Windshields on gn...can it work? [girls stuff, but boys welcome]

[crashe]

do they catch the wind [side wind?] as thats the reason i removed my visor...kept catching the wind if it was up, or if it was down it funneled wind right into my face. and do scratches show up/impair vision etc? spose that depends on height too?

Thats the reason I didnt like the borrowed screen.
For me it seemed to catch the wind side on... and tended to catch me out more on cornering. I had to have my visor down at all times as the wind coming up and over the screen would catch my visor... Yep I tend to ride heaps with the visor up. The wind would hit me hard on my helmet... Hard to explain..

For straight road riding it did keep the rain off the front of me but my arms still copped some rain and wind.

The screen I used was a clip onto the handlebars type.

I guess after riding for almost six years at the time I was so used to getting the full wind factor on my front... Even thou I tried using the screen at different heights on my bike... it just wasnt for me.

I tried out the screen on open roads and also city riding... same conclusion for me.

If I had used a screen from day one then I may have a different opinion on them.

[Pixie]

I'll let you in on a secret-you can get jackets that will take any cold that NZ can throw at them.
Forget about the leather-next to useless
See Mr Spidi's wares

Talk to Lou at AMPS,he may be in a good mood when he gets back from Milano,and give you a discount.

In the meantime- if you really must stuff something down your jacket for insulation,bubble wrap is the very best

[Gremlin]

There is also silk gloves that fit under your gloves as well... not sure on the cost thou.

$29.95 retail, for spidi silk gloves from Lou at AMPS.

Not so much the warmth I don't think, but much easier to pull off your gloves without the liner trying to come out as well. Also easier to wash, if you have 2 pairs.

[Oakie]

I'll enter this conversation and try not to get sin-binned.

It's to do with the size of your girlie bits and how they're positioned when you ride. If you have a reasonable gap between left and right breast and then again between your sternum and your clothes it means there is a vacant space where the contact of clothes and skin doesn't happen so no warmth is trapped. Depending on where zips and things are located you may even have a slight draft there which over a period of time will cause the chill you feel.

Try whatever is comfy to take up that airspace. A pair of socks? Or you could try a wee strip of sheepskin, fluffy side in, between your boobs. Or if they're ample enough ... something to squish 'em together perhaps so there's no gap. OK. Have I pushed my luck far enough?
Good luck with it. Oh, and yeah, a Givi screen may fix it but try the cheaper solutions first.

[number33]

Sun, you'll need to post a pic, as the affected area will need closer scrutiny. We don't want to give a wrong prognosis. A couple of side views would help also.

[Shadows]

I knew a guy who reakoned a wetsuit under the jeans and jacket was just the ticket. Stopped the wind and was only cold for a few minutes once it started raining...

And if you get really cold, just pee.

[Pixie]

Try whatever is comfy to take up that airspace. A pair of socks? Or you could try a wee strip of sheepskin, fluffy side in, between your boobs. Or if they're ample enough ... something to squish 'em together perhaps so there's no gap. OK. Have I pushed my luck far enough?
Good luck with it. Oh, and yeah, a Givi screen may fix it but try the cheaper solutions first.

Or one of those stuffed snakes that Granny used to put against the door to keep the drafts out,perhaps?

[Madness]

A Guinea Pig??

[Pixie]

A Guinea Pig??

I suggest one of the mustelid famly.
Rangeing in size from the weasel to the badger,depending on the size of the cavity that needs to be filled.

[sunhuntin]

I'll enter this conversation and try not to get sin-binned.

It's to do with the size of your girlie bits and how they're positioned when you ride. If you have a reasonable gap between left and right breast and then again between your sternum and your clothes it means there is a vacant space where the contact of clothes and skin doesn't happen so no warmth is trapped. Depending on where zips and things are located you may even have a slight draft there which over a period of time will cause the chill you feel.

Try whatever is comfy to take up that airspace. A pair of socks? Or you could try a wee strip of sheepskin, fluffy side in, between your boobs. Or if they're ample enough ... something to squish 'em together perhaps so there's no gap. OK. Have I pushed my luck far enough?
Good luck with it. Oh, and yeah, a Givi screen may fix it but try the cheaper solutions first.

oakie...was thinking of stopping to stuff something there, but would have required stopping, removal of gloves and a very cold set of fingers to stuff anything down there. so i put up with it. but next time i will give myself a 3rd boob in the way of socks, or grannys door snake. something that would sit comfortably in my bra i think, so it doesnt slip.
only the one zip, in my leather jacket that runs down the middle. i wear a denim vest that buttons down the middle over top.

amps is in auckland, yeh? lil outta my league, lol. will try whats been suggested, and if no joy will maybe get a different jacket, and maybe a screen if the worst comes down to it.

[WINJA]

motomail used to sell an electric vest ,it was like a 12 v electric blanket , get one of those , you just need to put an accesory ciggy lighter socket on your bike

[WINJA]

fucken useless motomail , 2 years now i been clicking on their shop icon on their website and it still says under construction

[FROSTY:Me]

sun--The fairing you need is the GS450s or z 1000 styled fairing
They bolt on to the GN pretty easily and definitely defrflect a lot of the wind.
They affect handling stuff all -The only negative is that the engines sounds get amplified

[sAsLEX]

fucken useless motomail , 2 years now i been clicking on their shop icon on their website and it still says under construction

and thats why fat lazy people click to the american websites. Stuff gets here quicker as well from the states than central Auckland go figure.

[GB-Canada]

Hey just wondering if electric vests and pants are available there in NZ,they are common here. You just add a cord from your battery and plug it in .Just a thought, and more comfortable than paper I would think