mrbios
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Some observations about windscreens from a Madstad owner of 1.5 years & 5K miles:
PROS:
CONS:
Primary purpose (for me):
Has anyone had Madstad and Parabellum or other brand with the tall narrow in the middle style to compare the two? I've only had the Madstad - and on my 2005 Kmyco Grandvista I had the Givi and it was perfect - except for moisture then you need to peak around the sides to see.
PROS:
- Adjustable Up/Down and tilt (without needing tools).
- Multiple lengths to choose from + you can specify length & color tinting.
- Morning or night when dew gets on the windshield it can be lowered so you can see over it.
- If plastic gets damaged OR you want a different length they are made-to-order so never out of stock. Some brands only sell complete kits like my old Givi.
CONS:
- Appearance - stock windscreen looks best, but I got over it and NO one notices, comments or cares.
- The frosted M - lights up at night and is distracting - also the corners catch the cover making it harder to put on / take off.
- Small drop in mpg ~ 3mpg? and top speed 5 mph?
- When the windscreen is tilted you get a lot more air coming up under it which adds wind noise & cold air at night on the highway.
- *** Hand grip guards: all the windscreens that look like an hour glass (cut-outs in the middle - like a women's waist - look strange to me but they are prevent the plastic cups / hand guards from hitting the windshield when the handlebars are turned all the way - I didn't know this until I wanted to add hand guards and this is the single biggest CON for me. I have heated grips but hand guards would be nice. MadStad could offer (or I could make) clear plastic that extends out more to deflect wind from my hands.
- Minor: The little separate clear plastic wind deflectors appear to do nothing - after crashing recently which broke the right one I don't notice any difference.
- Install: parts should be labeled with stickers (top, left, right, faces out, etc) and like parts could be grouped in bags so the little left/right plastic had the hardware, plastic and nuts/bolts all together.
- I will be ordering a taller shield from MadStad (Ideally UN-frosted at the bottom) so I can sit up straight on the highway and not slouch to stay behind the windshield.
Primary purpose (for me):
- I've been riding since 1988. I get tired of wind noise from my helmet after a few miles and always wear earplugs.
- TIP: I keep a small 8oz? water bottle with sea salt and distilled water and dip the tip of my ear plugs for a much better seal and eliminates reverberation that dry ear plugs can produce
Has anyone had Madstad and Parabellum or other brand with the tall narrow in the middle style to compare the two? I've only had the Madstad - and on my 2005 Kmyco Grandvista I had the Givi and it was perfect - except for moisture then you need to peak around the sides to see.
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