Gen2 Windscreen brackets to stop vibrations **SOLD OUT**

JW

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Stef said:
You can have them in whatever color you want, as long as it's matte black ;)
Perfect.
Tom is the address at the beginning of this thread still good?

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Stef

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RicoChet said:
With that in mind, what is the diameter of the bar in the middle? What are some fun accessories to install on there... I already have a phone and GPS mounted with Ram mounts on the bars...
It's 1/2". I have my Zumo and iPhone on it. I didn't like having to look down to see the GPS.
 

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Stef said:
It's 1/2". I have my Zumo and iPhone on it. I didn't like having to look down to see the GPS.
Fair enough! I find that the bar is too far away for my eyes to see details on small screens. Also too far away to reach versus just having my hand there. I'd like to find some fun accessories to put on that bar though. Maybe a humidity sensor or something. who knows.
 

barkingllizard

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got mine in less than a week from payment thru shipping and install...

first rate item, fit and finished, all the correct hardware included, properly packed for shipping,
with about 15 minutes install time, does exactly what it says, stops vibrations...

Tom was very helpful through all my dumb questions and email exchanges

I am very impressed and happy with this solution.....
 

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I installed mine yesterday and will get to do that test ride Friday. They are very well made. I think I’m going to paint the bolt heads black.


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Brick said:
Oh yea these are Fantastic! WELL worth the money!
Probably the biggest bang for the buck farkle you could add to the bike. So glad that Propsoto is still cranking them out for folks.
 

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Got my braces today. I was able to use the black screws and well nuts that came with the winglets. I’ll save the hardware in case that turns out to be a bad idea for some reason.


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WJBertrand

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Well I think the braces actually help smoothen the air flow as the shaking windscreen seems to add turbulence. One observation is that I still have a bit of side-to-side vibration but it's a lot less than the back and forth shaking I had before. One quandary; after a couple days test riding I thought looking at the windscreen that it seemed lower. Went to check it and sure enough it was only one notch up from all the way down. I thought that strange because I generally run it all the way up and when I installed the braces, I did so one at a time so as to maintain the height setting. I don't know whether I let it slip down during installation or what. The adjustment nuts were nice and tight so I don't think it slipped down by itself. I've reset it to all the way up, confirmed it, and will monitor it for a while. Has anyone ever noticed this using these braces?
 

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WJBertrand said:
Well I think the braces actually help smoothen the air flow as the shaking windscreen seems to add turbulence. One observation is that I still have a bit of side-to-side vibration but it's a lot less than the back and forth shaking I had before. One quandary; after a couple days test riding I thought looking at the windscreen that it seemed lower. Went to check it and sure enough it was only one notch up from all the way down. I thought that strange because I generally run it all the way up and when I installed the braces, I did so one at a time so as to maintain the height setting. I don't know whether I let it slip down during installation or what. The adjustment nuts were nice and tight so I don't think it slipped down by itself. I've reset it to all the way up, confirmed it, and will monitor it for a while. Has anyone ever noticed this using these braces?
My prototype didn't move from the full up position in two years. Last summer I installed the same laser cut braces that I've been selling. My windscreen hasn't moved.

FWIW before I installed any braces, I put a drop of blue Loctite on the threads of the large adjustment nuts because my windscreen kept falling down. The Loctite solved that problem. When I installed the latest braces, the adjustment nuts were still fairly "sticky". So I'd be careful not to overdo it with the Loctite.
 

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Propsoto said:
My prototype didn't move from the full up position in two years. Last summer I installed the same laser cut braces that I've been selling. My windscreen hasn't moved.

FWIW before I installed any braces, I put a drop of blue Loctite on the threads of the large adjustment nuts because my windscreen kept falling down. The Loctite solved that problem. When I installed the latest braces, the adjustment nuts were still fairly "sticky". So I'd be careful not to overdo it with the Loctite.
Thanks, I don't really want to loctite them as I do use the adjustment occasionally. Also, the adjustment knobs did not seem loose at all. I need to investigate a bit further with some additional miles.
 

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Propsoto said:
My prototype didn't move from the full up position in two years. Last summer I installed the same laser cut braces that I've been selling. My windscreen hasn't moved.

FWIW before I installed any braces, I put a drop of blue Loctite on the threads of the large adjustment nuts because my windscreen kept falling down. The Loctite solved that problem. When I installed the latest braces, the adjustment nuts were still fairly "sticky". So I'd be careful not to overdo it with the Loctite.
Not having to regularly re-tighten those adjustment knobs has been one of the unexpected benefits of installing the braces. I think all the buffeting before would work them loose. While I'm still in the habit of checking them occasionally, they haven't worked their way loose since installing the braces over 10k miles.
 

MacG

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I just installed my braces. Super easy install, excellent product and fast shipping.
Thanks Tom for the great work.
 
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