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Be advised, the hardest part of mounting this screen is removing the nose of the bike to attach to the bike, and then reassembling the bike parts. There is already a thread in the How-to section on how to do this for the OEM tall screen that will suffice for the Madstad screen. I've focused this how-to on assembling the Madstad screen only.
I assembled all four major pieces of the screen all together before mounting to the bike, which worked fine, but one can wait to assemble the Madstad screen until after the mounting base is mounted to the bike. The following steps are the order in which I mounted the Madstad screen.
At the time of this post, only two after-market screens are available (that we know of) for the CTX700 fairing model. Since I'm one of the first owners of the Madstad screen, I'm going to try a How-To assembly of that screen.
The screen arrived to me without assembly instructions. It is very simple to put together and mount to the bike (it mounts just like the stock screen once it's put together), however, for those not very mechanically inclined, like myself, it might be helpful for some to explain what hardware goes where and what direction, which end goes up, etc.
Feel free to use my pictures if you get stuck figuring out what goes where and in what direction. It also helps to look at one or two of the pictures for the CTX700D screen at the Madstad website. The following link will help one get organized and oriented for the install.
CTX700D
The screen came in meticulously packaged. It includes the screen itself (mine is a 12", medium gray), a mounting base, two adjuster brackets with roller locks that mounts to the base and the screen, and a pack of hardware.
See picture titled Madstad hardware. Hardware packet includes: 4 short bolts, four washers that fit only the short bolts that have a finished side and a rough side, and four lock nuts (all used to mount the adjustment brackets to the mounting base); and 4 bolts that are longer than the other bolts, 4 washers that are rough on both sides, and four rubber washers that are all used to attach the adjuster brackets to the screen itself.
1. Reference: Picture--Hardware and Adjustment Brackets. Attach the adjuster brackets to the mounting base, on the concave side, using the uppermost and inner most holes on the mounting base with the adjuster rollers facing each other to the inside. With respect to the hardware, I ran the phillips head bolts through the finished side of the washers that fit only these bolts, then through the brackets, then through the base, and tightened the lock nuts on the inside or convex side of the base (the side that will face the rider).
2. Reference: Picture- Brackets on Base. Attach the screen to the other end of the adjuster brackets using the long bolts going through first rough washers, then the rubber washers, then the concave or outside of the screen, then the adjuster brackets, and tightened into the female threads on the adjuster brackets. The brackets already have rubber bumpers attached to them permanently so that both sides of the screen will contact rubber.
3. Reference: Picture-Madstad Screen Assembled.... Follow the instructions for removing the nose of the bike in the How-To section of the forum for installing the Honda OEM screen.
4. Attach the entire assembly to the bike. Make sure you keep the bolts and washers / spacers / protectors from the old screen for attaching onto the bike end or lower end of the windshield for mounting the Madstad screen. Thread and tighten the bolts with the two washers/spacers/protectors for each onto the bike. Do not over tighten. I tightened each one until snug and then just kept moving back around to each one until all were snug.
5. Reference: Picture-Madstad Screen Assembled Complete. Reattach the nose, and adjust height, gap, and angle to your riding height and give it a test run. Readjust if necessary.
Reference: Picture-Madstad Versus Short Stock Screen
Please feel free to correct my errors or to clarify anything that I've omitted or made confusing...
I assembled all four major pieces of the screen all together before mounting to the bike, which worked fine, but one can wait to assemble the Madstad screen until after the mounting base is mounted to the bike. The following steps are the order in which I mounted the Madstad screen.
At the time of this post, only two after-market screens are available (that we know of) for the CTX700 fairing model. Since I'm one of the first owners of the Madstad screen, I'm going to try a How-To assembly of that screen.
The screen arrived to me without assembly instructions. It is very simple to put together and mount to the bike (it mounts just like the stock screen once it's put together), however, for those not very mechanically inclined, like myself, it might be helpful for some to explain what hardware goes where and what direction, which end goes up, etc.
Feel free to use my pictures if you get stuck figuring out what goes where and in what direction. It also helps to look at one or two of the pictures for the CTX700D screen at the Madstad website. The following link will help one get organized and oriented for the install.
CTX700D
The screen came in meticulously packaged. It includes the screen itself (mine is a 12", medium gray), a mounting base, two adjuster brackets with roller locks that mounts to the base and the screen, and a pack of hardware.
See picture titled Madstad hardware. Hardware packet includes: 4 short bolts, four washers that fit only the short bolts that have a finished side and a rough side, and four lock nuts (all used to mount the adjustment brackets to the mounting base); and 4 bolts that are longer than the other bolts, 4 washers that are rough on both sides, and four rubber washers that are all used to attach the adjuster brackets to the screen itself.
1. Reference: Picture--Hardware and Adjustment Brackets. Attach the adjuster brackets to the mounting base, on the concave side, using the uppermost and inner most holes on the mounting base with the adjuster rollers facing each other to the inside. With respect to the hardware, I ran the phillips head bolts through the finished side of the washers that fit only these bolts, then through the brackets, then through the base, and tightened the lock nuts on the inside or convex side of the base (the side that will face the rider).
2. Reference: Picture- Brackets on Base. Attach the screen to the other end of the adjuster brackets using the long bolts going through first rough washers, then the rubber washers, then the concave or outside of the screen, then the adjuster brackets, and tightened into the female threads on the adjuster brackets. The brackets already have rubber bumpers attached to them permanently so that both sides of the screen will contact rubber.
3. Reference: Picture-Madstad Screen Assembled.... Follow the instructions for removing the nose of the bike in the How-To section of the forum for installing the Honda OEM screen.
4. Attach the entire assembly to the bike. Make sure you keep the bolts and washers / spacers / protectors from the old screen for attaching onto the bike end or lower end of the windshield for mounting the Madstad screen. Thread and tighten the bolts with the two washers/spacers/protectors for each onto the bike. Do not over tighten. I tightened each one until snug and then just kept moving back around to each one until all were snug.
5. Reference: Picture-Madstad Screen Assembled Complete. Reattach the nose, and adjust height, gap, and angle to your riding height and give it a test run. Readjust if necessary.
Reference: Picture-Madstad Versus Short Stock Screen
Please feel free to correct my errors or to clarify anything that I've omitted or made confusing...
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