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BMW R18 Original edition Windshield

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Hi, I have a 2021Original edition and tried reaching out to Madstad for their windshield but was advised that they stopped production and dont have any stock left.

Are there any other brands that any of you would advise other than oem as unlike a classic , a RE will need the entire frame/bracket which runs over $1400 Cad.

Let me know if you have any suggestions thanks.
 
I recently bought a Chinesium setup off ebay, came to $200. Certainly not BMW quality, but WAY cheaper. I got the frame:

And the Windshield:

Now, the seller sent me the wrong windshield at first and it took almost 2 weeks to sort that out, but other than that, decent experience.

The install went well and I will see how it holds up over time. The only bit of the kit that was sub par were the windshield grommets, if they fall apart I can get some better ones. Also, the adjustable feet that lock into the top of the forks spin a little too easy, I had to add loctite, but I pretty much do that to all bolts I add to a bike anyway. Looks like stock, chrome looks good quality.

Now, just like stock the buffeting is stupid from this design, so I cut a slot into my windshield about 1.5" high just above the frame, most of the width across at that point and it helped a lot. Generally not a fan of windshields, but I need one if I want to ride this bike to work to put my parking sticker on. Going to keep messing with the aero on this cheapo windshield and see if I can get it to be a truly clean flow, if not, I'll get one of the aftermarket shields and mount that up.
 
Hi, I have a 2021Original edition and tried reaching out to Madstad for their windshield but was advised that they stopped production and dont have any stock left.

Are there any other brands that any of you would advise other than oem as unlike a classic , a RE will need the entire frame/bracket which runs over $1400 Cad.

Let me know if you have any suggestions thanks.
Well, you‘re lucky. I have the Madstad and just couldn‘t get it to work well for me. I don‘t use a windshield a lot but I had the Puig… with a deflector on top it was a pretty good windshield
 
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