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+1 on the Denali DMs. I put the amber lenses in mine for commuter traffic conspicuity.

That baby is really easy on the eyes. Hubba Hubba!

Welcome, Moses! This is where all the cool kids hang out!

Yep, all too familiar, Roadwarrior. Glad things didn't get worse. And when s*t like this happens, somehow it's all our fault... Stay frosty out there.

. . . but I did see a woman working on her iPad. In traffic. Traveling between red lights and while stopped at red lights. Just another day at the office, I suppose.

No attempts on my life today . . . which was totally awesome!

Mike, I have the MRA Touring w/no spoiler or piping on my GT. It works very well for me, but I'm only 5'10". In the screen's high position, the wind hits me at the top of my forehead, but it's very smooth with no turbulence or head shake. I also wear ear plugs regardless of screen type or bike type/make. No idea how well it'll work for your 6'1" frame. Ed

Substitute that light buffing time for a nice road trip that pays you in "miles of big smiles." 😉

Rob, I have a slightly taller MRA screen on my GT and I didn't bother trying to install the edge piping; just left it off and never looked back. Works very well for me.

There's some stuff in the boating world called Marine Tex. I've used it to fill and bond holes and cracks in wood and aluminum alike in the past years. Once it sets, it's sandable, drillable, impervious to solvents and damned near bulletproof. This is strictly my opinion . . . I would rough up the bottom of the pan with some 50 grit sandpaper, rough the 1/4"/6mm steel plate with same and then clean/degrease with strong rubbing alcohol to prep both surfaces. Then, mix the Marine Tex epoxy and hardener per the instructions and apply it like peanut butter. Apply just enough upward pressure to hold the steel in place with wedges or a very light stroke of a bottle jack or similar until the epoxy hardens. Dress the edges and you're good to go. Again, just my .02 cents based on my experiences with using Marine Tex. Edited info: Just had a wild thought. What about just mixing Marine Tex and applying it like the aforementioned peanut butter to the prepped and cleaned pan surface only? It applies thick and dries extremely hard as described above...maybe go that route vice adhering a steel plate. Use the epoxy itself to serve as the sacrificial impact coating that protects the aluminum pan surface? Food for thought...

Been using Dupont Chain Saver for many bikes now. Tried heavy oils and one or two other spray lubes long ago, but finally stopped experimenting and just stuck with what's worked so well all this time. This stuff has never let me down. 👍

Lookin' rather smug there, Gldean! 😎 Enjoy the ride!

Good luck with a decision, AtoB.

Welcome, Stealth! Being a wee bit shorter than you, I can't personally testify to a screen that'll meet your needs, but maybe check out this link to another thread here on the forum, and you might at least get some ideas for tall screens that may work for you. I do know that National Cycle V-Streams can now be had in a Touring model, and California Scientific makes a tall Touring screen for the GT as well; several riders here use'em and have good things to say about'em. Best of luck!

I sure miss Big Sky Country. Born in Houston, raised in SE New Mexico and left when I joined Uncle Sam's Navy. Living on the East Coast just ain't the same as being in the wide-open spaces. One day . . .

Very informative thread, folks! My thanks to everyone! 👍

+1 here. I removed'em and went mostly anonymous (still kept the round Yamaha badges). I get occasional double-takes from passers-by...

I wasn't around when you and your family experienced the loss of your wife, rockinsv. Your descriptions of shared interests, love and compassion is something which a lot of folks can only dream of experiencing in a lifetime. Sincerest condolences to you and yours.

Interesting...haven't noticed any whistling from my GT. I run an MRA shield in the summer and a Cal-Sci shield in the winter. It sure seems logical that it's wind blowing through/around voids in the fairing/triple-tree area. 'Course, that's just a SWAG on my part. Good luck with tracking down the source.

+1 on what texscottyd said. I got my lights and brackets from RigidIndustries.com. Also spanned the two brackets with an aluminum flat bar and mounted the light in the center. They're not inexpensive, but I've used Rigid LEDs on my other bikes and my ATV and have a lotta faith in their performance under adverse conditions. As with anything, YMMV.

Couldn't agree more. I keep wishing they'd be born with reflective striping or fluorescent dots, but you know how that wishing game goes...

Damn...so cold I saw a coyote trying to push-start a jackrabbit.

Sounds good to me! I'm in! 👍 Update 06 Feb: Order's in the pipeline. Thx, Cruizin and RACreative!

This. Is. Encouraging. Could be my first ever Corbin seat (had Sargent seats on all but one of my previous bikes, but they don't seem to be too anxious to supply the GT crowd at the moment). Glad to hear your backside feedback is favorable.

Just saw this and almost launched my coffee all over my laptop... 😂