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Screen.

Postby Madmax » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:46 am

Another question. Wanting a new screen. Which is best to get to cut wind noise. The mra one on ebay with curve at top quite dear @ £78 mind. or a powerbronze double bubble. Ive put bars above yoke & im 5-10.
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Re: Screen.

Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:08 am

I tried three different screens on my R1100S (bars above the yoke)

Standard awful the wind tried to lifrt my helemt off of my head

MRA Vario and I put rubber washers under the top screws on teh adjuster to get a better airflow

the best one was an MRA with a movable flap - but still a lot of wind noise.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/323815871490

I use Ear plugs with Noise filters made by Pinlock which help.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pinlock-Ear- ... Sw-olaIDFI


But if you really want to cut wind noise buy an RT and put the screen up to full height as the screen rises on its electric motors the wind noise subsides appreciably. :D :D
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Re: Screen.

Postby Madmax » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:21 am

Cheers. Helpfull info. Id rather put up we a bit of noise & stick with 11s. Not that i dont like rt i do. But like the styling of s.
If i can cut noise by half ill be happy.
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Re: Screen.

Postby SP250 » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:05 am

I bought a quieter lid (Schuberth C3) and when I put the bars above the yoke I added an MRA screen.
Wind still hits my helmet (6ft tall) but it is acceptable noise-wise with moulded ear plugs in.
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Re: Screen.

Postby Madmax » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:16 pm

Ive ordered a double bubble from demon tweeks. Will post reveiw when tryed.
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Re: Screen.

Postby Yogi Bear » Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:26 pm

Madmax wrote:Ive ordered a double bubble from demon tweeks. Will post reveiw when tryed.


Any update on the double bubble?

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Re: Screen.

Postby Madmax » Sun Jul 21, 2019 10:22 pm

Yep. Better than std. Not been on motorway yet but seems ok @ high speed on A roads.
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Re: Screen.

Postby stivesvelo » Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:58 pm

I have the taller BMW screen with bars above the yoke on BCR, much better than the standard screen (which was terrible), very comfortable & quiet. I'm trying various earplugs now & surprising how different they can be.

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Re: Screen.

Postby Yogi Bear » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:35 pm

Is there a kit required to move the bars above the yoke?

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Re: Screen.

Postby Al » Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:17 pm

You may need longer brake lines, varies on different bikes, I needed to on my 2000 s sport model, if you do it’s easier to get single lines and do away with the link pipe over mudguard.

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Re: Screen.

Postby Phil K » Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:34 pm

I went with the BMW Touring screen from new, its been great though is now starting to crack a little around the mounting screws.
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Re: Screen.

Postby nab 301 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:58 pm

Yogi Bear wrote:Is there a kit required to move the bars above the yoke?

Thanks


No as above , some old threads with advice
viewtopic.php?t=14926&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

One additional piece of advice
Mike B wrote:one thing to remember!!!!!

There is a wire circlip around the top of the tubes that you need to remove before you try and push them down through the top yoke.

When you have loosened the clamp move the tube up a little so you can easily remove the circlip.
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Re: Screen.

Postby Yogi Bear » Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:37 pm

Thanks for that.

I’ll give it a go soon...
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Re: Screen.

Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:16 am

Yogi Bear wrote:Thanks for that.

I’ll give it a go soon...


Tip - Only loosen one side at a time and you can even leave the wheel in. Done this mod three time once on an 1100s and twice on R1200ST's
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