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Touring Screen quick disconnect?
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:00 am
by Turk74
I just installed the BMW touring screen on my '04 R. I like it but I'm wondering if there is a easy (quick) way of removing the screen? I would rather have the wind on those hot summer days. I thought I saw a comment about this before but i can't find it on the forum.
Thanks,
Dave
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:30 am
by disonny
I have a sport screen and I just take the four rubber inserts out of the windscreen and remove it, and leave the brackets on.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:27 pm
by rdsmith3
NO easy way to disconnect.
I would be concerned about leaving the brackets on, in case you had an accident. They might hurt!
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:28 am
by acejones
If you have an accident, it's gonna hurt anyway.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:33 am
by rdsmith3
acejones wrote:If you have an accident, it's gonna hurt anyway.
Good point!
I was just thinking that in a sudden stop, if you should happen to fly over the bars, the brackets could catch you. I admit it is a very remote possibility.
I wish it was easier to change windshields.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:52 am
by disonny
My sport screen brackets are small and I don't think they would get you in a crash.I'm not sure what the touring brackets look like.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:22 pm
by wncbmw
The sport shield and touring shield take the same brackets. The littel speedster screen is different.
Bob is right, there is no easy way to take the brackets off. Should not be much of a problem if you just leave the brackets on and remove the shield, except if you don't like the look.
Quick way to remove touring windshield
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:11 pm
by Xray28
I developed a method of removing the touring windshield rapidly. Just waddle through a bunch of sand allowing your rear wheel to get up to 30 MPH or so and then hit firm pavement. The bike jerks forward, falls over on it's right side, skids across a two lane road, doing about $3400 dollars worth of damage and removes the windshield rapidly.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:41 pm
by wncbmw
Xray - ouch! I think I will pass on that method it you don't mind.
Windshield dismount.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:35 am
by Xray28
yeah, I can't recommend it much either.