Installing the Windbender Electric Operator GL1500
These instructions are written assuming that a Windbender windshield is already installed on the motorcycle and the front trim hasn’t yet been re-installed. If the windshield isn’t already installed please refer to the instructions on windshield installation that came with the windshield. Please refer to
an addendum on the last page.
Locating the cable bracket
Remove the upper half of the windshield. After trimming the pattern with scissors, locate the pattern on the lower base of the windshield and mark the center of the holes with an ice pick or some other suitable tool.
Mounting the cable bracket
Loosen the five mounting screws for the windshield base and slide it up to full extension. After drilling two 1/4” holes, install the cable bracket with two screws from the inside of the windshield as shown. Once the bracket and snap caps over the screws are installed, lower the windshield base to its original position and re-tighten the mounting hardware.
Motor installation
After removing the four screws, remove the left faring pocket. Remove the ball stud from the quick release fitting on the end of the cable extension. Insert the motor drive into the faring through the pocket opening, cable first. Route the cable through the front of the faring using the hole in the bulkhead already provided.
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Routing the cable
Route the cable in a looping manner to the cable bracket. Insert the cable housing into the bracket (the lock washer should be under the top nut) and tighten.
DO NOT BEND THE CABLE TIGHTER THAN A 4” RADIUS.
Installing the switch
Slide the left handgrip back allowing a half inch between the handgrip and the control pod. Install the switch housing next to the control pod with the switch below the handlebar and in easy reach of the left thumb. Slide the handgrip up tight to the switch housing. Route the wires to the motor location by using the same open area in the faring, provided for the factory wiring harnesses.
Installing the power supply wires
Remove the seat and the battery cover.
Attach the black wire to the positive terminal and the white wire to the negative terminal on the battery. Route the wires to the motor location in the same manner as the switch wires. Reinstall the seat and the side cover.
Installing the relays
Plug the drive motor, switch harness, and power supply into the corresponding plug-ins on the relay assembly. Operate the switch to test proper function of the push pull cable. Insert the relay assembly and wiring into the faring alongside the motor assembly while positioning the motor drive so that the faring pocket can be reinstalled
Locating the ball-stud
Re-install the windshield onto the lower base. Adjust the windshield to the lowest position and lock into place with the two quick release pins for manual adjustment. With the operating switch, retract the cable extension on the electric operator all the way down. From the front of the motorcycle, looking through the windshield, mark the center location of the socket on the cable extension so that a ¼” hole can be drilled through the windshield to accommodate the ball stud. It would be a good idea to double check center by measuring from the two slide brackets.
Mounting the ball stud
Remove the upper windshield and drill a ¼” hole at the location marked. Install the ball stud using a nylon washer on each side of the windshield with the ball end on the inside. Using the electric switch, extend the cable extension all of the way out. Install the windshield and connect the cable extension to the ball stud.
Cycle the windshield up and down a few times to ensure proper movement.
Re-install any final items left to be put on.
Although removal of the windshield can be accomplished at any height, it should be done as a normal procedure at full extension to allow for as much flex as possible between the cable extension and the ball stud.
The two quick release pins can be carried in a faring pocket in case of emergency. In the event of an unforeseen failure, the cable extension can be released from the windshield and the manual adjustment can be used .
Important addendum
Normal windshield movement is possible at all normal riding speeds. However, physically impeding normal travel of the windshield while activating the motor drive can cause motor or cable failure. After windshield installation and prior to the motor drive installation, the upper windshield should be able to be moved smoothly with both hands up and down manually. Excessive binding between the upper and lower sections can also cause premature cable failure. Some installations have required removing the brackets on the base section and drilling the mounting holes out a little bigger to allow the upper and lower brackets to align better to avoid binding.
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