An assembly for mounting a windshield on a motorcycle including a mounting bracket and a pivotal master-link that includes a first pivotal connection with the windshield and a second pivotal connection with the mounting bracket that is fixed in relation to a triple clamp of the motorcycle. The assembly provides a cantilevered joint from the windshield to the first pivotal connection, through the master-link, from the master-link to the second pivotal connection and to the triple clamp of the motorcycle.