16 Feb 1998 13:30:51 +0000
- Message No. 2180
From: "Florian Mosch" (Tel +49 228/936-1686)
Subject: Re: Windshield for the XRV
Hi all,
to relaunch the old "windshield" discussion again:
I got rid of the (so-called) touring shields and remounted the original
one.
This is the story:
Being 188cm large, I suffered the noise and the wind pressure on my @. So I
decided to mount a 5 Star shield. This helped to reduce the wind pressure,
but was increadible noisy.
Next, I tried the "MRA" Spoiler shield. This was a *lot* better, but still
quite noisy. After mounting a Corbin-saddle, the noise increased
significally. So far, it was the best alternative. But, after each ride, I
had a "beeeeeeep" in my ears.... This month, I went to my medicine-man, who
scared me to the bones. He told me, that my ears are already damaged due to
the @-noise and, if Iīd prefer to keep my hearability, I should change the
situation ASAP.
So, I first purchased a BMW System IV helmet and unmounted the windshield.
Without ANY shield, it was quite OK from the anti-noise-standpoint, but I
was shaked in the wind like a Muppet...
So, I spent one day to find the optimal size for a shield. I found out,
that to cut aprox. 27mm of the original shield is the best compromize of
wind-protection and noise. A good indicator is, that the noise doesnīt
significantly increase in the range of 100-180km/h.
Well, I hope that this works, īcause I donīt want to loose neither @ nor
hearability.
So, stay tuned....
Rgds
Flo

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