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Discussion in 'Motorcycle Tech Talk' started by deweylsmith, Jun 19, 2009.

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  1. deweylsmith

    deweylsmith Active Member

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    I have a 2008 E-glide Ultra. I picked it up last year. What I am noticing on sunny days, around the outside of the windshield is a prizm like effect at all four corners. Is this normal ? I keep it in a garage, and keep an old sheet over the windshield. Do i need to treat it, or is it too late?
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    i would try some plexes (sp) A lot of bikes shop's carier it if that don't work it just might be in the shield it self good luck
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    is your windshield round or square??? i havent seen a 4 corner windscreen before. do ya have a pic????
    chucktx, Jun 19, 2009
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  5. deweylsmith

    deweylsmith Active Member

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    Chuck,

    It is the stock windshield for the HD Electra Glide Ultra Classic. It is not square. sorta
    deweylsmith, Jun 20, 2009
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    deweylsmith Active Member

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    This is a picture. It accually has a rounded top.

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    Could it be from your polarized sun glasses? They do weird things to car windows when you are looking through them.

    I don't think it is a bad thing ... just what happens when you bend plastic.

    Just a thought...:rolleyes:
    Tomflhrci98, Jun 20, 2009
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    could be polorized glasses, or a smear of oil from the road. clean both really good. let us know!!!
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    I didn't think of the glasses. I do wear perscription glasses. I will take a look without them tomorrow.:D
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    Easy fix - buy the streetglide deflector and nothing left to look through:D
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    Except the bug juice :D
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    We got fish flys (June bugs) out right now here in Ontario, 1000's of them at every light pole and all over the road. They make a mess of your bike and the road is a sheet of ice!

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    down here there called may flies......come out in may. great fish bait!!!!! our worst bug is the love bugs.....no natural enemy. and can completely cover a windshield to where you cant see out of it in less than a mile, and eats paint and chrome, and does not wash off very well........
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    yep the first love bugs I see the truck & bike both get a real good wax job
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    did ya get it figured out????
    chucktx, Jun 22, 2009
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    Holy crap LOVE Bugs, they called that cause they love to splat on the windshield or they just have sex and multiply in large quantities. :D

    I'd say the rain we get here in the Northwest is gotta be kind of mild to the weather and bugs you guys down south get. Like others I'd clean the shield real well or check the glasses. Got a pair of dark fit overs that make the shield and other things have a rainbow look sometimes.
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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    they are called love bugs because they fly mated together. the female is the bigger of the two and when they finish the male dies off. when they hit something they leave a fluid that is very caustic. they will get so think that you cant see through them!!!

    Lovebug - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Hope they stay in your neck of the woods. :)

    We don't get masses of bugs like that, just bees and butterflies that make a real big colorful splat when they hit.
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    Get a smoked windshield
    or if the sun is in the east, ride west and visa versa

    If you have polarized glasses you'll get an odd color from time to time due to the light, position and curvature of the shield...
    hotroadking, Jun 23, 2009
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    It got it!

    It was my prescription specs. Went on a trip to the ocean. Shield kept the bugs off, an had a great time. I will have to get used to it.
    deweylsmith, Jun 26, 2009
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    great!!!! glad ya got it figured out!! have fun!
    chucktx, Jun 26, 2009
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