How to Change Windshield the Easy Way--Honda CTX1300 

Hi, Thank you so much for this video. I dont have any experience in doing machanical work. I called three dealership and they all quoted one hour labor charge for changing windshield alone which is $110. Finally decided to give a shot. Saw your video bunch of times and findlly did it. Thank you so much. You saved me $110. Appreciate it.

Thanks so much for this video! I waited a year to put on the shorty OEM windshield because I didn't want to invest hours of labor just to find out that I didn't like it. But because of this video, I was able to invest just 30 minutes of labor to find out that I didn't like it! 😆 But, because of how easy this made it, I was able to easily swap back to the tall windshield and then switch again once my Madstad came in. Thanks again!

Excellent tutorial…installed with ease and confidence thanks to you! Much appreciated!!

Well, because of this video, it took me 20 mins to install my windshield, I appreciate it, thanks.

To go through this just for a video and not change the shield was crazy...selfless, but crazy. Thanks for thinking of us out here

saw ur video and I was able to change out my windshield to a new after market windshield from Cee Bailes. love the new touring windshield. .. thanks for the how 2 video.. very easy installation. ..

Thanks for the video! I purchased the Cee Bailey 18" and your video was key to helping me understand how to quickly install it. 20 minutes tops and I was on my way.

Thank you VERY much for this video. I was able to tighten a loose windshield bolt in a matter of minutes. It was much easier than I expected. Thanks to some other commenters as well. I did not need to remove the ring or the rubber boots in order to remove the phillips-head screws. Ride happy and safe, everyone.

Just adding to other comments. Firstly thanks for posting. Extremely useful info. A couple of notes which may repeat what others have mentioned. The spring clips screwed to the bodywork are NOT supposed to be bent in. If they are its an original factory lack of care issue. They are designed as retainers for the spigots on the mirror caps. On my bike, out of the four you need to remove I had one bent in and one broken off. The circlips are designed to hold those clips together. Again on my bike there was one out of four. Frankly the rubber sleeve does a good enough job but I will be getting four new replacements at some stage. The new screen needs the lower two retention nuts lowered to a new position. This is easy to do and will be obvious. The velcro issue is fairly important and well mentioned. I thought i could reuse the originals but not succesfully. If you want to prevent water getting behind the rubber seal at the base of the windscreen then organise some replacements. Took me about 30 mins from start to finish. Happy with result but less than happy with Honda's build quality. Stay safe. Cheers. Ps. I should mention this relates to Honda's genuine replacement screen. Thanks.

Thanks for this video. It was a tremendous help. Yes, screws are not bolts. And yes, the rings and rubber boots don't really need to be removed first (just straighten out the tab and unscrew the whole assembly) -- but without this to start with I'd have certainly needed something else to provide a starting point. Also, FWIW, my CTX1300 only had one snap (or whatever they're actually called) with a ring around it, and two had bent tabs (which of course were straightened out). Getting the mirror covers to snap back in place are more difficult for the snaps with rings around them, so I moved the one with the ring to the forward position (which will bear most of the load from wind pressure anyway) and that made it a lot easier to snap the mirror cover back in. One of my mirrors also had the strain-relief cable not snapped into the cowling like it should have been (so no strain protection) -- because whoever assembled it put the strain-relief cable on backward. (It was a little disappointing to see this type of workmanship from Honda!) This was easy enough to correct though. (Just unscrewed the end of the strain-relief cable that was screwed down, loosen the with the cable tie, reverse it so the part that protrudes into the cowling was oriented correctly, then tighten it all back up, put the screw back in, and then actually fasten it into the cowling like it should have been.) I know you've moved on to another bike, and wish you well with that. (But I sure can't understand how you could give up such a sweet, smooth, and awesome sounding ride! Some of your other CTX1300 videos helped sell me on this bike.)

Do not remove the ring and do not bend the one tab down. The tab bent down was a mishap from the other windshield being installed at your local Dealer or first install of original windshield. You need all four prongs up to hold the stub from the mirror. Just trying to help.

Thank you for the video and your instructions. You make things look so easy. I got mine from cee baileys and installed just like you instructed. Keep those videos coming, they are great!

Thanks the video and comments made the whole process for me really easy. It took 25 minutes for me and my buddy to replace the stock windshield with PUIG 7005H Touring Windscreen - Smoke. Disappointing though the windshield swoops to far back toward the rider. I'm 6'2" and the wind still buffets my face. Safe riding!

thank you for putting yourself out there. I certainly appreciate it. it is far easier to be an arm chair critic. I have several bikes. it is time for the wife and I to slow down. I am gonna go test it today because of you!!!!

Thanks for the help...really appreciate the video....stay safe on the road

When you remove the mirror covers, it’s easier if you remove the left battery cover and the corresponding right side cover and then pull the pins holding the louvered trim pieces on the inside edges of the mirrors. You can then SEE inside the mirror cover and easily remove the covers. To install the mirror covers without the louvered trim pieces makes it 10 times easier and you’ll be less prone to scratching your body panels.

Thanks for the video. I watched it a couple of times and went right too it. I agree with Jeffrey Hitchings though. It was so easy after watching the video.

enjoyed you'r info on installing windshield, have ordered the same and they wanted $450 labor for the windshield and rack. I told them I would install everything myself. Thanks again for the infromation. ?? HOW to remove seat,

It's pretty impressive that you actually do all the things you do cause you really have limited mechanical or automotive understanding. The one clip prong that you pushed back in was clearly not how it's intended to be. That was probably done by some guy at the dealership that didn't put the plastic mirror cover on squarely in the first place, and forced it on, thus bending the one tab. If you understand how things work, then you would have realized that immediately. Likewise, the plastic washers on the windscreen bolts should be on the side that touches the Lexan windscreen, to protect the screen from cracking. If you make it metal washer to Lexan, and tighten too much, the Lexan will crack at the bolt holes. That plastic washer is there to act as a buffer against over-torquing and absorb vibration - but it only works if it's actually against the windscreen. I'm not knocking you, like I said, it's pretty impressive that you try and tackle all the things you do with limited understanding of how things of a mechanical nature actually work.

I'm too afraid to pull the covers off I gave it one try and thought I was breaking something so I backed off. I may try again thanks for the video

"A" for effort... now please zoom out 4 feet and do the video again :)

It's unclear to me which direction you push the mirrors to free them, is it toward the front, toward the back, pulling up, or pulling down?

Screws are not bolts and bolts are not screws and I find it difficult to follow some ones instructions when they don't they know difference but I suppose for the mechanically challenged this video is helpful.