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Hello all,
This is my first post. I am the proud three week owner of an '05 Tiger with which I am well pleased. However, I find,as many of you do, inadequacies in the stock windscreen. As an instructor pilot who routinely teaches aerodynamics classes, it always troubled me that there seemed to be such little airflow on the riders side of the windscreen. This would allow for an extreme low pressure area behind the screen and consequently a stall or vortex resulting in terribly turbulent air.
The fix: I bought 4 #10 stainless steel bolts that were 1/2 inch longer than the stock nylon bolts(4) that fasten the screen to the front fairing. I then bought 8 rubber grommets that are 1/4 thick and placed two each between the screen and fairing. This raised the screen off the fairing 1/2 inch all way around. This should allow air to flow beneath the screen resulting in an efficient airfoil and hopefully precluding the turbulent air with which are all too familiar.
Results: It works within the limits of the size of the stock windscreen. It is still no goldwing, but I think none of us want that. It does however "clean up" the wind that makes contact with the rider. I leaned over the tank with my head close to the screen at 70mph and the air was still and quiet. I would be interested in trying the same modification on a larger screen. I have a CB #2 +6 enroute and will try it on that one as well.
Caveats: I am confident in the securityof this setup on the stock screen. When going to a bigger screen, I suspect the modification will need to be more robust.
I hope this helps.
axeonefour
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