stxhunter
New Member
I purchased my 2015 S10 ES about a month ago. Overall very pleased with this bike with on exception, the buffeting. I tried moving the windscreen up/down and even took it off for a bit, tried the winglets which made the slightest difference, even moved the seat up and down. I'm about 5'10" and the wind seemed to be hitting me smack on the top of my helmet. The roar in my helmet was LOUD and a ride on the freeway wasn't too pleasant with all the head bobbing.
I was close to purchasing a larger screen, had already settled on the National Cycles windshield, until I came across a thread about a windshield spoiler from eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/141946381434?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT . I figured for the $36 it was worth a try, if it didn't work I would just go with the bigger windshield. The spoiler arrived in about 2 weeks and went on pretty easy.
First impressions: NO BUFFETING, no wind blast, head bobbing gone, roar on the helmet gone! Got up to highway speeds without any issues and the wind blast from traffic also seemed reduced. The whole riding experience was much more enjoyable with the spoiler. I'm so glad I spent the $36 on the spoiler vs the $150 ish on a new windscreen. There are two SMALL nitpicks to this screen so far. 1) the mounts have a couple of 3D printed parts, not really a big issue and for the price I'm not complaining. 2) The spoiler works so well my helmet heated up fairly quick with the 93F temp today.
Hope this helps someone in the same position I was in!
I was close to purchasing a larger screen, had already settled on the National Cycles windshield, until I came across a thread about a windshield spoiler from eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/141946381434?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT . I figured for the $36 it was worth a try, if it didn't work I would just go with the bigger windshield. The spoiler arrived in about 2 weeks and went on pretty easy.
First impressions: NO BUFFETING, no wind blast, head bobbing gone, roar on the helmet gone! Got up to highway speeds without any issues and the wind blast from traffic also seemed reduced. The whole riding experience was much more enjoyable with the spoiler. I'm so glad I spent the $36 on the spoiler vs the $150 ish on a new windscreen. There are two SMALL nitpicks to this screen so far. 1) the mounts have a couple of 3D printed parts, not really a big issue and for the price I'm not complaining. 2) The spoiler works so well my helmet heated up fairly quick with the 93F temp today.
Hope this helps someone in the same position I was in!