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| vito | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Jul 2015 - 20:27 Post title : Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen | | | I have the quick release windscreen from Triumph on my 2013 T-bird 1600 and I think it works pretty well. But I see that Clearview makes a replacement screen that is pre-cut to fit the Triumph brackets. The Clearview screen is a bit wider and has a curved top edge to better direct the airflow over the rider's head, and also has an adjustable vent for varied airflow. I had replaced the stock America screen with a Clearview and it seemed to make a real difference and think it might be a worthwhile upgrade for my T-bird at $224. Anyone on the forum already done this? If so, what are your thoughts and recommendations?
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| n3zat | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/09/2013 | | Posts | : | 171 | | Location | : | Coatesville, pa, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Jul 2015 - 20:38 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: vito) | | | I have the clear view so much better than stock screen . I did not like the vent they had it placed in the wrong position to use on bike they may have fixed this issue.
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| caprock | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/07/2015 | | Posts | : | 154 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Jul 2015 - 03:20 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: n3zat) | | | Mine is currently being fabricated. I ordered mine about 2-3 weeks ago. I have used Clearview shields in the past on other bikes and thought they were great. The fact that they are about 6" lower, I think will help the most. The upper recurve and additional width should be a big plus as well. I have the summer screen and the taller roadster screen. I plan on replacing the roadster screen with the CV shield and will use it on long road trips and during cooler riding season.
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| KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Jul 2015 - 11:26 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: caprock) | | | I'm the one that helped them get it right for the 2010SE. Get the vent. Works much better than stock (for me) as less noise and much less buffet at speed.
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| caprock | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/07/2015 | | Posts | : | 154 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Jul 2015 - 15:39 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: KingOfFleece) | | |
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I'm the one that helped them get it right for the 2010SE. Get the vent. Works much better than stock (for me) as less noise and much less buffet at speed. |
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Did you get a chance to try the shield without the vent first?
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| vito | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Jul 2015 - 14:40 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: caprock) | | | Looking at the Clearview website I see that they offer two screens for T-birds, the older style (that would match my 2013 T-bird 1600) and a newer style. Trouble for me is that I have the added lightbar (which I really like) and this setup would not match what Clearview offers with the pre-cut holes for the headlight and turn signals. I'm really hoping to find something now as effective as the Clearview screen from another supplier (suggestions would be greatly appreciated). I think I will try to call Clearview and see if they would make a screen that would fit my current light set-up.
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| eagleone | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 51 | | Location | : | Johnston, Rhode Island, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Jul 2015 - 01:06 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: caprock) | | | What size screen did you get / 14.5 or 15.5 Also who makes the bags you have?
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| vito | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Jul 2015 - 01:44 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: eagleone) | | | I ordered the larger size, which is still about 2 inches lower than the Triumph OEM screen. The bags I have are the Triumph leather bags. If they had not already been on the bike when I bought it, I would not have bought them but would have looked for hard locking and larger bags.
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| eagleone | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 51 | | Location | : | Johnston, Rhode Island, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 14:01 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: vito) | | | I am still debating between the two sizes. I'm 5'8" with lower progressive shocks on the bike. So the 15.5 is 2" lower then stock huh.
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| vito | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 14:19 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: eagleone) | | | The Clearview site says to measure the height of the screen you measure from the top of the instrument display to the top of the screen, straight up (that is what they show in their photo). When I measured the Roadster screen that was on the bike when I bought it new, that measurement is 17.5 inches. So I assume that the larger Clearview screen at 15.5 is two inches shorter. I hope to receive it from Clearview in the next few weeks so I'll update this thread once I have it and install it. When I bought a Clearview screen to replace the short screen on my America it made a huge difference. Clearview drilled the holes to fit the America screen hardware and one of the holes was a smidgen off, which made me drill out the hole just a tad. I guess I could have returned it but did not. I am hopeful that the "custom" screen that I have ordered from Clearview will be an exact fit. It is considered custom because their screen normally is 6 inches lower than the stock screen, but with the Triumph light bar on my bike I was sure that this extra length on bottom would not fit, so I asked them to make it only 2 inches longer than the stock screen. I guess I'll find out soon if this was worth the money and the wait.
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| eagleone | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 51 | | Location | : | Johnston, Rhode Island, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 15:15 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: vito) | | | Thank You for the explanation. Sounds like the 14.5 would be the best for me. If stock was 17.5 and now I lowered the bike 1.5 inches in the rear, 14.5 may be perfect. One month out on orders right now !!! Hope it's worth the wait and extra $$$ over a cee bailey screen.
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| davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 15:27 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: vito) | | | Shortly after buying my TBird [SE] ,which comes standard with the switch blade set up,[which I love because it pops right off for cleaning and or doing service work on the machine] I ordered a C Bailey's replacement windscreen which bolts in place using the same hardware,only I bought a two inch higher and two inch wider screen for better protection in the rain,snow,and cold temps,but mainly due to my vision being blurred as I had to look over the top of the factory screen when on the highway,or tip my head down to look thru it which was uncomfortable.[I guess I'm long wasted] But now I can look thru it comfortably,and still tip my head slightly to look over the top of it if and when it gets fogged up or covered with snow.[Ya see,the SE doesn't come with wipers or a defroster.Nor does it have AC! ]  Dave!!!
