Will it add a few mph to your motorcycle's top speed if you install a windshield?

Question

I have a 250cc cycle. Top speed is 65.

Answer 1

no,  if you put a huge harley windshield on it then it will take away  your top speed, but a small one wont

Answer 2

I doubt it but I believe it'll cause some drag somehow..still that depends on how fast you ride and how large is the visor..other than that you wont be swallowing any bugs down the hatch.And when it rains,you gotta ride standing up cos no one has invented visors with wipers yet.I ride a Honda Goldwing 1800 n it cost me something like 180 thousand dollars in my country..when it rains i become a rodeo cowboy.

Answer 3

more than likely not, but it will benefit your ride comfort level.

Answer 4

Not always I get more top end and better gas mileage as it is more air slippery than my body is. But what kind do you  have that only goes that fast ,that is what sound wrong to me. I can easily get over a 100 on mine and it is a cruiser not one of those phony ninja 250r 's. The  cop bikes had to much in the back and a fairing on the front that would catch wind and want to lift. I have Memphis Shade on mine use to have a Harley style windshield and never had any of those problems

Answer 5

Windshields will cut your top end and fuel economy.

Answer 6

no but it will keep you from getting bugs and birds and dirty in your mouth... it will help you ride longer but will do little for mileage if not hurt it some

Answer 7

No, and don't test it either, you could experience whats called a speed wobble, it has killed many experienced riders, the force of the wind pushing against the windshield becomes more than the lift provided from the rear wheel, and the bike becomes uncontrollable, and if you let off the gas you have made the problem worse as there is no lift at all, if you speed up it continues to make the bike unmanageable, only way to get out of it is to turn the bike side to side allowing centrifical force to push down on the wheels and brake while doing this, I used to work on Cop bikes out of the shop, and have had to pick up the pieces more than a few times, it's always occured about 90-110 mph. Hope this helps out a bit.