Speedster screen buffeting

[chris]

Hi
I used the tip on the tech tips page posted by s2pidduncan about adding rubber grommet spacers to the top mountings of my speedster screen to make it a little more upright. It only moves about 5mm nearer vertical but it has made a huge difference to the way the screen works! I could ride at 90+ all day now whereas before I was getting hammered at 80. I didn't even need longer bolts. Great tip!

[ferroknight]

You're inserting grommets under the screen? How many on each bolt? Just one? I've gotta try it.

[chris]

Just one electrical grommet between the screen and the top mounts. Loosen all the bolts, take out the top two and add the grommets.

Original screen post is about a third of the way down the tech tips and reviews page at the front of the 1150r site.

[challey]

The Tech Tips shows the gromments added to the flyscreen. Is seems like adding a couple of degrees of cant to the sport shield might be also be worthwhile. Has anyone done this to the sport screen?

[Eqyn Dad]

Challey:

I have the smoked BMW sport screen -- I have added approx. 5/8" of rubber washers to the upper bolt/mounts. This reslulted in the screen moving forward and slightly upward approx. the same -- 5/8".

Being 5'9" tall, this change helps deflect the wind slightly off my face shield, making high speed buffeting a bit less bothersome.

[challey]

Thanks ED, sounds like it's worth a try.
Did you have to use longer screws for the well nuts?

[Eqyn Dad]

No, I backed off the bottom bolts, removed the uppers and installed a nylon washer through the bolt as a spacer -- This gave me about 3/8", then I re-installed the upper bolts and left them only barely threaded -- pulled the shield forward and slipped in a 1/4'' rubber hose gasket that was split to slide in over the installed bolt (between the nylon washer and the shield).

These 2 washers equalled 5/8" of forward adjustment.

You get enough thread in the well nut to hold tight but, I went ahead and used Locktite just to be sure.