Dart Screens For 2017 EX & RS

[2017EX_imp]

I read in a post here (not able to find it now) that someone had removed the Marlin due to the helmet buffeting it was causing. Not trying to be a wet blanket LOL, I'd like one of these too, I think they look great, but I've spent a lot of money on windshields over the last year and they are all sitting in their box on a shelf in my garage. I don't need another one of those. I'm hoping to see some good reports coming in as related to a 2014 Dlx. Thanks !!

I have had my 2017EX for about a year now, and your comment about the screen rejects in the boxes on the shelf in the garage is why I have been taking my time deciding what screen to go with. EBay would be a great place to turn those rejects into some cash to invest in something else, and just because they were not what you wanted, doesn't mean they would not be perfect for someone else.

Aside from wanting something well designed and good looking on the bike, I want something to reduce the pressure on my chest above 60 mph. without helmet buffeting. Comparing the dimensions of the Original Flyscreen, and the Marlin, I think the Original would be a too small for what I to achieve. The Ferrets comment on the sweet spot being below 10 inches in height above the gauges, and SportsterDoc commenting that he has a Marlin on his 2014 with good results, are both very encouraging to me. Here is a link to a post by Easy from Europe, about cutting down a Daytona Blast Barrier screen, and his end result would appear to be in the under 10" height sweet spot. http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....st+barrier

The link I included to the Dart web site page, shows pictures of the Marlin mounted on an RS, but scroll down to customer reviews, and there is a picture of a Marlin mounted on a 2017EX. If you scroll down from the 2017s there are also pictures of the screens mounted to CBs up to 2016.

I really like the look/style of the Road Comet, but it is just more than what I have been looking for. As a matter of personal taste, and although there is nothing wrong with it, I prefer not to use handle bar mount. Many of the aftermarket brands I have looked at have mounting systems adapted to the bike, which may or may not look like an afterthought, so I do like the fact that the Dart system includes bike specific stainless headlight bucket brackets. Changing out the headlight bucket brackets, and dismounting then re-mounting the turn signals means a more involved installation, but I think the extra effort would be worth it.

Certainly not promoting the Dart Marlin, or any other screen for that matter, just outlining my thought processes to try to get it right the first time and avoid a mistake. Everyone has their own requirements, and personal taste. All things considered, I think I will end up pulling the trigger on a Dart Marlin.

Interesting front turn signals in the 2017 pics of the windscreen. Wonder where those come from?

The pictures of the 2017 with Dart screens mounted, are on the RS model, which so far is not being imported into the U.S. So in answer to your question, the turn signal you are seeing in the pictures are stock on the RS model.