Hoping you're on this forum - whomever you are.
I spotted you on the QEW - through Burlington, Niagara bound. Riding a Fazer8 in gray with blue wheels. White luggage tied down. You also had the R77-D exhaust (my exhaust - like it!), and what looked like to be a smoked GIVI Windscreen.
I am very curious to know your thoughts on the your aftermarket screen - even if not the GIVI one. I commute from Burlington to Toronto, and I am want to quiet down the commute. I want less wind noise. How tall are you? I ask about the height, because I read off MRA's FAQ site (FAQ - MRA) the following:
A vacuum occurs behind the screen. When the air flow at the end of the screen meets the vacuum, the air swirls. The larger the screen, the larger the vacuum and the larger the resulting turbulence. There is normally no problem for larger drivers because the turbulence is not around the helmet area. Smaller drivers are therefore better off behind a lower screen. It is a common misunderstanding that the windscreen should force the wind over the driver. This is only possible in seldom cases (e.g. Goldwing). It is ideal for the air to flow lightly off the helmet.
If turbulence occurs then the screen is generally, as described above, too high. To determine the ideal length, one can do the following: During the journey, edge slowly upwards until the turbulence is gone. The distance upwards is to be divided by two. The result is the amount by which the screen must be shortened. Example: If during the journey, the driver edges up and after 10cm the turbulence clearly subsides, then the screen should be shortened by 5cm.that the taller the screen the larger the turbulent area of wind directly behind the screen. MRA actually provides a simple calculation, and bottom line, if I actually sit up higher or raise myself off the seat a bit the wind-noise quiets down.
I am 5'7". My guess is that with the OEM screen my head is just at the edge of the turbulent air off the screen, because if I sit off the seat a bit higher the wind noise goes away quite a bit. With the above in mind, I'm thinking a Puig screen might be better than a larger touring screen, but I'm still curious about what you have.
FYI - whatever screen you have looked very nice on the Fazer 8.
I spotted you on the QEW - through Burlington, Niagara bound. Riding a Fazer8 in gray with blue wheels. White luggage tied down. You also had the R77-D exhaust (my exhaust - like it!), and what looked like to be a smoked GIVI Windscreen.
I am very curious to know your thoughts on the your aftermarket screen - even if not the GIVI one. I commute from Burlington to Toronto, and I am want to quiet down the commute. I want less wind noise. How tall are you? I ask about the height, because I read off MRA's FAQ site (FAQ - MRA) the following:
A vacuum occurs behind the screen. When the air flow at the end of the screen meets the vacuum, the air swirls. The larger the screen, the larger the vacuum and the larger the resulting turbulence. There is normally no problem for larger drivers because the turbulence is not around the helmet area. Smaller drivers are therefore better off behind a lower screen. It is a common misunderstanding that the windscreen should force the wind over the driver. This is only possible in seldom cases (e.g. Goldwing). It is ideal for the air to flow lightly off the helmet.
If turbulence occurs then the screen is generally, as described above, too high. To determine the ideal length, one can do the following: During the journey, edge slowly upwards until the turbulence is gone. The distance upwards is to be divided by two. The result is the amount by which the screen must be shortened. Example: If during the journey, the driver edges up and after 10cm the turbulence clearly subsides, then the screen should be shortened by 5cm.that the taller the screen the larger the turbulent area of wind directly behind the screen. MRA actually provides a simple calculation, and bottom line, if I actually sit up higher or raise myself off the seat a bit the wind-noise quiets down.
I am 5'7". My guess is that with the OEM screen my head is just at the edge of the turbulent air off the screen, because if I sit off the seat a bit higher the wind noise goes away quite a bit. With the above in mind, I'm thinking a Puig screen might be better than a larger touring screen, but I'm still curious about what you have.
FYI - whatever screen you have looked very nice on the Fazer 8.
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