Re: Fairings and bugs

Posted by free2ride on
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LukeM wrote

Don't tempt me.

I bought a windscreen for my Shadow this winter for $100 US.  I put it on, set it up like they say (so you can see over the top), and took it for a ride.  Works well under 45-50, but at freeway speeds, it would buffet my helmet like crazy.  So I tried to move it up, so the wind would go over my helmet.  Ran out of adjustment room, as it was almost 5 inches above the headlight at the front.

Now, granted, I'm kind of a long waisted guy (5'11" with a 32" inseam), and this is on a Shadow with fairly low riding height. But I'm thinking I wasn't buffeted this bad when I rode with no windscreen.  So, this weekend, if there's time, I'll take it off and see how that goes.

ya, bought a windscreen for the CBK, still haven't decided if it works well or not. nice that the wind doesn't hit full-force on the chest, but it seems to catch the top of my helmet. what's best? donno.