Hi folks - can anyone recommend an online source for a new set of screws and the little rubber grommet things for the windshield?
Hmmm...never heard that one before, but, you may be right. Then again, if its an impact hard enough to break the windshield, i would guess it would break off at the point of least resistance which would probably be the drilled holes. I've never heard of anyone getting hurt by sharp edges on a broken windshield which might mean that it is working. They certainly are brittle, though. I've decided to live on the edge and replace the flimsy plastic screws that kept breaking at the most inopportune times with metal ones. I use these - I use the black screws with the wellnuts.I thought the screws/grommets on the windshield attachment bracket were made of those materials so that in a crash they would shear and you wouldn't end up impaling yourself on the windshileld?!? If the screws were more stout, then the shield would be more likely to shatter, leaving a jagged edge that could be fairly dangerous on a tumbling bike.
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If the engineering was that good, should they break from normal use? :unknw:As far as metal screws - knock yourselves out. Me, I am not going to second guess the engineering that went into the decision to use the nylon vs. metal screws. That simple.
Perhaps. Or perhaps not.If the engineering was that good, should they break from normal use? :unknw:
The metal screws I use attach to rubber wellnuts. The rubber would, most likely, reduce the force. Quite a few days over the winter in sub 15 degree (f) weather and no cracks.one of the other reasons they use plastic screws on plastic windscreens is that metal fasteners expand and contract from tempeture changes more severly than plastic, so if you tighten down a metal bolt on a plastic part when it is warm, then find yourself in a colder temp later, the "shrinking" fastener could apply too much force to the windscreen and crack it.Most times metal bolts are used they "insulate" the fit with rubber washers or spacers.
Likely if you get launched through your windscreen in an accident, you would tear the shield off regardless of what type of fasteners you use. The usefull fact here is if you survive this, you have a better chance of NOT having to replace the windshield if you use plastic screws..as they will shear off and possibly cause not damage to the windscreen.
KM
so that in a crash they would shear and you wouldn't end up impaling yourself
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