National cycle dx Windscreen

[Gs1000g]

i bought the national cycle dx screen mounted it and I ended up taking it off. It was better to ride with no windshield. I'm 6' tall and the buffeting was terrible, I drove it and adjusted this afternoon to no avail, my chest felt great but the actual helmet wind was unbearable. I'm going to return this and get a different wind screen so I'm open to suggestions I was looking at the Plexifairing III, but I am open to suggestions

Thanks
james

 

[Steve]

How do you get your bike to stick to the wall like that? :-k

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[GSCafe]

His bike is fly, lol!

 

[Gs1000g]

Magic lol Steve I remember your wife had a Plexifairing did she like it? Pros cons? I know your son had the dx on his L and I think the low setting makes a difference what's your opinion on this?

 

[GSCafe]

Ok, let me add something productive for a change. I got the screen for my FZ1 from MRA. It has a variable spoiler that, with correct adjustment, directed the wind just right with a minimum of windshield. Was kind of expensive but I love it. Here is the link to the universal version:
https://www.mrashop.de/erp/catalog/...mral=1&type=(2415,19,0)&form=(345,20,0)&spr=D
I hope that link works.

 

[Gs1000g]

Also the site keeps turing every photo I try and upload

 

[GSCafe]

Also the site keeps turing every photo I try and upload

I had that too but I turned my monitor sideways and bought a bunch of tacos.

 

[Gs1000g]

I appreciate the advice but for the price I thin I would like to have a quick detach windscreen

 

[Steve]

Magic lol Steve I remember your wife had a Plexifairing did she like it? Pros cons? I know your son had the dx on his L and I think the low setting makes a difference what's your opinion on this?

She did, and still does like it. I like it, too.
Pros? It's BIG. It provides almost as much protection as my Wing.
Cons? It's BIG. If you are looking for some kind of "sporty" shield, this is not it.

My son's DX is a nice little shield. I have not done more than about 20-minute rides on it, but it seemed good enough to take longer rides, if necessary. It is certainly better than NO shield.
Pros? It's small, but relatively effective. On the right bike, it looks like it belongs there.
Cons? It's small, does not provide as much protection as a larger shield.
You can see both of these shields by clicking on the links in my sig,
but I am also posting some other views.

This is with the Plexifairing II. It has shorter legs below the turn signals, but the rest is the same.

How did the angle of your shield compare to this? I don't notice much buffeting, but, at 6' 5", I might be above it.

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[GSCafe]

I appreciate the advice but for the price I thin I would like to have a quick detach windscreen

It attaches similar to the National Cycle screen. Is that quick detach?

 

[Gs1000g]

It is a quick detach, but I could not for the life of me get it adjusted where the buffeting was even tolerable. The angle was anywhere from similar to your sons angle to straight up

 

[GSCafe]

The problem is wind control without much windshield. You get straight up with it, it curls around the back. With the louvered one, a certain amount of air still fell on my chest but the wing kicked the rest of it up over my helmet. The key is that it isn't trying to throw all the wind over your head, it is just splitting it in a comfortable way.

 

[Steve]

I appreciate the advice but for the price I thin I would like to have a quick detach windscreen

Either one of those can be off the bike in about two minutes and back on in another three or four.

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[Gs1000g]

The main reason I want the windshield is we are planning a cross country trip in June/July and if I can make myself more comfortable than thats something I want to do, I'm not a big fan of a windscreen but I understand the functionality of them and necessity in long rides. After 3-4 hours of riding on mine my shoulders ache because it feels like I'm doing a constant pull up, I don't mind the Plexifairing II or iii

 

[gustovh]

Rule of thumb, your sight line should be 2" above or below the top edge of the shield. My sight line is 2" below top edge and "everything" goes over the top, including most rain. JM2c

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[Steve]

My sight line is 2" below top edge and "everything" goes over the top, including most rain. JM2c

Only 2"? :-k

The monster on my Wing is at least 4" over my eyes, and I'm 6' 5".

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[gustovh]

Yup, just 2" does it for me.

V

 

[JTGS850GL]

On mine it's 2" below my sight line. Still little to no rain on me except the very top of my helmet.

 

[Gs1000g]

What windshield do you have JT? I was looking at the plexifairing 2 and 3, I think the 3 is right at my eye line I measured and its roughly 24-25'' the windshields measure 20"/22" depending on the model.

 

[Gs1000g]

Well bad news the seller on Amazon will only accept an unopened return and give me a 50% restocking fee plus all other shipping and handling fees I would have to pay. Looks like I'm stuck with this windscreen so im hellbent on getting it adjusted somehow to where it helps a bit here are some photos and let me know what you guys think