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jeffdavison

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Anyone here use windscreens? Not fairings or large windshields per se.
Just the small handlebar mounted ones that just break the wind.
I'd line to see some pics mounted on Nortons.
Looking to just keep the wind off of the chest at highway speeds.


JE
 
I don't think you need all that height to get the benefits of a windscreen. I have a very short one (HD) on my XR and it keeps the wind off nicely. You don't need much.
 
batrider said:
You don't need much.
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If you read ludwig's thread, that's what it's all about, it doesn't need to be that big, all it needs to do is interrupt the air flow correctly to make it go over you.
 
I fitted this Givi screen to my 1984 BMW R80ST. I found it to be just right with the wind only catching the top of my helmet and arms from the elbows outwards.
I was doubtful about whether a 2-point fixing was sufficient and when I tried it I found that it shook to much at certain speeds and at tickover (boxer vibes didn't suit it). I put 2 lower supports from the screen to near the top of the forks which solved the problem. Wanted to fit one to my Commando but lack handlebar space at the right angle.
 
Saw a 'Slipstreamer Spitfire' on a CB750K, looked the right size, not too big.
Dennis
 
This topic appeared a few years ago:

windscreens-t9392.html

My AirTech quarter-fairing shown in the post above is still in place and used year-round. These fairings are a bit pricey but are well made and paint beautifully. No wind pressure on my chest, no turbulence around my helmet. The compact non-angular style is a natural for classic bikes like ours.

For a more extreme example of a quarter fairing on a Norton, check out swooshdave's posts on his proddy build a couple of years ago (ya really got to love yellow).
 
Windscreens


Here you go, I think I did this right. This is a small wind shield I fitted to a 74 850 roadster.
 
Rick,

I posted immediately just after yours in that thread.

This go around, I'm not going for a fairing or mini-fairing.

Just a clear small windscreen. Back when I put together the red bike Phil now has, I was in search of a sporty look rather than function. That was in the 80's when the proliferation of sports bikes was the norm and I wanted my Norton to more or less appear current.

Now I've become (somewhat) more of a purist (with some exceptions) and like the look of a "naked" bike, but with the functionality of a more comfortable aerodynamic profile.

JD
 
Jeff,

When I bought my Harley, I fitted it with an OEM "compact" windscreen; the turbulence at highway speeds nearly ripped my helmet off. This is a common problem with these screens, judging from the posts on Harley forums, and the solution, counter intuitively, is to cut them down. I removed several inches from the screen, to the point where the top aligned with my sternum when I'm in a normal (straight-up) riding position. No wind pressure, no turbulence, no squirrelly handling. Shorter is better. There are several examples of clear screens mounted on Nortons in the archives. With a bit of patience, it's easy to cleanly modify lexan screens.
 
Mike,

You've ordered exactly the same fairing I mounted on my Mk3. If you're running standard handlebars, the top of the screen will dip down an additional inch or two from where mine wound up attaching it to my buckhorns, which should be a near-perfect placement. One additional item "functionwise" : the fairing allows for a discreet pouch to be mounted inside, just the right size for phone, wallet, and sunglasses. For that moment when you step off the bike and walk off, to the admiring stares of the townsfolks.
 
"For that moment when you step off the bike and walk off, to the admiring stares of the townsfolk's."

As I plan to do!

Thanks for the info, Rick. I'm running Euro bars so I assume it would fit with no issue but heck, if there's any interference I own a grinder! :)
 
I run a DART flyscreem on my Thruxton it mounts off the headlight ears, its small but funtional, it keeps the wind off the cheast, look up Dart flyscreens as they make them for any bikes and they look great on the bike, you can get them in clear or tinted screens, they work great on the highway.

dartflyscreens.com

Ashley
 
Hmm…the Dart "classic" flyscreen IS a cute little screen that might be workable. Unfortunately they don't list the Commando as one of their fitment kits. I like the look of the "Dunstall" 1/4 fairing a little better but the Dart looks pretty decent on the pics they have of bikes like the various current Triumphs. I sent them an inquiry asking if they could make a "best guess" whether one of their fitment kits would fit the Commando. Obviously, it wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate something but it would be better if it just bolted it. I'm prepared to do more work with the Dunstall 1/4 - it will have to be painted as well as having a lower bracket made but if that DART would fit with no "work" needed, I think I'd give it a shot.

Like I said, if I don't like it (or the Dunstall), I've pissed away more money than that on a crappy dinner at a restaurant. :)
 
Oops - sorry, I should have asked in my previous post:

Re the DUnstall fairing - Rick, does it actually noticeably reduce wind at highway speeds?

Re the Dart, Ashley - same question ?
 
Mike,

Yes, the AirTech fairing eliminated the wind pressure on my chest at highway speeds, even while riding straight up. Just a light breeze across my face (it is, after all, a motorcycle). The only adjustments I had to make to mount the fairing involved some slight grinding to accommodate my directional indicator stalks (you may not have this issue with your fastback) and a bit of bending on the mounting struts to match my buckhorns (again, no issue for you). This product should be a direct bolt-on for you. The kit is complete and makes for a very rigid assembly. AirTech customer support was outstanding.

Don't forget the pouch. Image is everything.
 
Mike the Dart works great on the highway I have just come back from a 3,000 ks trip in 2 days riding and just yesturday a 1,000 ks trip, the Dart brakets for the screen bolts to the headlight bolts, so if you need them to make a kit for the Commando is to measure the distant from each side of the headlight brakets, I don't think they would have no problems with making one for the Commando and they are made in England, the kit take less than 5 minutes to mount, I have had mine on my Thruxton for just on 2 years now with well over 22,000 ks and have had no problems with it at all, it keeps the wind off your chest area but still get the breeze in the face just the way I like it.

Ashley
 
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