RE: Windshield Add-Ons

["Clive Liddell" <cliddell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,
To add a thought to Tom's good info:

On my '96 R I was getting a lot of buffeting from the standard screen.
After some experimenting I found that dropping the rear of the screen (by
shortening the two rear supports by ~33mm) gave me a smoother airflow off
the screen eliminating the buffeting.  As Tom writes the edge of wind
contact is now  at just below neck level.  In this regard note that my seat
is at the top position with a firm filler cushion levelling the excessive
hollow in the seat - a very comfortable riding position BTW.

Regards
Clive Liddell
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
'96 R850R ~81k.km
'01 R1100RT ~65k.km

>
> Mark:
>
> I don't have an R1100R, but I once had a Ducati ST4.   It has a windscreen
> that does exactly what yours does.  It throws a lot of wind at
> the bottom of
> my helmet making my bike really loud.   I solved it with a
> SHORTER windscreen.
> It made a huge improvement.   I don't think add-ons will solve
> this problem of
> your.  Either get a big touring windscreen, like an Aeroflow,
> that will flow
> the air over you or go with a "sport" windscreen that will throw
> the wind at
> your chest instead of at your neck and head.

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