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They actually work really well. The windshield slopes back far enough so that the wind flows nicely around it- unlike a lot of other shields that produce a good deal of turbulence and therefore some really bad helmet buffeting and noise. And unlike other people, I didn't have any problems with it interfering with the turn signals. Then again I'm running the aftermarket Lucas repros with the skinny stalks, so that may make a difference.
These do work better with handlebars that are lower than stock. With the stock bars the rearmost part of the fairing body will rub on the top of your brake fluid reservoir and/or the left side switch pod. This has to do with the fact that there's a lip on the fairing that nests onto the rim of the headlight. The lip is molded at an angle so that when the headlight is pointed properly forward, the fairing itself angles a bit too far back- and you end up with the rubbing problem.
I got around this by cutting the lip at an angle- at the top it's the stock size, but at the bottom there's about a half an inch or so of the lip that's cut away. Did this using masking tape and mucking around the house until I found a properly-sized round, flat thing (think it was a salad plate) that I could use as a template. Drew a line with a marker then cut the lip away with a Dremel tool and cutoff wheel. Yeah, a bit of a hassle, but now the fairing seats properly against the headlight ring and doesn't rub on the brake reservoir and switch gear. Since you may end up cutting it to clear your turn signals anyway...
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