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My ole 83 will likely hit 50,000 miles tomorrow. to another 50, especially hopeful of not losing second gear. No problems yet 🤞

Congrats, Paul! I haven't been riding much lately...and now the heat wave hitting us. BUT, do have the Fall and Winter booked for RV camping! Whee! We start the end of July up in the mountains, boondocking at Dairy Springs Campground with our sailing friends....

I can't find the Star Venture listed on Clearview Shield's web site, has anyone bought one recently? I've seen posts from several members who've said they bought them so apparently they were available at one time. Do they come in different sizes? I'd like to install a slightly taller and wider windshield, is there a significant difference between the Show Chrome 20-611 windshield and the Clearview Shields? Show Chrome says theirs is 2.5" taller and 4" wider than stock.

Not entirely true depending on the quality of the plug it is better to plug and seal the hole than let water and debris enter the whole specially if salt is involved as the cords are more inclined to fail from rot or corrosion then having a few strands severed. As a person who involved in fleet maintenance and has installed several hundred plugs In 50 years of dealing with tires, I can honestly say it depends on the plug. I always use the Techcan plugs and have never had a failure despite not patching on the inside. The prep tool for these is not a reamer but actually spreads an opening in the cord for the plug. The supplier I got my tire supplies from demonstrated them by jamming them in the side wall of his steer tire (a definite no no but did prove his point. by the time he wore the tires out he had 250 plugs in it. I even have doubled up the plugs in large holes and they never had one fail running the tires out to the end of their usefull life. Now having said all that I would not use a plug or a patch alone on a motorcycle if possible. Experience has taught me it is always best to do both. if it is a straight in hole I would use a one piece plug patch. but if the hole is on an angle I would plug 1st then buff and patch the inside.

okay my two cents on this one is some times a plug does more damage than the nail, now I understand the tire is being replaced with a new one and than without a doubt is the right thing to do. but just for the sake of discussion the way that nail was in there a patch on the inside would have been better than plugging it because when the hole was reamed out in order to insert the plug or plug part of the patch it would have been bigger and more importantly it would have broken some cords in the tire therefore making the tire unsafe. Happy and safe riding to you.

Its always a comfort knowing there is good rubber on the bike.

The extra labor savings plus the peace of mind for safety is worth a lot.

@Du-Rron Unfortunately, the tire leaked air as soon as I pulled the nail out. At this point, I consider the old tire as a recyclable item.

There is a used one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/283643615305?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAAAkA7hwSjwn7SJhCRi9qQtm0hAcMVSlXxW%2FbACCsGi9iBfGU4SYXpwEN35xSlW%2FLxL7JJuT0phxLvoWr7N1FPPUalyMdEmWWaW4i%2FN2ozhyHx569143U6NoBt2ju5aLvyrJO79u6wjkfRVe2%2BWVWNndO66cFIBl6W0r0E6WWYv99yQmDp77PeotIcvnq0yaLddng%3D%3D&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=283643615305&targetid=882300791467&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9016155&poi=&campaignid=1669934603&mkgroupid=65058347419&rlsatarget=pla-882300791467&abcId=1123856&merchantid=110771325&gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtAtZrLYPgdEGVLR0KzPGx4WSsJX-hq-tktymre9UZXk8hyaMh_NCvBoC2xIQAvD_BwE

I hate when that happens. I will check and see if I have one from an engine I stripped. Not sure if I salvaged that part or not as it was years ago but I shall look. If I do its yours for the cost of shipping.

Have been down the same road numerous times. I am a firm believer in using a light coating of PERMATEX HIGH TACK gasket spray. I spray a light coating on both the gasket and gasket surface and allow to dry until it is still just tacky. If gasket thickness is not important then I just use a product called THE RIGHT STUFF instead of a gasket ( far superior to silicone). In many cases it is more reliable than a gasket such as some of the ford valve cover gaskets.

It is from Clearview Shields. I bought the XXL in light gray with the vent option. GT XX-Large – 23″ H  (1″ Higher than Stock)