Daytona Blast Barrier windshield - 2017 RS, test and mods

[easy]

Hi all! Ignore my crap English or stop reading :-)

I will share with You my experience with Daytona Blast Barrier on 2017 CB1100RS.
Bought at Webike/ Japan, set combine with windshield, product No 68303 and brackets type 61380. Yep, I have seen another member used different brackets for same screen



That brackets is very specific, have an extra inch of horizontal extension before pointing up - its allow to make proper angle of windshield, prevent it from touching the gauges and create some air gap between lamp and windshield ( in my own opinion is the basic to prevent from creating huge turbulence behind the screen )
Surprisingly, the two screws mounting is very solid, no need to modify the brackets at all . Night riding shows some cons - te windshield edges is lighting like a sci-fi holographic board, it's not interfere with your concentration but definitely make you shine on the street :-)



whole set looks like that



Look's not bad, isn't ? up to 100km/h the ride is pure pleasure, no pressure on the chest, clean windstream attack the helmet just above the neck - perfect, I wish ...

BUT...and its real issue, the fancy kink in the middle of the screen, create some unbelievable efekt when going faster! As the air stream in the middle is pointing upward and, at the same time, the side streams going lower - its create side turbulence - helmet is bouncing from left to the right and nothing can stop it! This phenomena starts above 100 km/h ( im 178 cm tall ) and not stoping until the top speed is reached. It's generating loud , low frequency noise as well .
Obviously on top speed solo , when I driving in proper "cafe racer" style, sitting on pilon seat , flat and extending my arm , it doesn't effect my joy and non-comfort :-)


So, the Daytona Turbulence Generator got another chance and has been cut off a little ;-) Just at the point where nice curvy screen transform into vertical "kink" - more less one inch in the middle

Final effect is maybe not so visually spectacular as original but - IT WORKS!









Test ride shows few interesting points:
- side turbulence ( bouncing head ) effect gone for good ( success !)
- arms protection is negligible (with some conditions )
- once 140 km/h is reached ( easy, very comfy ) the air-stream equalized and lift up
- shorter screen doesn't vibrate - not such as before for sure

Now you are probably thinking how objective my observations is...previous ( original ) setup has been tested for 700 km and today test take 100 km at 50 Fahrenheit with wind gusts up to 20 knots - winter is coming!

AVE!

I hope I do help ;-)

[Cormanus]

Good information. Thanks easy.

[peterbaron]

Nice bike and pics..
Take it easy, easy..... winter in Szczecin might be brutal when you get North wind from Baltic Sea

pb

[nhawk7504]

I don't know if it fits, but this old style I like because it just deflects wind rearwards. Anything remotely flat in front of a bike creates both turbulence and drag. I've had a few on my naked bikes and took them off. My head was always getting moved or some horrible turbo wind sound like a jet engine. Yours looks good, easy. The bike looks fantastic too!

http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/UNIVE...IRING.html

[jedd]

(11-24-2017 02:53 PM)nhawk7504 Wrote:  I don't know if it fits, but this old style I like because it just deflects wind rearwards.
http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/UNIVE...IRING.html

Yea...I definitely like that shape too. Price is RIGHT!


But I fear that the front turn signals on the '13 and '14 sitting lower than the headlight's centerline will interfere with the edge of that cafe hood.

[tuareg]

(11-26-2017 07:16 AM)jedd Wrote:  

(11-24-2017 02:53 PM)nhawk7504 Wrote:  I don't know if it fits, but this old style I like because it just deflects wind rearwards.
http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/UNIVE...IRING.html

Yea...I definitely like that shape too. Price is RIGHT!


But I fear that the front turn signals on the '13 and '14 sitting lower than the headlight's centerline will interfere with the edge of that cafe hood.

Right. I have almost the same fairing(Emgo Viper); it takes about 20 mins with a Dremel to reshape it for the '13.