Windshield crack

Posted 2010-07-04 8:09 AM (#63720)
Subject: Windshield crack

Iron Butt

Posts: 741
Central New York

Gave the baby a bath yesterday. Ran the windshield all the way up to more easily get at some road kill bugs. (Never bothered before) Notice some spderweb cracking around the 2 lower center mounting bolts. Anyone ever seen this before? Is it likely to progress?

wroman

Posted 2010-07-04 8:50 AM (#63726 - in reply to #63720)
Subject: Re: Windshield crack

Tourer

Posts: 432
Gettysburg, 2008 Tour Premium

I overtightened a CeeBailey shield on a Harley and got some crazing. Rode like that for over a year and a half and never broke.

Kornbread

Posted 2010-07-04 8:57 AM (#63727 - in reply to #63720)
Subject: Re: Windshield crack

Cruiser

Posts: 97
Okeefenokee Swamp

Sounds to me like the bolts were tightened down a wee bit much.

BLK08

Posted 2010-07-04 9:26 AM (#63729 - in reply to #63720)
Subject: RE: Windshield crack

Puddle Jumper

Posts: 47
Lynchburg Virginia

glighto11 - 2010-07-04 9:09 AM Gave the baby a bath yesterday. Ran the windshield all the way up to more easily get at some road kill bugs. (Never bothered before) Notice some spderweb cracking around the 2 lower center mounting bolts. Anyone ever seen this before? Is it likely to progress?

I had the same problem on my 08'. In the lower position the windshield was riding against the plastic housing on the left side. My dealer replaced the entire assembly. All covered under warranty. However after riding about 600 miles I noticed it is rubbing again, on the same side as before. Guess I'll go back before it cracks again.