I have the Honda tilt out windshield and I consider the tilt out part to be a necessity. If the temperature is above 60*-70* I will have the windshield tipped out, from just a little to all the way, depending on how hot it is. There is quite a bit of heat generated from the motor and with the windshield all the way closed it gets hot in there. Also in very dusty situations cracking the windshield keep dust out of the cab. I will say that adding a back panel helped the dust in the cab a lot. I bought a cheap, soft plastic windshield for like $40 off Amazon, I think it was for a Polaris RZR, and trap strapped it to the rear cage of the 500, works great for a rear panel. Also be very careful cleaning any poly windshield, I ruined mine with a Squeegee at a gas station, also found out Windex type cleaners are a big no, no, too.