Does the front fairing actually help?

[hyphen]

For those that have taken the front fairing off, is the wind blast significantly greater? 

[cmorgan47]

not much on a 696.
may put it on for long highway travel, but it's not much.

[lucazuma]

..good question...

im 6'3" and the damn thing would just point all the air right on my visor

so, i took it off...

i guess that if you feel that the fairing is actually helping the air flow get over your head, you might want to keep it...if not trash it...

the air pushing on you is nto that bad...youll get used to it

[teddy037.2]

I'm 5'6", and w/o the screen, once I hit about 75mph, the wind blast tries to lift my helmet if I'm not crouched down

[Super T.I.B]

I found with it on, the wind is directed straight into my helmet.

I took it off with the stock bars still on and I didn't like the look. I changed the bars to the Suburbans and then took the fairing off and it looks alot better IMO. And I think the wind blast has been taken away from my helmet and directed at my torso.

BTW, I'm around 5'10. 

[professor_pro]

For those that have taken the front fairing off, is the wind blast significantly greater? 

When I first started riding on my 620dark [no fairing] I felt the wind blast was rather extreme at higher speeds. At around 70+ the wind blast felt like it was trying to move my torso off of the bike & made me tuck down to help stabilize. It felt to me at the time (as a new rider) that the wind could potentially pull my [fat] arse off the bike!

I ended up putting a fairing on the bike, and the calm air pocket it created right in the chest area was a welcome and (to me) necessary improvement in comfort and control. I've since put down over 30,000 miles on motorcycles, so my opinion might be different if I tried again today. I personally prefer the look of the mini-fairing on the monsters, but I think I'm in the minority on that one!

I know many DMF'ers have taken them off, never to replace them & prefer it. I suppose you just gotta try it & see what you think!

[jdubbs32584]

It helps me a lot at highway speeds but I'm only 5'2" and it really deflects the wind over my head. I've taken it off recently cause I haven't been riding the highway and I've noticed a big difference if I have to get up to 60 or so.

[Jarvicious]

I took it off after the first time I took it on the highway.  It wasn't a case of wind resistance even, but rather the racket and distraction it caused.  The thing was wobbling around so bad I thought it was just going to rip off and hit me in the face, not to mention the vibrations I was getting through the bars. 

I do think the Monsters look better without the "fairing" as well.  It looks kind of like an afterthough, as though the designers just kinda chucked it on there at the last minute. 

About the ONLY reason I can find to run with a windshield is the bug issues here in the midwest, but it's not worth the rest of the cons.

[stopintime]

For me at 6'4", the turbulence noise is gone when I stand up above the screen. So, for slower riding I'd say loose it.
At high speed the screen wobbles a lot - I put on the Zero Gravity Touring Screen, it's dead stable and makes high speed rides safer.
The ZG will lift the air stream 2-4 inches (I can see the bugs are redirected straight towards my face instead of towards my throat).

I wish for a screen that will fold/lift according to speed. Is that too much to ask for?

[MadDuck]

I wish for a screen that will fold/lift according to speed. Is that too much to ask for?

Check out some of the new BMW's. The windscreen height is electrically adjustable. Slick.

[He Man]

With stock bars, you cant really tuck into the quiet zone the fairing provides, unless your small (im 5'6 and its very uncomfortable to do that.) with clip ons, its great. you get into an almost no wind zone. super quiet. and your head isnt fighting side to side. It works great for anything over 75mph. In the summer time, id take it off. because you get more wind to your chest without it.

Eitherway, it works if you can get into its stream, and if you can, it only works at superslab speeds.

[stopintime]

With stock bars, you cant really tuck into the quiet zone the fairing provides, unless your small (im 5'6 and its very uncomfortable to do that.) with clip ons, its great. you get into an almost no wind zone. super quiet. and your head isnt fighting side to side. It works great for anything over 75mph. In the summer time, id take it off. because you get more wind to your chest without it.

Eitherway, it works if you can get into its stream, and if you can, it only works at superslab speeds.

Congrats on ONE THOUSAND posts

[He Man]

the milestones of a poster..


666, 1000, 1337, what else? lol.. oops 1004.

[slyfox]

For those that have taken the front fairing off, is the wind blast significantly greater? 

It's been three good years now with the DP CF fairing........... I'll let you know once I took it off

[toaster]

i took mine off right after i got the bike, and i like it better.  with the fairing on, the wind would hit me right at the bottom of the helmet.  i could duck down a couple inches or sit up extra straight and it would be fine, but the most comfy position to sit just shook my head like crazy.  when i lowered the gauges and headlight i kept the brackets for the fairing on the "U" so i can try it and see if i like it now with the clipons.

btw im 5'11" to 6' depending on how good my posture is at that moment.