Screens on Cruisers - Yay or Nay?

[richhogg]

Screens without doubt keep the elements off, but they look gay. Screens on cruisers should not be allowed!!

[caseye]

I rode a GS 850 G for years, when I first got it, it had been converted into a Cafe racer, big everything, had the full fairing from a Ducatti and the Z bars off a Quacka, steering damper, full screen the works.
Dropeed it three times at the lights before I took the fairing and screen off and gave them to my little broinlaw for his Honda 250 CB.Never got used to taking my feet out from behind the fairing to put em down when I stopped, you know stop, sit, look both ways,FALL DOWN, damn, done it again.Cost me three sets of L/H indicators and one screen.
Once off I wondered why i'd ever left em on.
That was over 20 years ago now.now i've got a good old Yamaha XV, she has panniers, a pack rack and yes a givi bikinni fairing.
man I've ridden in some shiet weather these last few months since getting her and I got to say "I Love that little thing"( the givi bikinni faring that is) Riding Ak to Rotorua/Taupo in pouring rain, wearing only the ordinary cordura wet weather gear and boots, i didnt get wet once in 4 days and I was on board for at least 2 of those days travelling.
It stops alot of the wind buffetting, it stops most of the rain hitting me and my upper body and generally prevents most of the insects hitting me dead centre of the visor as they usually do without one.
Now I wouldnt be without one on a cruiser, roll on the 28th and the Blast to the Past ride this month.Rained all day last time too, not a drop inside the gear then either.
Definitely a screen.

[savagetony]

Have ridden me fairly new (LOL) um 3days old, 2007 Honda Shadow 750 C4 without a screen and can tell you that i am getting Givi screen as soon as i can, i do fairly big mileages, like 60thou a year
My last bike gave up it was a honda gl400 wing, with screen
lately been riding partner's suzuki savage LS650 without screen, and feel like me arms being pulled outa their sockets.

[Zookey]

[QUOTE=savagetony;1655641]Have ridden me fairly new (LOL) um 3days old, 2007 Honda Shadow 750 C4 without a screen and can tell you that i am getting Givi screen as soon as i can, i do fairly big mileages, like 60thou a year

My mate has just bought a Shadow and he put on a small bikini Givi,we just finished a thousand miler and he didn't clean his visor once i had to strip mine at every gas station,and for the Harley riders if you have ever been to Sturgis you would have been outnumbered by the screens,as the ones without were mostly retro bikes and would have looked Gay just like dumb arse ape hangers, NOW. I bent mine.

[scumdog]

[QUOTE=Zookey;1656951]

My mate has just bought a Shadow and he put on a small bikini Givi,we just finished a thousand miler and he didn't clean his visor once i had to strip mine at every gas station,and for the Harley riders if you have ever been to Sturgis you would have been outnumbered by the screens,as the ones without were mostly retro bikes and would have looked Gay just like dumb arse ape hangers, NOW. I bent mine.

If you saw the sparrow-sized grass-hoppers in some of the States you would see why a screen was necessary...

[Biggles2000]

I supose on my trip around the south a while back it would have been a little easier, but I'm not old enough yet. I sometimes think about putting it on when it's pissing down but it looks better hanging up on the wall where I can't get at so easy. One day I might ride like a grand-dad.

The screen lets me ride faster for longer. I can ride in much worse weather, I have just done my 4th Brass Monkey on the Road King and I get where I am going in much better state of mind and body. Ok the thing looks a bit like a barn door but to me the benefit outweighs the disadvantage. When I got the Road King I was thinking about cutting the top off the screen, but now that I am used to it I am glad I didnt. I do take the screen off for "thunder runs" and when I want a real in the wind experience but it lives on the bike 98% of the time.

[Big Dave]

I hate windscreens. All of them. The only ones I cop are the ones small enough not to make a difference.

Harden up ya poofs.

[Zookey]

[QUOTE=scumdog;1656962]

If you saw the sparrow-sized grass-hoppers in some of the States you would see why a screen was necessary...

Picked up a loner Fat Boy when in Dakota so rode the black hills and the dragon on the way across it had a small custom screen which was in bad shape after a bl### squirrel came off the bank,have a mixed idea of screens now

[Toaster]

I hate windscreens. All of them. The only ones I cop are the ones small enough not to make a difference.

Harden up ya poofs.

Agreed.

No screen on my M109R, the C109RT looks soft. Got hit in the face by a bird a few rides back, felt like a punch in the face, so no different to arguing with the Mrs anyway.

[Big Dave]

Aye - smacked into a Dove at 110kph in an open face once. Just like an elbow from a power forward.

[Big Dave]

, the C109RT

I rode back from the Boulevard Rally with Paul from BRM and in the fine mist coming into Taupo he was having a hard time with visibility on the RT.

Look I'm only kidding with the harden up bit, whatever works for you, but personally - pass. Far more overhead than advantage.

If we could still ride mostly at 140kph maybe.

[duckonin]

I rode back from the Boulevard Rally with Paul from BRM and in the fine mist coming into Taupo he was having a hard time with visibility on the RT.

Look I'm only kidding with the harden up bit, whatever works for you, but personally - pass. Far more overhead than advantage.

If we could still ride mostly at 140kph maybe.

Can see over my screen so visibiity has never been an issue would hate to be getting along trying to see through it in bad weather, other than that mine is there to stay, love the long trips...

[Rob Taylor]

The screen lets me ride faster for longer. I can ride in much worse weather, I have just done my 4th Brass Monkey on the Road King and I get where I am going in much better state of mind and body. Ok the thing looks a bit like a barn door but to me the benefit outweighs the disadvantage. When I got the Road King I was thinking about cutting the top off the screen, but now that I am used to it I am glad I didnt. I do take the screen off for "thunder runs" and when I want a real in the wind experience but it lives on the bike 98% of the time.

My Heritage has its standard screen.First time (only time)i rode with it was on a 3 day trip.The screen was about 100mm higher than my vision line.It drove me fucken crazy,the buffiting took awhile to get over but riding into the sun was diabolicle , when it rained "FAAARRRRK" ,i ended up looking around it,over it & considered chucking it on the side of the road( it did keep me dry But)...The problem is that i like to see the condition of the road im on & the screen stopped that.... Alright , yes, its done 20000kms and needs to be polished,,,,,,but shit,looking through it ,,,,, So hence this question,does anybody know where you can get these screens polished

[MotoKuzzi]

Is Pledge no good ?

[duckonin]

Took my bike to Tauranga today, (has a screen) left it there untill tomorrow so it is cold for it's service, bought home M109 arrived home three hours back and I am still cold, chilled to the bone and missed my screen badley, would hate to ride to Welly on it with no screen, good god my arms would fall off..Maybe I'm just soft...