R3T stock windshield opinions?

I'm going to jump in and give my take on this.
I think that the buffeting is created by air rushing into the low pressure area behind the windscreen. Of course each screen will be somewhat different but much like an airfoil on a wing the low pressure area tries to draw air to it. The faster you go the more air tries to go to that area. Unfortunately that is the area where we want to be for the protection. Obviously it is not simply air hitting us or there would not be less buffeting without the shield. I installed some Vetter vents in my shield on my fairing just to try to get some air on me on hot rides (you can barely see it in the picture below) and I notice a vast difference in the buffeting when I have them closed or open. I can reach down and open them while riding and often close them if it starts to rain to keep more water off. Just from my experience when I open the vents I believe it lets the pressure behind the shield somewhat equalize and lessens the buffeting greatly. I wear a Shoei RF1000 and I can even tell the difference in the amount of air coming in the ventilation on the helmet with the vents closed or open.
BTW you can still buy these from Vetter. Anyway I think the answer is to try to equalize the pressure in front of and behind the shield. Just my 2 cents?



Lonnie

I will also throw in my two worthless cents as well. I have found from my now 40 plus years of riding that the taller the windshield the more buffetting you will get! True, you will get less rain in your face, but you also have more drag and resistance on your bike with a taller winshield! I have a Corbin fairing and I ride with a 8 inch smoked Harley Ultra Classic windshield that I can see over the top of and I get absolutely no wind buffetting at all at virtually any speed.

In the rain, the rain tends to go up and over my head, of course until I have to either slow down or stop, then, like everyone else I get drenched! When I rode Harley's, which I still do, I ride a windshield which I can see over the top of and receive little or no wind effects.

Native One

John: I checked out Corbin's website and it does not appear that they are making the fairing for the Touring model yet! You may contact this site and see if they have one off a Harley bagger that can be mdified to fit the touring model, and it is detachable!

http://www.dragonflycycleconcepts.com/

Native One

Well hell! I must be getting old! The other site though, has a fairing that they are making for Metric models and you can put a radio in it, with the radio, virtually the same price as a Corbin. It may be worth checking out.

native one

I guess everyone has differing experience with the same shield on the same bike. I find that the shield on my 08 R3T is okay for around town riding. Anything above 55mph and the wind beats me. I'm 6'. The top of the shield is about the same level as my shoulders. It's not buffeting, just full force wind hitting my face in a 3/4 helmet.

I used to have a National Cycle 21" shield on my last bike. No wind issues, but I had to look through the screen. Tough to do when it's raining or fogged up.

I just ordered the Clearview 19" with the recurve. 3" taller and 4" wider. I hope that does the trick.

crazyman said:

It's not buffeting, just full force wind hitting my face in a 3/4 helmet.

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I can't imagine wearing anything less than a full face helmet (unless you have a face shield attached to the 3/4) without a tall windscreen.

Try a full face helmet and take the screen off. You'll be surprised how quiet and comfortable the ride is. Of course, at speed, over time, the continuous wind blast will tire you out. Not to mention bad weather.

I find that my R3T screen is a real eyeball buster.. It gives me double vision really badly. Generally speaking I ride at 110 - 120 kmh and not even cross winds have much effect on the headshake. What one of my friends noticed who rode it is that his beard was vertical in front of his eyes. so there is obviously an air flow direction issue to resolve.
For what its worth, I have just had an idea while typing this...When I get it back from the shop( they stripped the clutch out and there was waaayyy to much endfloat so the parts are ordered and expected in on Tuesday)I am going to try riding it with the screen only hooked on the top clips. this way I rotate the screen towrds me at the top while at speed and see what difference it makes.
drain

tabledrain said:

I find that my R3T screen is a real eyeball buster.. It gives me double vision really badly. Generally speaking I ride at 110 - 120 kmh and not even cross winds have much effect on the headshake. What one of my friends noticed who rode it is that his beard was vertical in front of his eyes. so there is obviously an air flow direction issue to resolve.
For what its worth, I have just had an idea while typing this...When I get it back from the shop( they stripped the clutch out and there was waaayyy to much endfloat so the parts are ordered and expected in on Tuesday)I am going to try riding it with the screen only hooked on the top clips. this way I rotate the screen towrds me at the top while at speed and see what difference it makes.
drain

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Can you ride with the screen just hooked onto the top clips? I'm at work, so I can't go look at mine, but I don't think it will lock down. I think it would just kinda flap around and be a serious hazard, but let me know if I'm wrong.

I'll secure it first. Use some big cable ties or soemthing. I am not sure either about the locks, but if Murphys Law has anything to do with it, they will use the bottom set... drain

Lonzol said:

I'm going to jump in and give my take on this.
I think that the buffeting is created by air rushing into the low pressure area behind the windscreen.

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I'm with Lonnie on this. I have the stock screen on an '05 base Rocket. Originally it was mounted "low" with the 2 cutouts in the lower front of the screen almost touching the headlights. After removing the screen to see what it was like riding the Rocket at highway speeds without one, I replaced it on the bike but this time mounted it higher (I'm 6'6"). The brackets allow for about a 1" upward adjustment. This allows some additional air to come in from between the lights and the lower edge of the screen. This air, while it can be felt somewhat while riding, reduces the buffeting, likely because it solves the negative pressure problem Lonnie points out.