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| edmontonstorm | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,054 | | Location | : | Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 22:04 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: davetac1) | | | I love the clear view screens been after them to make a new one for the new storm shield QR , soon as they do, or if they do I will buy one for sure, good screens good price.
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| vito | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Jul 2015 - 23:16 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: edmonton | | | Clear view will customize a screen for a $40 extra charge. The screen will not be returnable if customized.
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| eagleone | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 51 | | Location | : | Johnston, Rhode Island, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Aug 2015 - 18:34 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: KingOfFleece) | | | You have the pictures in their site ? What size screen do you have. 14.5 ? I have the progressive shocks like you do, that's why I think the 14.5 will be fine over the 15.5
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| KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Aug 2015 - 02:52 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: eagleone) | | | I had the Cee Bailey-2" over the stock SE screen-no real improvement.
As far as trying without the vent-just close it. It seals tight.
To be clear-I sent them the stock SE screen so they could make the screen work with the AUX lights. On the SE it's the old bolt pattern.
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| vito | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 18/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 97 | | Location | : | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2015 - 21:07 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: KingOfFleec | | | Got the new Clearview screen this morning and put the Roadster hardware on it and went for a ride of about 80 miles. Here are my impressions:
- wind buffeting around the helmet seems reduced, and might have been even more reduced if the windscreen were as high as the Roadster screen from Triumph. The Clearview Large screen is about 2 inches shorter on top than the Roadster.
- Because the screen is lower, I was able to easily see over the screen rather than through it. (I am only 5'8" so taller riders might already have been able to do this with the Triumph screen.
- Wind noise was noticeably reduced, but certainly not eliminated.
- The adjustable vent did not seem to make any difference, but today my ride was on a fairly cool day and I was wearing a heavy nylon jacket. Maybe on a really hot day the increased air flow with the vent open might be of value.
- My passenger was amazed at the positive difference. She said that with the Roadster screen she was getting serious head buffeting, with the feeling that the wind was always trying to lift her helmet off of her head, and now there is no wind buffeting at all.
- Wind noise has been reduced for the passenger (according to my wife) to virtually nothing.
My wife added that even if I were unsure if this was worth the almost $300 it cost, she was positive it was well worth it.
I should note that my order from Clearview was $40 more than the basic charge for this screen since I had it "customized". Since I have the Triumph light bar I had them eliminate the holes normally cut for the front turn signals. The regular Clearview screen is 6 inches lower than the Roadster, but with the light bar I was concerned that 6 inches would make it interfere with the bar. I had them make it only two inches lower than the Roadster, so its possible that with the longer normal screen from Clearview wind turbulence would be even less. The Clearview is four inches wider than the Roadster, and this seems to be a positive thing for reducing the buffeting.
I'm glad I made this change, even if the primary benefits seem to be for my passenger rather than for me.
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| VABird | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Aug 2015 - 21:29 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: vito) | | | Like to see a photo. I have too much wind noise with roadster screen and the midsize screen.
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| caprock | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/07/2015 | | Posts | : | 154 | | Location | : | Texas, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Aug 2015 - 01:41 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: VABird) | | | Today I received my Clearview shield. A few weeks ago I received it, but ended up sending it back for rework. The shields that they offer are 14.5" or 15.5" measured from the top of the tank console to the top of the shield. My perfect measurement is at 15". I ordered the 15.5" shield when I was told that it will probably be closer to 15" after shrinking during the forming process. When mounted the new shield measured about 16 3/8" which put the edge of the shield into my line of sight. I sent it back and they lowered it to the now 15" which is perfect for me.
I am 6'3" but a lot of my height is in my legs. I primarily ride with the midsize screen, but found a good deal on a used roadster screen that I purchased primarily for the hardware which is now mounted to the Clearview screen. Personally I do not like looking through screens and prefer to look just over the top.
The midsize screen isn't too bad for summer riding and my everyday short commutes. I bought the Clearview to be used on longer road trips and in the cooler months.
I took a nice ride this afternoon / evening with the new shield and must say that I am very pleased. I have had previous experience with Clearview shields on other bikes and knew how good they were. The improvements that they made to the shield for the TB in comparison to the stock Triumph shields are even better than I expected. The upper recurve helps a lot, but I believe that the additional 6" of shield down low are probably the most beneficial.
I was going to post a picture of the shield but didn't see a need since very good comparison pictures can be found on their web site at
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| bschwartz | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/03/2014 | | Posts | : | 336 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Aug 2015 - 01:49 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: caprock) | | | I just wish they made one for the Storm. I've inquired several times and they say they're considering it but at this point I think the consideration has led to a "no". I thought about buying one of their Thunderbird models and having it widened at the bottom to fit around the dual headlights of the Storm but I'm not sure if that would let too much air in from beneath. Love my Storm but the dual headlights do cause problems for full size screens. I'm aware of the Madstad screen which looks nice but I like the recurve of the Clearview and that's what I'd like to have on my bike. But if this is the biggest problem in my life then things aren't going too bad.
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| edmontonstorm | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,054 | | Location | : | Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 26 Aug 2015 - 21:44 Post title : Re: Thinking about replacing quick detach Triumph windscreen with Clearview screen (Re: bschwar | | | I ditto the storm request, I have owned three of their screens and enjoyed every one of them, love the tint and the curved top, dam it they make one for everything else, common Clearview MAKE ONE FOR THE STOM  
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