tall rider - windscreen

[Gumby 1100_imp]

Gumby, doesn’t a shield have to offer more than bug protection? It has to reduce buffeting without increasing noise or its no use. Every time I stop for fuel, I wash a shield-load of bugs away; if I had a wind shield, surely I’d be doing the same with a larger surface area.

Well, that was the problem with the CB, it required a lot of compromises, and eventually I had enough. None of my cruisers or sport touring bikes ever had such a problem with wind, buffeting and noise. With proper screen height/adjustment and the use of lowers I always sat in a quiet pocket and didn't need ear plugs. Maybe lowers on the CB could have been the answer, but what looks good on a cruiser would have looked goofy on the CB.

The National Cycle screen provided good wind protection but it was incredibly noisy and caused some buffeting. It didn't tire me out like a few hours without the screen did. The MRA X-creen Tour (Add-on) reduced the buffeting considerably, and some of the noise, but it was still worse than any other bike I have owned.