Form and Function-Wind Splitter Windshield

Recently I got the HD wind splitter windshield to replace the stock windshield on my touring bike. The 7” dark smoke fit easily and I thought looked perfect on the black bike. Rather than the plain simplicity of the stock one (nothing wrong with the minimalism look but all of us who ride work to create our own distinctiveness with our ride), this sweeping design and curves adds to the fairing and provides true functionality.

The shape decreases noise and improves one’s ability to hear your tunes. With a little height in the center it helps with air deflection (and really does work despite its size). Also the size alleviates the common complication of whether the rider can see the road rather than split your view (like on most when you purchase a windshield you’re sitting straight and thought it was the perfect height until you started riding and after a couple hours you’re slouched and suddenly the windshield is in the middle of your line of site).

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ABS vs. Non ABS

A couple weeks ago I jumped on the freeway by work and quickly got up to the flow of traffic, which at the time was around 50mph.  However, just as quickly as I got up to speed I had to grab a fistful of brake as the cars in front of me came literally to a screeching halt.  The difference this time I had ABS brakes to bring me to a very safe stop less than a foot behind the car.

Since I’ve ridden bikes, until my most recent purchase, that didn’t have ABS it was quite a sensation.  No vibrations, no chattering, no pulsing, no skidding, no fishtailing (and hanging on for dear life), just a quick smooth stop.  It scared the bejesus out of me, like most near accidents do, but I was impressed.  It wasn’t like cars I’ve owned where that pulsing comes into play.  Just smooth (because I can’t think of another word) and safe.  There’s a saying that it’s not if the motorcyclist will go down but when…and I have gone down a few times, twice as an adult.  

I definitely owe this one to my brakes (and yes a bit of luck and experience).

Check out the following if you’re considering a bike with ABS:

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Get out and ride

Looking at the email blast we just sent and one thing strikes me, we’ve been running an iron seat contest (who can ride the most miles in a month), win an easy $100 gift card and a chance for a $1000 gift card, and the same guy keeps winning. In the month of April Bryan DeAvilla rode 3934 miles…that’s 131 miles per day. He ain’t no commuter!!

Did you know that the median average of miles ridden by new riders over an 18 month period is 6600 miles or 12 miles a day (based on nationwide survey respondents to a Harley-Davidson® survey given to people who have purchased a new HD® bike)? Laidlaw’s customers average 485 miles per month or 16 miles per day (data from the same HD purchase experience survey). Mr. DeAvilla is doing 8X that.
It’s disturbing to know people who have a bike over 2 years old don’t even have a 1000 miles. What’s the point? To say you’ve got a Harley? The prestige? What’s the use if the thing isn’t ridden? One doesn’t need to be hardcore and ride in all kinds of weather conditions, which some of us do, but being a poser and having the bike sit in the garage isn’t much fun either.

We started this contest to encourage people to ride. There are lots of good reasons to hit the road on your bike. One reason is that its fun. What’s your reason? Tell us please.
Just get out and ride!

From your Laidlaw’s Harley-Davidson GM