whats the general choice for larger screens, ive currently got the vario screen with deflector, its slightly smaller than the 2010 stock but still noisy, when i tuck my head down a bit the noise reduction is huge, so i gonna ebay that one out and get a larger than stock screen, what are my choices. Also how are the srcreens measured , when they say 64cm, are they meauring physical plastic or some type of elevated height ??
pics would be a bonus
thanks
Calsci.
I have the medium and large. As I'm not using them presently you can borrow them
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on October 11, 2012, 07:36:35 AM
Calsci.
I have the medium and large. As I'm not using them presently you can borrow them
thats a kind offer, are the pre and post 2010 the same fitment ?
Quote from: viper on October 11, 2012, 08:03:06 AM
thats a kind offer, are the pre and post 2010 the same fitment ?
Yup, same fit.
I'm 6ft and preferred the medium. The large didn't really give much more.
I'm 5'10" tall and have the Calsci Large on my '09.. absolutely transformed the bike ... well pleased with it compared to stock :cool:
Laminar Lip on mine.. its good.
How many times is this question going to re-appear :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on October 11, 2012, 09:18:23 AM
Yup, same fit.
I'm 6ft and preferred the medium. The large didn't really give much more.
thats interesting on the large being not much better than the medium, glad i asked now, what about the extra wide,
shame you aint still got your bike we could do a trial swap for my Vario
Quote from: olde coney on October 11, 2012, 03:35:36 PM
Laminar Lip on mine.. its good.
How many times is this question going to re-appear :mfr_lol:
about as many times as tyres and oil threads , beside ive already got one bit of info that i never knew before plus the offer of a free trial
:oops: Viper I wasn't having a 'pop' at you..my point is that this is one of the most frequently asked questions :wink:
Anyway it seems the 2013 model has a taller (70mm) screen which is also wider....maybe Kawasaki do listen after all :mfr_lol:
Quote from: viper on October 11, 2012, 03:36:07 PM
thats interesting on the large being not much better than the medium, glad i asked now, what about the extra wide,
shame you aint still got your bike we could do a trial swap for my Vario
Tried the vario. Needed to be 2" higher in my opinion.
I should be able to drop one of the screens next week.
Quote from: olde coney on October 11, 2012, 03:42:12 PM
:oops: Viper I wasn't having a 'pop' at you..my point is that this is one of the most frequently asked questions :wink:
Anyway it seems the 2013 model has a taller (70mm) screen which is also wider....maybe Kawasaki do listen after all :mfr_lol:
i didnt think you were , not at all
i am 5.11 tall and find the screen to be noisey so i have just got a smaller screen and are going to try that .if the wind pressure is all the same on a biger area then maybe there will be not as much flapping noise . we shall see .
mmmm , you are getting a smaller screen to be less noisey, let us know how you get on
i shall be out on sunday as i am going to new york raceway to have a go at the rwb took my zzr11 and did a 11.34 zzr12 10.80 so shall see what i can do . if any body else fancies it. it is near melbourne york £10 to get in and £30 to blast down the strip . weather permitting . my thought on the screen is that when you have a naked bike yes it has wind blast but you don,t get the flapping noise that i am getting ..........
I have a GIVI screen which i had on my 08 / 59 models it is a tall as the standard 10 model and had a slight flip on it, really good screen. PM me if anyone is interested.
Quote from: nightrider on October 11, 2012, 06:16:04 PM
i am 5.11 tall and find the screen to be noisey so i have just got a smaller screen and are going to try that .if the wind pressure is all the same on a biger area then maybe there will be not as much flapping noise . we shall see .
mmmmm, interesting, maybe less is more....let us know nightrider :popco rn:
Calsci XL for me. Post below to a few pics.
http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,2158.0.html (http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,2158.0.html)
well i have been out today on the bike and the 08 screen on my 2010 gtr is spot on there is no more flapping noise . a bit more wind pressure at 90 plus . but overall a vast improvement . i tried raising up the screen the 2 inches that it had before and back came the noise . so anybody that is 5,11 ish tall its worth a try . i got the screen off ebay for £16 ....... :banana:
Strange how individual the screen experience is eh? :wacko:
well, ive just bought a 2nd hand calsci xl off ebay, turned out to be a forum member ( Gresty ) off here, so many thanks gresty. Ive had a read through his posts and he does mention that there is something not right with the screen, anyway ive fitted it and i will see how it performs tomoz as im taking the bike into the dealer for a service.
Have to say that the screen does look a bit goofy now its on the bike, if they would have made the bottom part of the screen shaped to the contour of the bike rather than just the cut off look it would have been better. Wonder if they do a tinted version? I got the screen cheap so its a cost effective way to experiment. I may even swap screens around depending on what type of ride we are doing. I currently have the vario screen, not the long touring model and i dont think its much better than a stock, its shorter but has the flip .
when in traffic is having your vision through the screen a problem ?
You still have the option of trying the medium from me.
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on October 14, 2012, 08:17:08 PM
You still have the option of trying the medium from me.
i know, and the offer was kind and has been noted. Truth is i wont be using the bike much at all now until the spring, so didnt feel comortable about keeping it for several months, plus didnt want to risk it getting damaged , maybe if the xl is too damn big i will try your medium next year.
Quote from: viper on October 14, 2012, 08:34:33 PM
i know, and the offer was kind and has been noted. Truth is i wont be using the bike much at all now until the spring, so didnt feel comortable about keeping it for several months, plus didnt want to risk it getting damaged , maybe if the xl is too damn big i will try your medium next year.
No problem. Hard to damage but you might have cleaned it for me :mfr_lol:
well I'm a short arse and find the standard screen to be just fine :mfr_lol:
took the bike out today with the calsci xl screen, in its fully erect ( tee hee ) position it is sooo much quieter, if i could measure the wind protection id say my stock screen was about 30 % effective, my vario was about 40% and this is about 90% , id say only about 10% of the air is buffeting on me, its very quiet and i can now hear the engine at high speed , also the area around my neck is so much warmer, i can see over the screen ok and when im im slower traffic its nice to move the screen down again,
took the bike into the dealer today for 7.5k service and the recall, they did say they would lend me a zzr1400 :grin: but ended up giving me this yamymabob, id decided i did not like it before i even got on it, however, its got a great engine, road holding is great in the wet, very sure footed, no fairing and a bit small for me. bike ran out of fuel some 6 miles from their showroom and they had to recover me from the motorway. :rolleyes:
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Thirsty buggers those Yamymabobs :yes:
Not a street fighter fan. Dog ugly IMHO. :no: