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[GeneralBozo]

So after trying a few aftermarket options, trawling around for solutions on this site and others, buying an expensive and supposedly ultra-quiet Shuberth helmet, and generally getting annoyed, I realised that none of it works [for me]. The nearest I got to tolerating the wind noise and buffeting was with the infamous ‘tiger screen’ but it was just too large and looked a bit silly (I still have it if anyone wants it).

 

After spending some time on some friends’ naked bikes and finding them surprisingly pleasant, I thought about attacking my screen.

 

I basically cut it straight across when looking at the bike from the side, which is of course a curve when looking at it off the bike.

 

Fantastic! Buffeting gone, and wind noise drastically reduced. There’s now only a clean laminar flow of air round my helmet, not the chaotic flow of air as standard or with aftermarkets. Done about 2k miles with it like that now.

 

Here it is:

 

 

 

Hope this helps!

[MalS7]

Hm interesting thanks. How tall are you?

[drewpy]

i raised my screen off the fairing 10mm, did the same trick. linear air flow and no buffeting

[MalS7]

Any pics Drewpy?

[dablik]

GB's method worked for me, i had a cut down just like his on a previous 9r which was the best working solution for me, i'm 5'11" got a bit nippy in colder weather so used to swap them around.

[drewpy]

Any pics Drewpy?

aye, I put a lamp behind so you can see it clearer. Its more 15mm, but I used closed cell foam along to top 3/4 edge to hold the screen to the fairing. spacers in the bottom 2 to hold off the fairing

 

 

Edited by drewpy, 17 September 2018 - 07:44 pm.

[thelodger]

I have a Schuberth helmet, which I found very noisy until I realised I wasn't fully shutting the visor.Sounds a bit daft but it was because the visor is flexble and cannot be shut squarely when in motion. So I have to lock it shut when it is off my head and it is still quite hard to do.

[JMC]

aye, I put a lamp behind so you can see it clearer. Its more 15mm, but I used closed cell foam along to top 3/4 edge to hold the screen to the fairing. spacers in the bottom 2 to hold off the fairing

 

 

 

So did raising the screen off the fairing that little bit make a huge difference ?

[drewpy]

 

So did raising the screen off the fairing that little bit make a huge difference ?

yes, smoothed the air flow. otherwise my head took a battering from the eddies

[GeneralBozo]

Hm interesting thanks. How tall are you?

 

About 6ft 1 I think!

[Johnners]

Drilling some holes in the bottom of the screen helps smooth airflow at the trailing edge.