Fly screen vs Sports screen...

[Buck Mossie]

I am thinking of adding a small screen to my Rocket III... It is a jet black 2006... Any preference / advantage / disadvantage, to the solid color fly screen vs the clear sports screen... Other than the color they look identical...

S/F

B

 

[TOMCAT]

They are identical .. some blokes love them some don't , I'm in the latter group as I found it caused a fair bit of helmet noise with the half faced helmet I wear. Be ok with a fullface I'd imagine.

 

[Bubz]

I have recently put one on my bike and think its great.
Keeps a lot of wind off my chest. I imagine some blokes not too tall in stature might find themselves in the buffering zone
I went with the clear only because it was part of a deal but when looking at the bike you can hardly notice it which I think is positive as well.

 

[MarvinM]

If you're much over 6 feet tall, they can give you quite a neck workout. I'm about 6'3" and it hits the top-front of my helmet enough to be almost not worth using.

MarvinM

 

[TOMCAT]

Just found it really noisy with the helmet I wear .. not willing to give up the helmet Wearing a full face it was fine like I said. I'd rather just whack the big screen on for longer rides.

 

[barbagris]

There are alternatives - some different shapes - some a little bigger - all available at

http://www.custom-sculpt.com/new Bike page.htm
http://www.custom-sculpt.com/customscreens.htm

The sculpture is optional - Quality is VERY high. I have a sump spoiler from him.

As for the Vote - I'd go opaque - keeps reflections down.

 

[Buck Mossie]

Although I'm still open to hearing advantages of the sports screen... I am really leaning towards a jet black fly screen... What do they fetch on the lightly used market???

S/F

B

 

[CanberraR3]

Go naked. My car has a screen.

 

[barbagris]

Go naked.

<shudder>.

Oh you mean without a screen - Nah - keep the ****/bugs off the speedo/tacho. I HATE cleaning bikes.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

I took off the clear Roadster screen and put on the flyscreen for the first time yesterday. I love the way it looks! It changed the whole appearance of the bike for the better.
On the down side I definitely felt the difference in buffeting over the full screen, but I like the look of the bike so much its a small price to pay in my opinion.