hey guys I was wondering what tint the factory windshield was mine is a 2010 NT with a fairly dark tint but I have seen many NT's with clear windshields thanx jt
The factory windshield was clear. I've been using National Cycles V-stream screen since I got to about 50K miles. I put 139K miles on my first NT, so 89K miles with the V-stream. I don't remember if the 2nd NT had a V-stream windscreen or if I had the dealership where I traded the bike swap my windscreen from the first bike with the 2nd bike.
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I've had very good luck with these. I had two other windshields before going to the V-streams. Both cracked out of the mounting holes. I stop-drilled those cracks and they lasted a little longer after that. But the only trouble I've had with the V-stream windshield came when a little buck mule deer hit me with his antlers. That tore up my fairing, the instrument cowl, broke off my left mirror and shattered my hand. Like a fool, I rode another 385 miles away from home before I realized how damaged my hand was. It did about $2800 in damage to the bike, $12,000 to my hand.
Gifted my GF with the V-stream (+ the cinematic for height adjustment), but she experienced quite some weaving/instability when in bad air behind semis, etc...
Went back to her previous Givi D307ST, more airflow on shoulders again, but vastly improved smoothness & stability
Two summers ago, my aftermarket windshield developed a crack radiating from one of the mounting holes. We were on our way to STAR in Cape Giradeau, MO so at our overnight stop in Corydon, IN, I purchased a cheap battery powered drill & some bits at the local Wal-Mart, then drilled a hole at the end of the crack. It worked and only cost me around $35 so I was happy.
A week later, I was home and my drilling a hole at the end of the crack stopped it growing further. One of my riding pals, WoodAddict (David) in NC suggested a windshield from 7Jurock so I went to their website and found something suitable. The price was reasonable and it works so "Thank you David!"