Double Bubble
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- 86zxr01
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Double Bubble
Hi all,
Does anyone ride with a db screen? I have to say that the standard screen does do a good job but wondering if the db screen makes any more wind protection. I also think it looks slightly better, is it worth it?
Regards
Does anyone ride with a db screen? I have to say that the standard screen does do a good job but wondering if the db screen makes any more wind protection. I also think it looks slightly better, is it worth it?
Regards
- Jamz
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Re: Double Bubble
LOL I told Gemini I was getting one the other day and he wasn't very supportive at all! Words like 'old' and 'gay' may have been thrown around!
I swapped my standard screen on the 400 for a DB for courier work and it made a huge difference. If you're doing long motorway miles they'll improve just about every aspect of it - from fuel economy to comfort to wind noise. I've found they're especially useful if you're using a tank bag, because you can still duck down behind the screen.
The standard screen on the 400 will just about deflect wind over your chin if you lay it on the tank, and my 9r is about the same, so I'm getting one.
Just don't get a flip screen instead, because they ARE for old gays.
I swapped my standard screen on the 400 for a DB for courier work and it made a huge difference. If you're doing long motorway miles they'll improve just about every aspect of it - from fuel economy to comfort to wind noise. I've found they're especially useful if you're using a tank bag, because you can still duck down behind the screen.
The standard screen on the 400 will just about deflect wind over your chin if you lay it on the tank, and my 9r is about the same, so I'm getting one.
Just don't get a flip screen instead, because they ARE for old gays.
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Re: Double Bubble
never been a fan of double bubbles myself think they look naff!
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- 86zxr01
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Re: Double Bubble
Haha well i like them think I may have to fit one soon. I'll post some b4 and after pics if I actually get round to it. Can always replace it with the original if I dont like it.
Is it really beneficial to petrol consumption?
Is it really beneficial to petrol consumption?
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Re: Double Bubble
if you do any long motorway miles DB screens are awesome, you only need to tilt forward slightly and 90% of that windblast just disappears
- Jamz
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Re: Double Bubble
Yes.86zxr01 wrote:Haha well i like them think I may have to fit one soon. I'll post some b4 and after pics if I actually get round to it. Can always replace it with the original if I dont like it.
Is it really beneficial to petrol consumption?
It's the equivalent to taking a hoofing great roof rack off a car for most bikes. It'll also give you a few extra mph on your top speed because you're more streamlined!
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Re: Double Bubble
There's not that much difference if you get a decent one.masterofinsanity wrote:never been a fan of double bubbles myself think they look naff!
I think the main thing is that people pick some weird colour that just shouldn't be allowed (like green).
- Gemini
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Re: Double Bubble
you could b right about the colour,
when i got mine it had an iridium db screen and looked skunk,
so i put a standard shaped black one one, much better
gem
when i got mine it had an iridium db screen and looked skunk,
so i put a standard shaped black one one, much better
gem
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- Jamz
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Re: Double Bubble
Gemini wrote:you could b right about the colour,
when i got mine it had an iridium db screen and looked skunk,
so i put a standard shaped black one one, much better
gem
I think the iridium coloured ones can go either way... I thought hard about getting one before, but most people say the finish isn't up to much on them. I'll be going for clear this time around just so I can rig a camera up to the dash again!
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Re: Double Bubble
yeah that is the downside to black screens, cant use a camera
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- 86zxr01
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Re: Double Bubble
Well I've bought a black db screen so I'll fit it this weekend if possible and see what its like, im on a mission to Aberystwth soon so will be useful. I never thought about a camera though as I was thinking of filming some longer trips. Oh well just have to get a helmet cam instead or just hold it as im going along
Thanks for the pics Jamz, definately better with & agree that those bright green screens are an aquired taste
Thanks for the pics Jamz, definately better with & agree that those bright green screens are an aquired taste
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Re: Double Bubble
i have a black db screen on my 750 can use a camera through it just fine.Gemini wrote:yeah that is the downside to black screens, cant use a camera
gem
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Re: Double Bubble
Iv got a double bubble on mine, clear plastic one tho, looks more racy than a coloured one and not so fucking gay either. Youll defo notice the difference if you get one, especially at 145 mph!
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Re: Double Bubble
Standard screens are designed to make the bike look nice on a stand at a bike show.
DB Screens all the way for a bike that actually gets used.
DB Screens all the way for a bike that actually gets used.
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Re: Double Bubble
I personally think DB screens look better than standard
Looking at getting a black one for my ZXR.
Looking at getting a black one for my ZXR.
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