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| | | Domino | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 230 | | Location | : | Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 20 Sep 2010 - 22:23 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: ezrider3) | | | Hey guys, what do you reckon to this one?
I'd need to get one without the running light cut-out hole, do some trimming and make up some brackets but... 
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 20 Sep 2010 - 22:49 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: Domino) | | | What is it off?
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| | | Domino | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 230 | | Location | : | Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 20 Sep 2010 - 23:37 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: mat1600) | | | It's off a Ducati 999.
Whaddya think - good, bad, indifferent? 
I actually don't think these pictures do justice to how well it suits the bike although I'll be looking closely at other sports bikes with renewed interest now. I'd probably go for smoked but it looks like I've got my first winter project - making fly-screen brackets. 
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| | | hogeyphenogey | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 461 | | Location | : | Chicopee, Mass, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2010 - 00:12 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: Domino) | | | Got mine from Eddy- I love it. I REALLY like how it doesn't affect the lines, but it does make a noticeable difference when riding. Just what I wanted. Great service before and after the sale from Eddy as well. I just need to fine-tune the angle. For the brackets, I used the largest and second-largest gaskets and on the inner (black) half, I also used the 3rd largest to make a tight fit. Looks good!
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| | | Domino | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 230 | | Location | : | Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2010 - 00:20 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: hogeyphenogey) | | |
hogeyphenogey wrote:
For the brackets, I used the largest and second-largest gaskets and on the inner (black) half, I also used the 3rd largest to make a tight fit. |
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Not sure what you mean.  Have you got piccies?
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| | | zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2010 - 11:52 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: Domino) | | | nice shape, depends if your brackets will alter the flanges of if you add a trim. apart from those it looks good
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| | | Kando | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Dec 2010 - 22:37 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: fasteddy) | | | eddy....I forgot you tested the Flyscreen, I would love to know how much a difference there is between the Flyscreen and the Switch Blade Deflector that I want. From the pics on the site there is a huge gap between the bottom of the deflector versus the gap on the Flyscreen. I wonder if much air gets Under from above the headlamp. If you get a chence to test one let me know, but I am getting close to buying the SWDeflector, get back to me on price.
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| | | fasteddy | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Dec 2010 - 12:51 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: Kando) | | | Sorry, I won't be testing anything more than what I can sit on the bike in my garage for about 4 months! 
My guess on the gap.
Not scientific, but when I have tested a number of screens there does not seem to be much air slip around the headlights. I think that is why Windvest's work for some people. Never seen it in a wind tunnel but the headlight (I think) acts as a plow with the wave pushing up rather than sliding by and conforming to the contour of the headlight. Now I could be wrong but when I have tested Memphis Shades and Slipstreamer screens on the America's I did not notices wind slipping under the screen when I raised and lowered the screen above the headlight. I did the same on the Thunderbird with the Fly screen and did not notice any gross changes in air flow under the screen.
Now having said that I could be total wrong, because it was subjective on what I could feel with my hands not any instruments. I personally like the close fit of a screen with a headlight, but I am not totally convinced it makes a big difference...nor am I totally convinced it does not, but that is the part of me that must be from Missouri because you got to "show me!" 
To answer what hogeyphenogey referred to Domino, the fly screen comes with rubber spacer things that prevent the metal from slipping on /damaging the fork tubes and fills the gap properly between the mounting brackets and the fork tubes as it is a generic fit for a number of bike models that have close dimensions. The mounting brackets are kind of like C Clamps that go around the fork tube and the rubber material fits between the clamp and the tube.
You might be able to make some brackets with Memphis Shades Clamps and screen hardware for that screen from the Ducatti. Let me know I can help you locate what might work.
eddy
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| | | Kando | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Dec 2010 - 21:10 Post title : Re: Flyscreen Road Test (Re: fasteddy) | | | Thanks eddy here is the reply from nationalcycle....
The gap does have a reason behind it, 1) to allow for clearance for the shield to be removed with out hitting the top of the headlight. 2) You don't want to close off the area over the headlight completely. If you do it can cause the shield to create a pocket of low pressure behind the shield and make buffeting/ wind problems worse. True, you will not feel this as much with the Deflector but it does happen. The best solution is to lower the mounts on the forks. This will tighten up that gap.
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