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Harold
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 03:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have had this S1W for about a year now, and it has the crossroads bars-1 think think they are called. My last one had stock bars, and I never remember being blinded by the sun reflecting off of anything. When I finally rode this bike in the FL sun, I couldn't see where I was going.
I painted the chrome flat piece of the bars grey( which almost matched the tank), thinking about how much it cost the factory to make it chrome. That helped a lot, but now I am still getting it from the instrument panel now.
Anyone else have this problem? Maybe I am at a slightly different angle over the tank with these bars than stock, which is putting my eyes in a different location causing my to catch the sun's reflection. In the middle of the day, it didn't even matter which direction you were heading, it was like a mirror.
My next thing is to paint the panel around the gauges, but that is going to be more work that painting the crossroads chrome.


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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2010 - 10:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's not chrome, it's polished aluminum.

You could always bead-blast it if you like. But, it's just an unfortunate mix of your height and the sun's angle. I've had the same bars on my S1W and from time to time I'm blinded as well.

Gas cap does it too if all the variables line up.
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Firstbuell
Posted on Monday, June 07, 2010 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

matte clear spray?
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Skntpig
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 03:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This will burn the bottom side of your chin on a sunny day. Sunscreen.

You could also use a scotchbrite pad and sand it until it looks like brushed alum on both pieces. Both bare polished aluminum not chrome.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 10:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Duct tape fixes everything.
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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 11:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Non-Glare-coated sun glasses!!!

(Message edited by ebutch on June 09, 2010)
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Littlebuggles
Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 01:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bead blasted my Crossroads baseplate and top of the bars, my dash is at a different angle than yours so don't get blinded by that. I get glare from the gas cap when I use a taller bar.
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