Tinted windshield - Yea or Nay?

[Dockem]

The windshield on my new to me GW/RS was sufficiently goobered up to be needing a replacement sometime.
I am thinking about the F4 in a +4" size for better wind management for me and the wife. But, I am intrigued by the option of a tinted windshield.

Some say they love the tint as it cuts down the glare during the day and headlights at night. Others said it was darker than they liked at night though.

I'd hate to buy an expensive shield and found that it was too dark at night, although my night vision seems okay.
I do wear glasses and it would be nice to lose the clip-ons on sunny days?

Any experience with tinted windshields or the F4 tinted shields and how do you like them?

(Also posted in GW subforum)

 

[silverbullet05]

I'd hate to buy an expensive shield and found that it was too dark at night, although my night vision seems okay.
I do wear glasses and it would be nice to lose the clip-ons on sunny days?

For that reason alone I would have to say Nay. & would it be dark enough to lose the clip-on?
I ditched the clipons years ago & go with the full slide over glasses. There so comfortable you don't even know your wearing 2 pair. My 2 cents.....

 

[tfdeputydawg]

Tinting is not dark enough to lose the clip ons on sunny days!
Yes, tinting does cut the glare of on coming headlamps at night!

 

[rhino 2]

It depends.....If you look over the windshield is doesn't matter tinted or not...I had tinted windscreens on all of my sport bikes, ''For style'' , And i always looked over them as well with my T/G's...A Good pair of sunglasses and since the advent of pop up sunscreens on helmets is all i ever needed riding during the day...:Shrug:

 

[pwhoever]

Some time ago, I was doing a road trip with my brothers. One of them borrowed a Harley from a friend that had a tinted windshield. He hated it. We got a lot of rain on that trip. Once it started to get dark, with the rain, it was almost impossible to see through. He was basically driving blind. We had to stop whenever that happened...

 

[graygoat]

I have an LRS with light tint and I like the look on my black Tri. I look over the shield anyway.

 

[Fearless]

light tint for us however I look over the windscreen a flat top by far the best for us. The short funny looking one may be dark tint not sure. :good:ride safe Fred

 

[graygoat]

light tint for us however I look over the windscreen a flat top by far the best for us. The short funny looking one may be dark tint not sure. :good:ride safe Fred

I have the same flat top.

 

[Mcahron]

I have an auto tinting faceshield on my helmet and love it.

 

[rhino 2]

I have an auto tinting faceshield on my helmet and love it.

Welcome To Trike-Talk.......:wave4: Tell us a little more about that face shield, Sounds interesting....

 

[hogcowboy]

I have an auto tinting faceshield on my helmet and love it.

Okay, I'll bite. Who has those now and how much do they cost?

 

[kybigmac]

where did you get the auto tint faceshield? I might be interested.

 

[Mcahron]

Bell helmets makes them. I bought mine at a World Superbike Race at Laguna Seca California. It goes from very light to a dark tint as quickly as eyeglasses do. Love it!

 

[trike lady]

Being short it had to be clear, I was looking through it 100% of the time.

 

[desertclassic]

light tint for us however I look over the windscreen a flat top by far the best for us. The short funny looking one may be dark tint not sure. :good:ride safe Fred

Same windshield, I look over the top, best windshield I have ever used. Jim

 

[Jack Klarich]

I had 1 on my 15 Freewheeler

I now have a clear taller 1 on my 17

I did not pay much attention to the tint, It was @ about nose height

 

[roadking2]

I personally am not a fan of tinted windshields. I like a windshield that I look over the top of, but during rainstorms, I get a little down and look through it and I prefer a clear windshield for that. At night, I prefer clear even more.