e make products for everybody, whether it’s American or Japanese cruisers, touring, ATVs, mopeds, scooters, Harleys, or sportbikes. We deal with all of it. We even do private labeling for quite a few companies and custom work based on blueprints.” So says Slipstreamer’s Bob Eggerichs, Jr., talking about Slipstreamer’s expansive line of windshields. But it wasn’t always so.

A leader in the Slipstreamer lineup, the S-06 Spitfire offers distinctive looks and streamlined protection in a small fairing.

Slipstreamer began thirty years ago as an off-shoot of a company called Crown Plastics. Prior to that, Crown’s business had consisted of plastic distributing and custom-fabricating plastics like lighting fixtures and store fixtures, “basically a blueprint-to-product operation,” says Eggerichs. Crown also got involved with making motorcycle windshields for another company, which one day folded owing Crown a lot of money. Crown took over the product line in lieu of payment.

“After we received the product line we decided to continue making the shields and selling them through established distributors to get the money back,” Eggerichs expains. “We operated for the next couple of years just trying to get back into the black. After a few years we found out this is a great business to be in. It was a different group of people, and quite a bit of fun. So we decided to continue and expand the line.”

Crown Plastics spun off Crown Fairings, or C-F Inc., which was renamed Slipstreamer in 1973. Eggerichs says Slipstreamer still makes windshields pretty much the way it did in the early days, with the exception of the machining and finishing processes. “We’ve looked at new ways of doing it, and some of the new machines that have come out, and to be honest they’re not that much different from what we’re doing now except they’re a lot more expensive.”

Slipstreamer’s SS-32 Falcon includes all of the comfort features that you’d expect on a full-size touring windshield.

Another thing that hasn’t changed is Slipstreamer’s commitment to making the best product possible. “We’ve always taken the approach that we’re going to make it as easy for the dealer and distributor as possible,” Eggerichs says. “It makes a little more work on our end, but if it’s harder for us, well, that’s what we’re being paid for.” After-sale service is a Slipstreamer product, too. “The contact at our website goes right to our tech desk where there are people who can immediately talk you through any problem. If for some reason no one’s at the desk when you write or call, you’ll be called back within half an hour. Service is very important to us.”

With Slipstreamer entering its 31st year in the windshield business, now would be a great time to talk to your Parts Unlimited rep about stocking the full line of Slipstreamer products.