Two-part Video and Written Review of KEMIMOTO’S Windshield Extender on a Honda Rebel and a Harley-Davidson Road King

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KEMIMOTO’S Windshield Extender is a fantastic buy to reduce the wind blast to their forehead, stop the rain before it gets to your neck and chest, and keep the desert heat off your forehead. In these two videos, I show this product mounted on a narrow and small windshield for a Honda Rebel. Part II, completed in Arizona, shows the same extender on my Harley Davidson Road King.

Good things about this product – and a recommendation for improvement:

1. It absolutely cuts down on wind blast. This was important for my daughter who sits above the current windshield and the blast landed in her face. Even better, in Arizona where we ride in over 100 degrees nearly every day, it diminishes hot air to the face.
2. The hardware on this extender is very solid, I do not see it wearing out for a long time. This includes the connection to the windshield itself which is key. I will show you in the second video, and photos here, how the rubber pieces protect the windshield and hold the extender in place. I was traveling at 70mph, and they held solidly; the extender attached to the bike windshield without scratching it, and without shifting around when riding.
3. I love the ease and speed of installation and removal.  Right out of the box I set it up in about 10 minutes with the two small hex wrenches included in the shipping package. The point set screw anchors the extender to an existing windshield without marking or damaging it.
4.  There is great ease in adjusting the angles of both the swing arm which holds it in place, and also on the angle of the extender.
5. When the extender is positioned straight up (no angle), there is no glare or blur.
6. The material is strong and far better than the Honda windshield.
7. The price, and the discount with my code at the end of this post.
8. It is very easy to attach and remove.
9. It is 11″ width and 5″ height. I’d extend another two inches to make it 13″ wide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The small hex wrench (pictured) tightens the fastener. Note the rubber strips and set point screw which keeps windshield from scratching.

Closeup of the point set screw for attaching extender to windshield

There are a couple things to know before buying this KEMIMOTO version of the extender.

1. If you put it on a flimsy windshield, you will increase the windshield shake and vibration. It is not terrible, but it is noticeable.
2. Check the width on your windshield. You will note from my photos that this KEMIMOTO extender and the windshield on the Honda Rebel are nearly the same width. It looks like it fits with this bike and windshield. On some bikes and windshields, it will look a little small, yet it will still help with wind or rain blast, and in the case of Arizona, heat blast to your face.
3. Finally, for my taste it is just a little narrow. If I am sitting directly behind the windshield and extender, a small amount of wind still hits the outer edge of my ear. To be clear, it’s because the extender is quite narrow. For my preference, I’d like it to be 2-3″ wider. Dimensions are 11″ width X 5 1/4 height.

Look at this photo of my daughter on her bike. The extender above the windshield allows her an upright riding position where the top of the extender is at eye level. Air blast goes above her face onto the top of her helmet. Video two shows the windshield extender on this Harley Davidson.

Evaluation scores for the KEMIMOTO Windshield accessory 1-5 (1 as lowest 5 as highest)

Ease of installation/adaptability to various windshields.   5

Look and style.   4

Functionality.     5 easily shift angles and height

Weather/rain    4 a bit small to protect in a big rainstorm, a bit narrow for wind blast

Price.   5

Durability/materials windshield and hardware.   5

Size.   3

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KEMIMOTO invited Gregory Ormson to review this product. He is known as #motorcyclingyogig, a former MSF rider/coach for the State of Hawaii. Ormson has toured by motorcycle across the United States, around three Hawaiian Islands, and once motored through the streets of New Delhi, India – and now knows enough to never do that again – his passages include forays through Mexico and Canada, and his guided tour of Arizona includes three pyramid tombs and the history behind them. This story will be published in the November issue of American Rider magazine.

Ormson writes on motorcycling in American Rider, Medium.com, his website, and other outlets. His “Motorcycling to Mexican Time and the Zen Sea,” was a finalist in the 2023 Rigel Nonfiction Writing Contest of Durham in 2023.

Ormson taught yoga for riders (Yoga & Leather) at Superstition Harley Davidson in Arizona, the only dealership in the country holding yoga classes at the facility.  He is the author of Yoga Song, Rochak Press 2022 and Yoga Song, Lantern Audio 2023.

“Resplendent Passages: Motorcycling Diaries in Soul Craft” is his growing collection on the whys and wherefores of motorcycle events, adventures, and touring. See more under the “Motorcycling” tab.