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Tulsa Tips - 1
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My wife complained of buffeting with the stock windshield even when raised to its full height. Although the Tulsa Windshield was highly touted on the GL1800 forums, I was concerned about ordering it because of reports of having to be careful about not hitting your head when mounting the motorcycle. I decided to go for and found that mounting was not an issue. This is a tall windshield. My concerns that the windshield tilted too far back were unwarranted. The drivers head is perfectly still, but I still got wind around the shield which is what I wanted. My wife says that the windshield was not appreciatively different from the stock windshield despite Tulsa claim below. I was able to substantially reduce the passenger buffeting with the Tulsa Wind Wings and the V&P Mirror Deflectors. Read my and others passenger comments on passenger buffeting at my Buffeting Forum Tips Link.

Tulsa says, This Aerodynamic Wind Screen will provide riders and co-riders of the new GL1800 with the same reduction in buffeting, wind protection and quality that our customers have become accustomed to with our other models and will shed rain like a "ducks back".

Thumbs Up for Tulsa Service

My windshield was shipped without instructions and hardware. I called to inquire, and was told that they would fax the instructions but there was no hardware kit. This seemed unusual. I called Tulsa and was told that there was indeed a hardware kit, that consisted of two gaskets. I called the vendor again and was told that there was no hardware kit. Tulsa told me to make sure that I talked to the owners, so I was requested to speak with one of them. I explained  what had happened and the owner acknowledged that there was a gasket kit and that he would contact Tulsa to send it overnight. I mentioned that I had been charged for a cover which I ordered, but there was a line through it. The owner said that he would have Tulsa ship the cover as well. I got to work and the instructions that had been faxed were only one page. The page had note that said "See attention note on the back." so I knew there should be at least one more page. Tired of messing with the vendor. I called Tulsa and ask if they would include instructions with my order.  I also ask if I would give them my credit number if they would add some 210 cleaner. They added the windshield care kit which included the cleaner at no charge because or the hassles that I encountered.

Probably Should Use Cover

An investment in some iron-on transfers and you can convert your windshield cover to a message board.

Tulsa had a warning in their instructions as follows: We have learned that under certain conditions there is a possibility of damage to the dash on the GL1500's with the Tulsa Windshield. Damage to the dash can occur with ALL windshields, even the stock. The only difference would be the location of the damage. With the Tulsa Windshield the sun must be shining from the rear of the motorcycle and reflecting off the back of the windshield. To avoid this, park the motorcycle facing the sun or place a cover over the windshield.

This warning applies to the GL1500.  However, with the speedometer sticking problem experienced on the GL1800 due to warping of the speedometer window, I think the cover is advisable. It is easy to put on and is very compact.

Installation Instructions

CAUTION!! DO NOT drop a screw, bolt or washer when working around the mirrors, they can become lost in the fairing. I used a telescoping magnet and placed it next to the hardware as I removed it to avoid any problems.

This will probably take about an hour if you take your time. It took me about two hours; but, I was taking pictures.

1. Raise both of the windshield locking levers.
      

2. Remove the mirror boot. The boot has rubber tabs that fit into slots in the body panels. Gently pull the boot away from the body panels and fold it back onto the mirror as shown. Interesting side note. The white paper towel was stuffed in the opening behind the boot. Must have saved someone a trip to the trash can.

3. The manufacturer recommends that you remove the mirrors. A tip on one of the forums suggested that this was not necessary. I did not remove the mirrors. Disassembly was easy. Reassembly might have gone a little easier had the mirrors been removed. I would recommend that you not remove the mirrors and come back to this step if you have difficulty during reassembly. I am going to include the manufacturers instruction here anyway. 

With the boot folded back you will see three Phillips head screws holding the mirror in place. Remove these screws and remove the mirrors. Unplug the turn signal wiring to the mirrors and place the mirrors in a secure place. Repeat for other mirror.

Go to the 2nd part of Tulsa Tips