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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SacramentoMike" data-source="post: 1448065" data-attributes="member: 11508"><p>I'm with Bluesman (it's been a while, Simon) about changing out the shields,  Had the big V-Stream a while ago and liked it very much for cold and rain, but not at all in the heat.  It was summer when a few of us met up with a rider from Australia who was passing through with his wife and somebody clipped them the morning we were going to meet for lunch.  Not too bad for them--they didn't go down--but they had a broken mirror and screen.  I offered the not-being-used V-Stream and CAJW (haven's seen him in a long while either) had an extra mirror which he picked up the next day.  I kind of hated to part with the V-S but they were stuck.  Tough to ride with no screen at all IMHO.  I have a big CalSci now and it's good, but not as protective as the V-S.  But I am able to use the CalSci all year, something I wouldn't have tried to carry off with the V-Stream, so I'm suggesting you keep your stock screen or find something else to switch off for hot weather riding.  (To be honest, it goes MONTHS here with no rain at all--every year--so that's do-able for me.  Not sure if it would work for you in VA.)  Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>