Question Aftermarket Windscreens

[NWGABikeGuy]

I have said similar things about how the Madstad is among the best things I've ever purchased for my riding too.

As for the seat. Try Corbin, Laam* or Russel's Day Long

* I've not personally tried a Laam but it looks darn impressive and comfortable. ​

Maybe it is a generational or a regional thing, but I would have much preferred "etc., etc., etc.," to "blah, blah, blah". Thanks for the suggestions on the seat. I have a Shad on the way, and if it doesn't work-out I will try the Laam.

 

[melensdad]

Maybe it is a generational or a regional thing, but I would have much preferred "etc., etc., etc.," to "blah, blah, blah". Thanks for the suggestions on the seat. I have a Shad on the way, and if it doesn't work-out I will try the Laam.

no insult intended or implied

blah, blah, blah is just what I tend to type

 

[melensdad]

Well that is right threw the thick of it and would have been a beautiful ride. Did you head down threw Sault Saint Marie or did you stick to highway 11 threw Cochrane? I was just asking about crosswinds because I went for a ride very early yesterday morning and it was completely void of any wind. What a beautiful ride and I found my windscreen was working perfectly. By the time I headed for home the winds were picking up again and the noise from buffeting coming in from the side was starting back up. If you are leaning your bike into the crosswinds they must be gusting very hard. Do you notice that this renders the windscreen to be ineffective??

Sault St Marie, then along the shore of Huron for a bit, dropped down to an island that had a ferry across Georgian Bay. Picked up the road on the other side and went down to follow the north coastlines of Erie & Ontario and then part of the St Lawrence. Crossed the seaway on a ferry to NY and followed the south shores back to Lake Erie. Then dipped south a bit and rode westbound across rural NW Ohio and northern Indiana to get back home.

 

[Bcsmith]

Wow that would be a wonderful ride for sure. How long did you spend to go that distance?

 

[melensdad]

Wow that would be a wonderful ride for sure. How long did you spend to go that distance?

The whole trip was just over 3 weeks. Started out going up the coast of Lake Michigan, crossing the Mackinac bridge and following the coastline of Lake Superior up to Thunder Bay. We were on interstate highway for a grand total of 7 miles. The rest of the trip was mostly 2 lane roads, some 4 lane. We did our best to go through the forgotten towns, tourist towns, we saw the Winnie the Pooh park, stayed in mostly small family run motels. Didn't hit rain until we got into New York, then we hid out in an Indian casino for 2 days while the storm passed over us. The next rain we hit, and it got us pretty good, was as we were approaching home. Probably 30 or 40 miles away from our house! Otherwise it was all great weather.


EDIT, Correction on the rain: We did have an overnight rain pass us one night while we were in Wisconsin. Our only night in that state, can't recall the city but it is on the south shore of Lake Superior. The hotel had a large canopy and they let us park the bikes under it overnight so they didn't even get wet. Woke up to wet roads but no riding in the rain.

 

[dduelin]

Hey all. Just a question about wind protection. How is the Madstad in heavy crosswinds? So in and around the Canadian Shield it is always very very windy. Wind gusts will come at you from different directions due to the heavy tree coverage followed by rock sheers then lakes. Much like riding in the mountains. I find that in these conditions there is not very much that can provide the protection that may be desirable.

Pretty much better than anything else.

 

[NWGABikeGuy]

no insult intended or implied

blah, blah, blah is just what I tend to type

None taken or perceived, henceforth "blah" = "etc."

 

[eric steele]

What problem does it solve?

If it’s the wind buffeting a helmet, I wish it was that easy. For me, the wind against a helmet cause low frequency booming noise which ear plugs cannot block. Those sounds I hear through bone conduction, not through the ear canal. (Read up on bone conduction if not familiar with it). I definitely wear ear plugs, yes, but still, all effort must be made to reduce wind noise at the helmet, generally by way of a good windshield.

The problem it solved was mitigating excess wind noise. I've owned 21 bikes including this one and ridden at least a thousand more (spent 8 years doing inspections for a dealer). Every windshield, every helmet generates wind noise which can only be lessened with ear plugs. One exception: the 2018+ Goldwing. The wind is managed so effectively that ear plugs are redundant.

 

[dduelin]

The problem it solved was mitigating excess wind noise. I've owned 21 bikes including this one and ridden at least a thousand more (spent 8 years doing inspections for a dealer). Every windshield, every helmet generates wind noise which can only be lessened with ear plugs. One exception: the 2018+ Goldwing. The wind is managed so effectively that ear plugs are redundant.

Wind management effectiveness is subjective.

Just as an observation there are an awful lot of 2018+ owners on 1800Riders.com that are looking for windshields that address perceived problems with the stock one.

 

[lowrider]

Interesting!!

I've certainly experienced that low freq sound on a bike and also in a small airplane with a new set of David Clarks and an open window so I've never considered bone conduction since the headset is well insulated and has jell seals between the ear cup and the head. Years ago I taught aerobatics in fabric fuselage planes and I guessed there was a "drumming" caused by outside airflow caused by abnormal attitudes of the plane. Guess I need to rethink the bone conduction possibility.

Thanks for that thought 670!