Finally got a chance to take the girl out and see how the new shield works. I got it mearly for cosmetics but am very pleased with how it also performs. I can't beleive what a difference it makes for being the same height. At full UP, it allows me to open my face shield without my eye's watering and I have super sensitive eyes. In the lowest position, the air flow is clean and hits me right in the upper chest. This will be nice come summer.
My experiences mostly jive with yours.
I finally got out with mine for a couple hours this weekend, as well. At full down to about 2/3 up, the air is the smoothest I've yet experienced on the Feej, hits from the chest up, and absolutely NO buffeting or turbulence... just clean, smooth air.
However, between 2/3 and full up, turbulence develops. I've become convinced that this is an issue with the angle of the shield when at full up, which is steeper than at full down. Consequently, I've ordered a Rifle +3 and am going to try that next, as I think the angle optimizers may be the answer. We'll see. I'm probably going to have to settle on either the Rifle or the Tinted Shorty, though, because I think my wife is starting to wonder if I'm sick in the head, ordering all these different windshields.
Of course, I've probably given her plenty of reasons to think that already, windshield purchases aside. :jester: