K11 Owners Group

[knothead]

I have a '97 K1100LT with the standard windshield. Has anyone tried the Cee Bailey's Euro cut windshield in a + 3 or 4. I would like to stop the helmet blast. I installed 1.25" risers between the windshield and the raising arms and it now keeps bugs off my visor but dosen't do much for the blast.
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Reisdent woodworker
1997 K1100LT mystic red
1978 R100RS owned for 29 wonderful years

[Off the grid]

I have the +4 "U" shaped cut....the thing rocks. Like a barn door when up and enough air not to roast when down.
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Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[Saltcreek]

I've thought about a taller screen but decided not to because when it's all the way down I like where it is at low speeds or on rough roads to see over it. I also worry about the number of expensive moving parts, some of which I had to replace when I bought my bike, that are exposed to the additional stress of a taller screen. Just my thoughts. I know others will chime in with tall screens they like.
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Jim

1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 37000 miles, sold
2009 Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155 ST
2002 Litespeed titanium

[Mystic Red]

The thing about taller screens is that you don't have to raise them very much to get protected. You can still see over it without compromising protection. I have a Parabellum 4+, am 6'2". Lowered all the way the wind hits me at the bridge of my nose. Raise it an inch or two and it shoots it right over me. I NEVER raise it more than that. It got rid of all the buffeting to the back of my helmet which is what I originally was looking for.
When it rains I lower it all the way and the wind stream keeps my helmet visor clear of rain.
I believe a taller screen puts far less pressure on the expensive bits because you never put it all the way up except maybe to wash under it.
Look at your stock screen lowered all the way. Then raise it an inch or two and picture it, say longer instead of taller, and look at the angle it's at. Far more aerodynamic, wouldn't you say?
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Scott Hespelt, '94 K11LT
K11 OG #466