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Choosing a Gen II Rifle windshield size (vs Gen I)
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<blockquote data-quote="torch" data-source="post: 1447135" data-attributes="member: 1295"><p>I have had the Rifle +5 ("Touring" version) with tuning block on my Gen I and have been quite happy with it for the +/-20 years of ownership, so I think I'll stick with Rifle for this new-to-me Gen II even though they are more expensive than most alternatives. I'm just trying to figure out which size -- they offer +1, +3 and +5. The height has been perfect, leaving me looking just over the top and well-protected from foul weather when fully raised -- in fact, I lower it slightly in rain so the wind keeps my visor clear. I'm 5'-10 with a 30" inseam,</p><p></p><p>I gather the Rifle mounting system is analagous to the tuning block in tipping the screen back slightly from the OEM angle? The Gen II screen is already about 2" taller (17" vs 15") than the OEM Gen I. Measuring the height above the frame, the Gen II stock screen is about 2-1/2" shorter than the Gen I/Rifle. The top edge of the Gen II seems to rise more vertically, pivoting somewhere around the middle of the screen compared to the Gen I mechanism, which looks to pivot more at the bottom. The Gen II screen ends up about an inch closer to my chest fully raised than the Gen I/Rifle. </p><p></p><p>So I'm leaning towards the +3, but I'm interested in any comments by those that have gone before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="torch, post: 1447135, member: 1295"] I have had the Rifle +5 ("Touring" version) with tuning block on my Gen I and have been quite happy with it for the +/-20 years of ownership, so I think I'll stick with Rifle for this new-to-me Gen II even though they are more expensive than most alternatives. I'm just trying to figure out which size -- they offer +1, +3 and +5. The height has been perfect, leaving me looking just over the top and well-protected from foul weather when fully raised -- in fact, I lower it slightly in rain so the wind keeps my visor clear. I'm 5'-10 with a 30" inseam, I gather the Rifle mounting system is analagous to the tuning block in tipping the screen back slightly from the OEM angle? The Gen II screen is already about 2" taller (17" vs 15") than the OEM Gen I. Measuring the height above the frame, the Gen II stock screen is about 2-1/2" shorter than the Gen I/Rifle. The top edge of the Gen II seems to rise more vertically, pivoting somewhere around the middle of the screen compared to the Gen I mechanism, which looks to pivot more at the bottom. The Gen II screen ends up about an inch closer to my chest fully raised than the Gen I/Rifle. So I'm leaning towards the +3, but I'm interested in any comments by those that have gone before. [/QUOTE]
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