While Julie and I were on our way back from western Canada on our Honda Gold Wing, I noticed that something kept hitting my boots. I thought it was rocks from the highway, which was broken in places. But it was grasshoppers. A couple days later, during a conversation with another motorcyclist who had a much, much smaller windshield, I had reason to give thanks for the size of the full fairing on our Gold Wing motorcycle, and the protection it provides.