Interesting discussion. I didn’t anticipate that there would be any controversy. Maybe it’s not quite as straightforward as I initially thought. I am going to drive the motorcycle for another thousand miles or so with the bottom sealed and then I will reopen the compartment.
I didn’t want to complicate the thread, but the windshield I just installed was the second one. So I have had two chances to inspect the compartment. And so over the last thousand miles, without question, additional crud has definitely been accumulating in the compartment while that gap was present. I promise! My hunch is that if I check it again, there will be less crud in there. But I will post my outcome and be honest! I live near the ocean and so corrosion is a constant nemesis.