Author Topic: Screens (Read 10201 times)

Jc72 · « **on:** 10 January 2013, 03:40:35 pm »

My uncle has a fazer1000 02, and he's having a knightmare with wind blast, he's changed the standard screen to a double bubble and not much better, what do you lot use? He doesn't want to go out and buy another screen and possibly wasting more money.

JayB · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 January 2013, 04:28:13 pm »

I think unless you go for a touring or vario type screen you are going to get windblast, I have always had fully faired bikes and it is the thing I am most struggling to adapt to.

Anything over about a ton and you don't half feel it.

I guess that's a good thing for your licence really, but so many empty roads, so many horse power!

He could search for MRA vario or Yamaha touring screens.

tommyteeman · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 January 2013, 04:45:39 pm »

Ive had a few different screens and they're all pretty rubbish, if you go bigger then the buffeting replaces the wind blast, smaller screens give more windblast but the air is cleaner with less turbulance which actually makes the std screen a good compromise. No screen on is actually pretty good !

jeffco · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 January 2013, 06:17:55 pm »

I agree with TommyT, ive given up on the idea of wind protection after trying Vario,Z/G etc ive gone back to a powerbronze d/b its not great but ive given up the search for perfection and came to the conclusion that for me Fazer = windblast to varying degrees. Just learn to live with it.

Lazarus · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 January 2013, 08:14:44 pm »

ive got the MRA screen and it does make a hell of a difference.

Tmation · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 January 2013, 08:19:19 pm »

These people do touring screens that I supposed to be very good, Bike HPS is there UK agent/distributor, http://www.madstad.com/

It lets air move either side of the screen cutting down turbulence.

Picture of it on a Gen 1 (hopefully)

https://system.netsuite.com/core/media/media.nl?id=407&c=851642&h=604288eafccc7dd31824&ck=JRA7GHy-AWRwFe2g&vid=JRA7GHy-AWhwFRZX&cktime=114300

I am going to get one (I want the 18" not 20" screen) for trips through Europe and carry a smaller screen with me for local work when I arrive (not hard to change a screen)

BMCfaz · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 January 2013, 08:45:25 pm »

Ride a naked bike for a while and build up some neck muscles, then go back to the Fazer and be amazed how comfortable the standard screen is!

slimwilly · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 January 2013, 06:54:52 am »

Clean air straight to the head is as quiet as it is going to get, if you use a taller screen then it must lift the air over your helmet or it will be noisy.

I had a touring screen and at speed it created a vacuum behind sucking out my ear plugs,and then the noise from the pipe and engine seem to bounce off it back to the head.

I used to ride up to hmmm,hmm 125 on my Virago 1100 naked, lol well i had pants on,, wind blast not a problem.

Billy

JayB · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 January 2013, 11:03:48 am »

Jeesus, that looks like an FJR with that on, but effective I would imagine.

I have a slight double bubble on mine. Seems a bit better, but it is hard to find a perfect crouch when it's windy out!

sadlonelygit · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 January 2013, 11:39:28 am »

cut his head off........sorted!

kebab19 · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 January 2013, 12:56:59 pm »

How tall is he?

Higher screens generate ridiculous amounts of wind noise and the top of them vibrate rather distractingly, so that's out...

Lower risers and flatter handle bars would drop him down an inch or two, combined with something like the MRA Vario screen it's about the best compromise he could get.

The FZS's fairing sits too far forward to work effectively, not to mention the fact that it's frontal area is actually very small for a half-fairing. He'll never get the wind-cheating effect of something like a Thundercat with a double-bubble screen fitted.

He could also do the Fuzzyone mirror mod to remove additional turbulence from the mirrors and to actually see stuff behind him

yoshiwolves · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 January 2013, 02:30:36 pm »

i have an mra vario on mine and am quite happy with it, when touring with a friend on a 1050 tiger last year we swapped bikes for a couple of hours, he has the official triumph taller screen fitted,,,, i was glad to get back on the fazer,,, lots of buffeting on the tiger,, quite a suprise really,

Jc72 · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 January 2013, 04:17:36 pm »

What's the fuzzy one mirror mod?

fazed · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 January 2013, 05:09:34 pm »

I've fitted a Givi taller screen on my FZS1000 & that does seem to be an improvement on the standard screen once you get over about 65/70 then is pretty good up to about 90/95 on continental motorways of course...........

I'm not that tall (5'7") so my height may make it better for me than someone who is more vertically blessed, but then there needs to be some compensation for being shorter...

JZS 600 · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 January 2013, 07:01:18 pm »

Funny that, when I'm sitting upright at about 90 it's OK, windy but not much noise.

If I duck my head down a bit the turbulence from the top of the screen makes my ear plugs vibrate.

I've got a double bubble screen that came with the bike

karlo · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 January 2013, 08:42:54 am »

I recently fitted a Zero Gravity which made the world of difference for me.

kebab19 · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 January 2013, 02:55:22 pm »

http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/fuzzyonesstockmirrormod.shtml

fireblake · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 January 2013, 08:42:49 pm »

Quote from: Lazarus on 10 January 2013, 08:14:44 pm

ive got the MRA screen and it does make a hell of a difference.

+1
It'll depend on height of the rider too?

Mickey

MEM62 · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 January 2013, 11:34:17 am »

I have tried several on my 05 Fazer 1000 and the Givi was most effective - certainly far better than a double bubble. However, I found the best way to reduce wind blast was to buy an R1200RT

My Fazer, which I am keeping because it is stiill brilliant, now wears a standard screen.

stevierst · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 January 2013, 02:10:17 pm »

I had a tiger 1050 before my fz1, and the ind noise left me deaf even with earplugs in. The FZ1 has a touring screen on, and its awful. Noisy as hell! I rode at my normal cruising speed and lifted my butt off the saddle an inch or so at a time until the noise was bearable. I did this several times in various weather conditions until I found the right height.

I took the screen off and chopped about an inch and a half off, reprofiling the screen to its original shape. Took it for a test ride, and voilla! A tuned screen that is now fairly quiet!

bwizz · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 January 2013, 03:52:15 pm »

I took the vario of my thou recently "thinking it was a waste of money" but i must admit that it is quieter than the yam touring screen. which i had reverted back to.
With screens and helmets etc it hard to be objective , when relying on memory of previous rides as the conditions are rarely the same

Mick-H · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 January 2013, 12:02:47 am »

http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Yamaha_FZS1000_Fazer_2001-2005_MRA_Adjustable_Motorcycle_Touring_Screens.html#a37713
Seems a good price when compared to ebay.

Tmation · « **Reply #22 on:** 26 January 2013, 02:04:46 pm »

You can buy just the spoiler bit now, with either clamp os or drill the original screen type mounting

http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/MRA_X-creen_Motorcycle_Screen_Flip_Spoiler_Air_Deflector.html

£69 including the dreaded VAT, not too bad

Mick-H · « **Reply #23 on:** 26 January 2013, 02:16:17 pm »

Think I'd go for the whole thing at £79