How to Install a Scooter Windshield
- 1). Unscrew the bolt holding the mounting bracket together using the Allen wrench that came with the windshield hardware or a Phillips head screwdriver, depending upon the bolt. Remove the washer, swivel joint and bolt to open up the clamp of the mounting bracket.
- 2). Position the two sides of the clamp around the scooter handlebar with the bolt face side pointing toward the front of the bike and the side for the swivel joint facing the rider.
- 3). Hold the clamp part of the mounting bracket onto the handlebar with one hand and reinsert the bolt with the other. Replace the washer and joint on the mounting bracket then tighten the mounting bracket by hand.
- 4). Repeat the above steps on the other handlebar using the second mounting bracket.
- 5). Hold the windshield up to judge if the mounting brackets are positioned where they need to be. Tighten the mounting brackets with either the Allen wrench or screwdriver, depending upon the bolt head.
- 1). Separate the mounting barrels that will attach to the windshield from the mounting rods using either the Allen wrench or a Phillips head screwdriver. If the mounting barrels did not come attached to the rods, skip this step.
- 2). Insert the first mounting rod into the swivel joint on the handlebar and position it at the angle you want.
- 3). Turn the wing nut on the swivel joint clockwise by hand to keep the rod in place.
- 4). Repeat with the second mounting rod on the other side of the scooter's handlebar.
- 5). Hold the windshield up to the rods to make sure they will hold it in the position you need. Adjust the mounting rods if necessary. They should be the same height and an equal distance from the center of the scooter.
- 1). Insert the barrel rod holders into the windshield through the pre-drilled holes with the mounting barrels facing toward the back of the bike. Some windshields will require you to attach the rods to the windshield before inserting them into the mounting brackets already installed on the scooter handlebars.
- 2). Use either the Allen wrench or screwdriver to tighten the barrel mounts to the windshield, using the screws enclosed with the brackets. If your windshield rods attach directly to the windshield and not into barrel mounts, skip this step.
- 3). Position the rods in the holes on the mounting barrels attached to the windshield.
- 4). Move the windshield up or down on the rods to adjust the height to where it best protects the rider. You may have to loosen the wing nuts by hand on the mounting brackets to do this.
- 5). Tighten the mounting brackets' wing nuts to keep the windshield at the desired height, then tighten all the screws on the barrel joints attached to the windshield and the clamps attached to the handlebars using either the Allen wrench or screwdriver, depending upon the screw head.