Farkle Shelf Installation

Honda Goldwing, Gen 6, 2018+

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Cautions

Feel free to leave your windshield on the bike if you have strong clamps or help from a friend.

Installation Instructions

With the shield on your bike raised to your median riding position:

  1. Hold the Farkle Shelf centered on the windshield at a comfortable height. Mark the location of the six mounting holes on the shield. Note: Cover the inside of the shield with tape to protect it. Make sure that your selected vertical position will allow the shield to lower fully.
  2. Remove the shield and lay it on a soft cloth on your workbench. Lay the Farkle Shelf on your shield to check the alignment of your marks.
  3. Drill six 5/16” holes on your marks. NOTE: A spade bit will make a nice clean hole in the acrylic and its sharp point makes it easy to center the bit on your marks without drilling a pilot hole. Twist bits will work best if you start small but, can more easily chip the acrylic. Stepped bits work well too but, are harder to center. WARNING: Some types of spade bits will explode acrylic. See the photos below for bit styles to avoid.
  4. Remove the tape and any burrs from your windshield.
  5. On two of the 1” 1/4-20 stainless steel machine screws, place a powder-coated 12ga washer then one round rubber cushion. The rubber cushion fits tight on purpose. You may find it easier to thread the screws through the cushion. Do the same thing with the remaining four screws, two 12ga oval backing plates and matching rubber cushions.
  6. Insert the pre-assembled screws, washers and cushion into the corresponding mounting holes from the front of the shield. Press the remaining rubber cushions onto the bolts from the inside of the shield to hold all the screws in place.
  7. Lay the shield face down on your towel and slide your Farkle Shelf onto the protruding screws.
  8. Thread a stainless-steel lock-nut over a ¼” stainless flat washer on each screw. Hold the screws in place with a Phillips screwdriver and tighten the nuts.
  9. Reinstall the shield.

WARNING: Our Farkle Shelf is bounce free when mounted properly. However, mounting heavy gadgets beyond the back edge of the shelf can potentially cause the shelf and windshield to bounce on rough roads.

HAVE FUN FARKLEIZING!

Standard Spade Bits Tip with a twist Grooobed cutting edge

Either of the first two types of standard spade bits are okay to use. Bits with a twist tip or a v groove in the cutting edge will explode acrylic.