Windscreens that work?

[TierHawg]

I like the stock wind screen set to the top position. The wind stream hits the top of my helmet, and I can ride with my visor open. I use the low seat, and am 5'9" 29" inseam.

 

[AVGeek]

Living in Phoenix, its all about airflow. I'm 5'9" 30" inseam, and I had the Madstad and could not find a happy spot with it. I was using both the stock screen and the CalSci tinted shorty. What I eventually settled on was the CalSci shorty, mounted low and spaced out as much as possible on the bottom holes. I still get alittle buffeting, enough so that I think another inch off the top would work wonders. I do have the Parabellum 22" and stock Yamaha winglets on my wishlist...

 

[jrb_nw]

Re: Re: Windscreens that work?

5'9 here. Bought Yam Touring but it didn't offer enough protection during winter so I got the Parabellum 22 medium. As others mentioned it has to go in the high position or interferes with the turn signals. Great protection and very quiet but a bit high so I'm going to send it back to have an inch lopped off the top. Charley at Parabellum told me it should be mounted high to allow airflow underneath it to reduce buffeting. It will be my winter/long trip screen.

Surprisingly, I remounted the Yamaha Touring screen, also in the upper position, and now I love it! Perfect amount of protection for me, looks great and just high enough to cut the wind noise, espec since I use ear plugs for any freeway use. It is a really good compromise for those of us in the 5'9 range, IMHO. Really I was pleasantly surprised.

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Well, confirming my comment above about trip usage, I left home the other day headed east and made it 40 miles with the Yam touring screen before the wind noise started to bother me. Since I'm out for a week or more I returned to home base and mounted the Parabellum 22. Much quieter. Whew! Now 600 miles down the road in Twin Falls, it was the right move. Lots of big headwinds and I would have been miserable with the shorter screen. It's also cool out, and the extra protection is a godsend. So Yam touring is now for local use only for me. Parabellum is the comfort king.

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[dualsportchic]

Anyone have any advice about madstad vs touratech adjustable brackets? I am probably going with the parabellum windshield.

 

[greg the pole]

Hi Greg,

I also have the Wasp bracket with MRA Vario and in cooler weather have been running a 22 inch Parabellum and both work well for me. I am curious as to why you dislike the Wasp bracket and what features of the Madstadt bracket do you find better? I haven't seen the Madstadt for the S10.

I am 5'11" with a 30 inch inseam.

Thanks.

The wasp bracket has the long arms (well not that long 1.5-2 inch).
I run the side deflectors on my bike.
when the windscreen is at a shallow angle its tought to actually loosen and adjust the arms (part of it has to do with the deflectors being in the way).
The madstadd can be adjusted on the fly, the wasp, not so much.
The madstadd has turn wheels which do not get in the way, and the fit and finish is a bit better imo.
might go out to the local hardware store, and see if i can install some kind of turn wheels on the wasp bracket. Otherwise no gripes with it.

 

[fredz43]

The wasp bracket has the long arms (well not that long 1.5-2 inch).
I run the side deflectors on my bike.
when the windscreen is at a shallow angle its tought to actually loosen and adjust the arms (part of it has to do with the deflectors being in the way).
The madstadd can be adjusted on the fly, the wasp, not so much.
The madstadd has turn wheels which do not get in the way, and the fit and finish is a bit better imo.
might go out to the local hardware store, and see if i can install some kind of turn wheels on the wasp bracket. Otherwise no gripes with it.

Thanks for the feedback, Greg. I also have the deflectors and manage to be able to adjust my Wasp bracket, but as you say, it sure couldn't be done on the fly. My son has a Madstadt on his Wee Strom, I'll check out the construction the next time we ride together.

 

[greg the pole]

I had a madstadd on my dl1000 and liked it.
I would have bought one again, but back in late 2011, all that was available was the wasp bracket.
Lo and behold early 2012, and whammo the madstadd has a model for the tenere.

the wasp will do nicely, waste of money to replace the brackets now

 

[crazyjeeperndtx]

Anyone have any advice about madstad vs touratech adjustable brackets? I am probably going with the parabellum windshield.

I've had both, I'm very happy with the Touratech. The madstad with the stock screen didn't help at all, and when I put my Cal-Sci XL on it, it would never stay in the position I wanted. If you do the get the Touratech, I'd make sure you have the 4 knobs as tight as possible because they can come loose and fall out with vibration. Once I got my cranked down enough though, they haven't moved in 3000 miles with plenty of washboard and potholed roads.

I'm 6'5" with a 36" inseam and I have the seat in the high position.

 

[Carolina Tim]

After about 3,500 miles on my Powerbronze shield, I'm happy. At 5'8" it delivers clean, quiet air (quiet enough to ride without ear plugs up to 75 mph) and is about 20% larger than the stocker to offer more protection. It looks good and is well enough made, especially for its low price. The only time I get buffeting/turbulence is in high speed (70+ mph) traffic with trucks. I'm considering adding the side wings to (hopefully) address this.

I found the stock shield unacceptable, at any height setting. I got headache-inducing high frequency buffeting that almost ruined riding an otherwise great bike. My theory is that some of the dirty air is created by the "lip"and thickened edge around the screen so I've considered simply cutting down the screen to eliminate this (and to yield a smaller shield for hotter weather).

 

[gharshman]

OEM Tall with Madstadd bracket and Wunderlich deflector. Also have OEM side deflectors. Works great for me at 5'11" & 32" inseam.

 

[terryth]

+1 on the airflow

hello, the new Givi Airflow is another option you should look into. I am 6'2" and the shield goes up to my nose level so vision is not impaired as you can see the road just above the top, you do not want a shield too high that forces you to see the road thru the shield (hard in rain or in bug infected area). I used to have the MRA Vario but it was a tiny bit too short requiring my helmet visor to be cleaned often. The Airflow is just the right height and bonus it can be lowered in 3 seconds by unsnapping the 2inside levers and lowering the top portion down the 2 guide ramps. great design if going off road... once lowered the Airflow is almost half the original height !

 

[jettcity1]

Yamaha tall with wind deflectors and I am 5'10" and am more than happy with it.
Its another windscreen thread, I know.
There is not a "perfect windscreen" built by anyone, and probably never will be.
I am a "good enough" kinda rider, while the experts are trying out different models, I am riding mine.

 

[rborim]

I have one from Givi, mounted in high position and works nice ( I´m 6´)