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Man, Dave, giving me a hard time already! Yes I noticed those fork reflectors, how could you not?!
That really is sort of the idea, no?
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Yeah, well, I think some people around here take all this kidding around business to the extreme, if ya ask me! A practice I endeavor to keep myself from falling into at all costs!!!  (...btw Julie, nice bike, nice smile...oh, and very nice reflectors, I might add)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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egg heads 
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You go Girl,nice addition to the garage.And Mike,if ya don't want to muck up yer forks with glue,let me know I have a couple of reflectors with the sticky still intact.
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Nice bike, beautiful smile and I'm loving the gloves, they are so you 
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I have to agree with the guys about the screen Julie. I think it is mounted incorrectly. When looking the magnificent bike from the side view, the screen should follow the angle of the forks pretty much. I dont actually have a screen on mine, maybe someone could pipe in who has, but with it so vertical it would be aerodynamically wrong like pushing a wall around if you know what I mean.
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Yes it came with some extras that I would have added on anyway so that's a bonus...it also came with a small T-bags day pack which was nice. Luckily it was so cold in my garage last night otherwise I might have been tempted to sit and admire it all night! A few of you mentioned that the windscreen was too vertical. I looked at the brackets and don't see any other way it could be mounted. I took a couple pics to show you so maybe you can see what might be wrong. Let me know what you think.  
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how about some pics of the lower mounts? for some reason I think they might be the culprit
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here you can see the angle of the roadster screen 
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i could be wrong but it looks like the brackets are upside down?? believe it or not, you get better mpg with the shield, if angled proper. dont know why but you do??  oh and welcome to the family 
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Congratulations! NICE bike! I know you've got to be giddy excited. Looks like you have a good deal of upgrades to boot! Ride on, sister!
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Congrats on the new ride  I think the top legs are on backwards. They are specific to left and right sides. Here's how they should look:  The glass should rake backwards and the glass should be pretty much parallel to the forks.  The lower windshield mounts should look like this:  Hope this helps, H.
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Awesome bike! even if does have reflectors Be careful out there
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Yep they are on upside down and possibly back to front if they dont line up when you turn em around. It should look like Hyates' screen. You gotta wonder how long the previous owner had been riding around like that. LOL.
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The backrest looks good with the luggage rack sitting lower than the Triumph accessory version.
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Julie, From the Tech Vault Note, You have to set the filter to all dates to see most of the stuff in the tech vault. Hum wonder if that date range default can be set to "all"? anyway here is the destructions for the Roadster Screen courtesy of Triumph corporate.
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Great looking bike scubachik, welcome to the club. your in good company.
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Well I can't see the pics that Hyates posted...they don't show up here at work for some reason...but in looking at the instructions that Moe sent, my windscreen is installed correctly. But after looking at the pic Dave posted of his bike & screen, it looks like the upper brackets on my screen are longer and stick out further making the screen more vertical. I wonder if those brackets don't really belong to that Triumph windscreen. The guy I bought it from said he never used the screen, that it was added by the original owner. Is it going to cause any issues by having the screen more vertical than it's supposed to be??
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you might triple check the installation vis-a-vis the destructions pdf.
Next course of action would be to loosen it all up and shift it to where the screen should be, then re-tighten all. Page 3, step 10. Step 11 is optional. Step 12 is frivolous!
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I made the brackets that bolt under the top triple tree 1" longer for my Triumph summer screen. It doesnt stand quite as straight up as yours. It reduced the buffeting for me.
If it feels solid I think I would try it like it is at different speeds.
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Yes it came with some extras that I would have added on anyway so that's a bonus...it also came with a small T-bags day pack which was nice. Luckily it was so cold in my garage last night otherwise I might have been tempted to sit and admire it all night! A few of you mentioned that the windscreen was too vertical. I looked at the brackets and don't see any other way it could be mounted. I took a couple pics to show you so maybe you can see what might be wrong. Let me know what you think.
These do not look like the correct top brackets. Mine are different.
Perhaps those are the brackets for a standard Bonnie????
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Charlie - I think you are correct. The top brackets are too long and stick out too far. Not sure where they came from but I would imagine it will be pricey to get the correct brackets from Triumph. I think I'll just have to have people make fun of my too vertical windscreen for a little while just like they're making fun of my fork reflectors! Just call me...  But since this is the scene outside my house right now I don't think anyone will be seeing my bike outside anytime soon! 
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I think they are backards. On mine, the 1.5" section (from the bend) attaches to the triple tree bracket and the 2.5" section attaches to the screen.
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If you just take the brackets off and spin them around the other way, make sure you loosen the bottom brackets it will pull the screen back at the top. I am sure they are on upside down. Just looking at the pic, the screen will then have the correct angle.
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StevieB - but the flared top part of the bracket is supposed to be screwed into the screen like it already is, isn't it? That's just how it is in the instruction link that Moe attached. I seriously think they're just the wrong top brackets. Looking at the pics other people have posted, their top brackets are much smaller. At some point I'll take it apart and turn the brackets around and see what happens. Thanks for everyone's input.
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Julie, Aren't we a picky lot??? We do like your bike though
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I think they are bass ackwards. An easy remedy I would try it and see at least.
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Sorry Julie, I thought the flared part at the top might be like a sleeve that the bracket slide into. My mistake if it is one piece as that would be on the screen end I guess.
I think it is a very cool bike and you have done well. Pity about the snow.
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Julie just curious, what part of KC are you located?
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I think she is married already.
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Ha ha Chad, no not married, why would I want to do something stupid like that but I do have a boyfriend of almost 4 years?! And Mac, I live in KC North.
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Where exactly do you go scubadiving in missouri.
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Goodlookin chick, rides a Speedmaster and she is not married????? Everybody stay calm. 
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Those top pieces sure look like standard Bonnie pieces. It might be a little challenging on a windy day with the screen sticking up like that. But, it's never very windy in KC is it? <g> Check Ebay for a used screen. Maybe you'll find one that has the plastic in rough shape but you can't do much to those brackets.
A new, removable Memphis Shades screen or other brand is probably cheaper than new brackets (if you can even buy just the brackets).
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If new brackets are needed, you need an Upper Fixing Kit. comes with the two arms, and the grommets for the windshield as a kit. I don't know if the arms can be had separately.
A9918018 Upper fixing kit ($113.46 CDN MSRP)
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If you decide to try a different windshield, the Dart fly screen would also be a nice alternative: get it here from Fast Eddy - a good guy on this forum!!
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I suspected that from the back yard pics. I also live in the northland, Gladstone. The owners of Engles Motors are also from the northland.
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Where exactly do you go scubadiving in missouri.
Well Chad, I don't go scubadiving in Missouri unless I wanna dive in a lake which isn't really my cup of tea. I usually travel to a Caribbean island when I want to scuba dive.
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Thanks for the various input on new screen options and the fixing kit, I'll definitely look into everything to check out my options. You guys are a wealth of information which I am thankful for. I'm sure I'll have a ton of other questions.
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Great bike and congrats! It's great to have another girl around here. 
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