Nomad Z
27-09-15, 11:04 AM
I'm thinking about adding a screen of some sort to my SFV650. My experience of these bikes is the ones I used for DAS, which all had a small fly screen, and my own, which has nothing.
In general, my feeling is that the fly screen on the DAS bikes made a small difference, but it's hard to compare because conditions vary. On mine, I've found that, into a headwind, much more than 60mph can get a bit tiresome, although at motorway speeds yesterday in virtually no wind (5mph according to the met office), it felt okay.
I guess I'm looking for something that will make headwinds a bit more tolerable, but not sure I want to go for something that's particularly tall. My usage is mostly commuting and afternoon outings at the weekends. I'd like to try some longer runs, probably including some motorway stuff at times.
There seem to be quite a few generic screens for naked bikes, but I'm not sure how neatly they fit around the SFV headlight and instrument binnacle. Any suggestions for something that looks tidy and works well at sensible motorway speeds in a headwind?
In general, my feeling is that the fly screen on the DAS bikes made a small difference, but it's hard to compare because conditions vary. On mine, I've found that, into a headwind, much more than 60mph can get a bit tiresome, although at motorway speeds yesterday in virtually no wind (5mph according to the met office), it felt okay.
I guess I'm looking for something that will make headwinds a bit more tolerable, but not sure I want to go for something that's particularly tall. My usage is mostly commuting and afternoon outings at the weekends. I'd like to try some longer runs, probably including some motorway stuff at times.
There seem to be quite a few generic screens for naked bikes, but I'm not sure how neatly they fit around the SFV headlight and instrument binnacle. Any suggestions for something that looks tidy and works well at sensible motorway speeds in a headwind?