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Wipers? I live in California. If water falls from the sky, we might get wet and melt, so we have to stay indoors.
Seriously, I hope never to take it out in the rain. I have a Hog with spoked wheels and cooling fins, so I know what cleaning will be like.
Was the answer "No!" because such a thing would be unobtainable, or was the answer "No!" because it would be evil and a violation of all things Mog?
Thanks very much either way!
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Oh yes....I'd rather overlooked how lucky you are regarding the wet stuff! It would be an interesting project to get a screen like that made up and fitted.
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As Jay says, it would have to be made up specially, nothing that I know of is 'off the peg'.
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I made one of these for my HD's fairing. The OEM version was right in my sight line AND blew air directly at my helmet.
So I made a pattern for a taller shield; the hardest part was working out the curves so it would be straight when bent around the top of the fairing. Then I had it cut and edge-polished, then drilled holes for the OEM mounting points. Not too bad.
For this one I think a pair of flat screens connected by something like a piano hinge, and then attached to a U-channel across the bottom. Quarter-inch Lexan would be pretty bullet-proof, but would scratch; Acrylic is more scratch-resistant, but not so able to stop rocks. Glass would be fragile.
If I made such a thing and got a vendor set up to laser-cut the screens, would anyone else want one?
Also, does anyone know the year of the trike in the picture?
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Had a look at the link, they do squared rather than rounded screens. Much nicer in my opinion and more vintage.
Ok, I confess, my two speeder has squared off ones - Auster screens too. Had to find out what Auster screens are as the only Austers that I know of have wings and were used as taildragger training aircraft after their spotter/observation role for the Brown jobs during WWII. Just incase anyone else is wondering what they look like this is one : - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auster-Screens-Any-Pre-War-Car-/180999335003?nma=true&si=JNEf%2BgBEQujkj96npY55yeuazcE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Last edited by 4/4sportsfun; 11/12/12 08:05 AM. Reason: +
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I personally find that one a bit ungainly, this one (on Melvyn Rutter's super sports is far more attractive IMHO. Maybe you should pick Melvyn's brains about the whole idea - there ain't much he doesn't know about Morgans 
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Auster made quite a range of screens! Mine are about the same size as the modern Brooklands ones.
The windscreen on the black car may well be the same basic frame as on Melvyn's car, but the owner has definitely fitted non standard taller glass and may have extended the centre glass supports.
There are a number of people who make the frames for 2 and 3 speeders, but those frames would not fit the 5 speeder as it's a far wider car. I rather doubt any of them would want to make a screen as a one off, a lot of work, and the price would be huge.
In the UK such a screen would need to have windscreen wipers and washers. The fact you don't have them with aero-screens is based on being able to see ones road forward without glass or plastic in the way.
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My apologies. I should also have added that there's not much that Martyn doesn't know about 3 wheelers.
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Thanks for the scoop. I'll worry about it more when I am at risk of actually HAVING a three-wheeler!
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