Windshields?

Just got a Laminar Lip for my R² (the older KLR model)--too lazy to bend and cut my own lexan. I'll post up some pics when I get it installed.

Please do, I'm seriously considering one for my X.

-Skip

malibu_dan wrote:

Just got a Laminar Lip for my R² (the older KLR model)--too lazy to bend and cut my own lexan. I'll post up some pics when I get it installed.

Just wanted to post up a "Thank You" to BPG for the Harbor Freight windshield. Had mine for about 1500 miles now, can't believe how well it works. Thanks again!!

Sarah

not bad for under $10, is it?

I ran a few conventional "universal shields" (National Cycle Deflector and Slipstreamer Spitfire) before this. They only blocked the wind a little better, and were a hassle to take off an re-mount based on riding conditions. This rig rocks because it's ALWAYS there, which is great on cold days when you go from trail to road to trail to road, etc.. And, it's almost un-killable...

I guess I do not understand why we would put a screen on a dirt bike. With several street bikes in my garage I understand windshields. I do know with smallish shields there can be and usually is a lot of buffeting especially around the helmet. In my opinion I would much rather have the full blast of clean air instead of the buffeting. Anyone having done the windshield thing are you experiencing any buffeting? Curious thing this desire for windshield and luggage on a dirt bike. I mean it is not like our bike is a BMW GS or anything like that. wilburj

I plan to ride mine everywhere. I rode it to Florida last month. The little windshield and Dirt Bagz were mighty handy.

Sarah

I have a small screen and (sometimes) luggage on mine because I sometimes treat it as a pure dirtbike, and as a dual sport, as a commuter, as a sportbike on a tightly twisted road, etc. That's the beauty of the WRR.

PS - posted up in your intro thread - I grew up in Lucinda, PA, right "beside" ya!

Cheers,

- Brendan

greer wrote:

I plan to ride mine everywhere. I rode it to Florida last month. The little windshield and Dirt Bagz were mighty handy.

Sarah

Why does anyone ride to Florida? We in Florida ride everywhere else for the good roads. We make due with what we have here.

toneout wrote:

Why does anyone ride to Florida? We in Florida ride everywhere else for the good roads. We make due with what we have here.

I've only ridden to FL a few times, when the weather was too cold to ride anywhere else in the country!

But yeah, definitely much better riding in pretty much any other state.

Here's a wind screen I built out of a V Strom windshield.





Welded on a GPS mount while I was at it....



AK Greg

Akoffroader wrote:

Here's a wind screen I built out of a V Strom windshield.





Welded on a GPS mount while I was at it....



AK Greg

Do you have a link as to where to get one of these? It looks great and functional. Just needs a yami sticker....

These were a pain in the rear to make. Many hours of bending, twisting, tac welding etc., etc. Not something I'd want to do again.....



AK

greer wrote:

I plan to ride mine everywhere. I rode it to Florida last month. The little windshield and Dirt Bagz were mighty handy.

Sarah

hell yeah

Akoffroader wrote:

These were a pain in the rear to make. Many hours of bending, twisting, tac welding etc., etc. Not something I'd want to do again.....



AK

that sucks. you did a great job. too bad i can't buy these

AK,

That is a good looking outfit. Are those modified Turbo City brackets?

Sarah



http://www.turbocity.com/product_info.php?cPath=69_101&products_id=756

Here's how mine turned out...



What I cut off of each side...

Check out the biggest windscreen on a WR250

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-mHdr-YFjQ

bcpaul wrote:

Check out the biggest windscreen on a WR250

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That's funny. If that bike had a brain, it would be as embarrassed as a dog with a halloween outfit on. I guess if the owner likes it that's all that matters.

bash3r wrote:

Here's how mine turned out...

Looks good! Let us know how it works for ya.

Don't forget to wrap the brake line in electrical tape. Mine still hasn't rubbed through the e-tape yet, but I'd rather it do that than through the brake line itself!

greer wrote:

AK,

That is a good looking outfit. Are those modified Turbo City brackets?

Sarah



http://www.turbocity.com/product_info.php?cPath=69_101&products_id=756

Hi Sarah

Yes, they started off as a set of left over XR650L brackets from a Turbo City windshield I had from a previous bike.

I cut off all the mounting tabs, then started bending, cutting and welding. The trick is to get the windshield set at the right angle (59 degrees in this case) and at the right distance from the headlight/number plate setup. The next trick is the mounted height of the windshield itself.

Getting the brackets to match required leveling the bike. Then leveling then handlebars. Then picking a common point on the known good bracket to level / measure from to make the second bracket. If they don't match exactly, the angle will be off and the windshield will sit crooked.

I'm a perfectionest, so it took two weeks to make everything fit just right before the final weld up and paint.

I also have a full Turbo City windshield setup for my WR250R and the final product (modified XRL brackets) ended up quite different in shape then the stock WRR brackets TCI provides. They would be a good starting point, but would still require a lot of messing around to get them to work right with a V Strom wind screen.

Take care,

Greg

Only trouble is you need another cylinder on your bike just to drive it through the wind!!!

My MRA windscreen has been great for over 8000 miles now. I would be curious to try a bike with a laminar lip since that could stay on the bike for more technical stuff.

lancek wrote:

Only trouble is you need another cylinder on your bike just to drive it through the wind!!!

Ok, that's the worst windscreen I've ever seen on a motorcycle! I hope it was a temporary setup!