measurements for clarification as well as the pix. I wouldn't hesitate buying the larger one in the future if I decide I needed a taller one as it would mount on the same hardware too.

Good luck,

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