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Originally Posted by AnTyx
Amazing! Once my head was up high, out of the airflow, it was so beautifully quiet. Much more quiet than ducking down onto the tank, hiding my head entirely behind the screen (but now hearing engine noise, of course). And this was in a Grex G9.1, basically an overstock old Nolan N90 with different stickers - a great modular helmet for the money, but definitely not the quietest thing in the world.
Sure, there was wind pressure on my chest, but I am definitely willing to live with that if I can keep my head in quiet air like that!
My next step is to fit the stock windscreen that the previous owner gave me, and see if that gives me the effect I want...
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I doubt it will. Probably will be noisy.
I'm surprised with all those bikes you never figured out that most screens cause noise and buffeting and that NO screen is quiet in most cases. I've been round and round on screens with several bikes over the years. Talk about chasing your tail!
Sometimes you get lucky and find a quiet one, but more often than not, it's quieter with NO SCREEN on the bike at all.
Many ask how I could ride long distance and long days on my DR650. It's a dual sport bike, only has a little front cowl, so you get "clean" air flow. Many DR650 riders add screens ... but I knew enough not to go down that slippery slope.
The one area where (to me) a decent screen makes sense is in VERY COLD conditions. Can help keep you from freezing.
On my former '07 Triumph Tiger I tried 3 different screens, one a very expensive UK product with mulit adjustability ... CRAP! Nothing but noise.
On the Tiger, after 3 screens and no luck, I gave up and just took off the screen. 100% better.
When I sold the bike I put the stock screen back on and gave the new owner one other screen I had left over. I was able to sell off the UK one.
The owner Poo Poo'd the idea of buffeting as a problem. In a month he emailed saying he went in circles trying to get his screen quiet ... and finally did what I had done ... just took the bloody thing off. Job Done!
And YES ... we all wear very good ear plugs always!