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Windshield survey

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4's would be the quietest (noise)
formula is (height-inseam)-(distance looking over the shield)+(seat variance)+(+/- riding posture)
sorted by noise and then formula

noise - formula - Helmet -------------------------- Windshield
1------- 26-------- Shoei X-Eleven ----------------- BMW Sport Screen
1------- 29-------- Arai RX-7 ------------------------ BMW Touring Windshield
1------- 31-------- Arai GTR Signet ---------------- Ztechnik 21.5" Headlight
1------- 32-------- Arai 2007 ----------------------- BMW Touring Windshield
1------- 32-------- Nolan flip-up ------------------- Cee Bailey 18"
1------- 34-------- Xlite X701 ----------------------- Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
2------- 26-------- KTR ------------------------------ BMW Sport Screen
2------- 34-------- arai ------------------------------ Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
2------- 35-------- Arai RX7 Corsair ---------------- Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
2------- 38-------- Arai/Quatum II ------------------ BMW Sport Screen
2------- 40.5------ no helmet listed ----------------- Cee Bailey 18"
2------- 41-------- Noland 102 ----------------------- BMW RT modified

3------- 26-------- HJC AC-12 Carbon--------------- BMW Sport Screen
3------- 32-------- brand: HJC model: CL-SP ------ BMW Touring Windshield
3------- 42-------- Shoei, Multitech (flip-up) ------- BMW Touring Windshield
4------- 33-------- Shoei Multitech ------------------ Cee Bailey 18"
4------- 34-------- ARAI...signet --------------------- Parabellum Scout Fairing w/18"
4------- 40-------- Arai Classic R open-face w/visor California Scientific 24" Xlarge
4------- 43-------- Shoei Multitech ------------------ California Scientific 24" Xlarge


2 - California Scientific 24" Xlarge both had 4's
Ztechnik 18.5" Two had noise rating of 2 and one had a 1
3 - Shoei Multitech's were in the 3 - 4 range
The average formula for 1 and 2's was 33.20
The average formula for 3 and 4's was 35.71

This is sorted by windshield

noise - formula - Helmet -------------------------- Windshield
2------- 41-------- Noland 102 ----------------------- BMW RT modified
1------- 26-------- Shoei X-Eleven ----------------- BMW Sport Screen
2------- 26-------- KTR ------------------------------BMW Sport Screen
2------- 38-------- Arai/Quatum II ------------------ BMW Sport Screen
3------- 26-------- HJC AC-12 Carbon--------------- BMW Sport Screen

1------- 29-------- Arai RX-7 ------------------------ BMW Touring Windshield
1------- 32-------- Arai 2007 ----------------------- BMW Touring Windshield
3------- 32-------- brand: HJC model: CL-SP ------ BMW Touring Windshield
3------- 42-------- Shoei, Multitech (flip-up) ------- BMW Touring Windshield

4------- 40-------- Arai Classic R open-face w/visor California Scientific 24" Xlarge
4------- 43-------- Shoei Multitech ------------------ California Scientific 24" Xlarge

1------- 32-------- Nolan flip-up ------------------- Cee Bailey 18"
2------- 40.5------ no helmet listed ----------------- Cee Bailey 18"
4------- 33-------- Shoei Multitech ------------------ Cee Bailey 18"

4------- 34-------- ARAI...signet --------------------- Parabellum Scout Fairing w/18"
1------- 34-------- Xlite X701 ----------------------- Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
2------- 34-------- arai -------------------------------Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
2------- 35-------- Arai RX7 Corsair ---------------- Ztechnik 18.5" Headlight
1------- 31-------- Arai GTR Signet ---------------- Ztechnik 21.5" Headlight


Hope this helps someone.
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Great job and very informative! Maybe this could inspire people with different sizes of the CalSci and CeeBailey windshields to include their experiences for even more comparison?
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Re: Windshield survey

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Thank you.
The more data the better.
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Great job. Thank you and well earned forum cred..
Your bad choice,no one else to blame.
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Re: Windshield survey

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tvlawyer Larry here is the second one
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