Member Contributer CoyoteChris Posted February 22, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted February 22, 2020 Greetings all. A long and emotionally difficult winter full of death is about over and its time to go back and pay attention to my almost new 2015 VFR. I am wondering if anyone has purchased a windscreen lip deflector they are very happy with? I am six ft 2 inches and the stock one is fine in that there is no buffeting to speak of, but I thought I would try a deflector just to say I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 22, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hi Chris, I sampled various bolt/clamp-on (on my 4th gen/RC36-2) and found them ineffective and more importantly, butt ugly.... https://www.nr1motor.nl/catalogsearch/result/?q=spoiler I bought a double-bubble screen (dead cheap from China) and was happy with it; albeit it will never be effective as the barn door om my brother's Pan European/ST1100... https://www.nr1motor.nl/honda/2017/vfr-800-onderdelen/windschermen-en-kuipruiten.html (these are Dutch retailers) You could try making dummy and affixing it with painters masking tape (that leaves no residue). Do post pictures if you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelx Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I have a Chinese knock off Givi Vario (you can see a real one in the first link Dutchy posted above) on my 8th gen. Works pretty good for me (I'm 5'-10"). If you want to give a deflector a try and don't want to spend too much money, you can get a few knock offs here (and you can see the knock off givi here too) - https://www.aliexpress.com/af/motorcycle-wind-deflectors.html?d=y&origin=n&SearchText=motorcycle+wind+deflectors&catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20200222091407 That being said, if you're riding in a nice pocket right now, I wouldn't change anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CoyoteChris Posted February 23, 2020 Author Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Samuelx said: I have a Chinese knock off Givi Vario (you can see a real one in the first link Dutchy posted above) on my 8th gen. Works pretty good for me (I'm 5'-10"). If you want to give a deflector a try and don't want to spend too much money, you can get a few knock offs here (and you can see the knock off givi here too) - https://www.aliexpress.com/af/motorcycle-wind-deflectors.html?d=y&origin=n&SearchText=motorcycle+wind+deflectors&catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20200222091407 That being said, if you're riding in a nice pocket right now, I wouldn't change anything... Thanks to you and Dutchy! I will check that out....I have talked to a few people with other bikes and they really like them...they got cheap ones, also.....I also have a Givi windscreen to try. Wish the screen wasnt so hard to replace.... I am perfectly happey with the VFR the way it is and with a few more farkles I will take it for some fun touring to the Cascades and Rockies where there arent many straight roads. My FJR's electric windscreen is addictive but as I grow older, the bike grows heavier for some reason. Very nice to take from Spokane to Reno and back for the air races every year, of course...but I think I will really enjoy the VFR on those windy Idaho roads. Last year I took my Vstrom to central Idaho and had a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CoyoteChris Posted February 23, 2020 Author Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2020 I ordered a cheepo to try...if you ever see this puppy, let me know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kamillus Posted May 18, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi! (new member here; first post) Instead of a deflector I chose to swap the screen with a double bubble. Improves wind deflection and aerodynamics for me going anything quicker than 60mph. I'm roughly 5‘9, and living in Autobahn-country am traveling at speed often. The swap is done within minutes (ensure to have a plastic tool for removing the panel though). The screen is a UK made Powerbronze Airflow in dark tint. (£65) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted May 18, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted May 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, Kamillus said: Hi! (new member here; first post) Instead of a deflector I chose to swap the screen with a double bubble. Improves wind deflection and aerodynamics for me going anything quicker than 60mph. I'm roughly 5‘9, and living in Autobahn-country am traveling at speed often. The swap is done within minutes (ensure to have a plastic tool for removing the panel though). The Willkommen Kamillus. That is a sehr gut 2017 model. Agree with you, I have the same PowerBronze screen in the light tint. The Black Frame on the 2017 looks very nice, I like how it flows into the black upper sections of the main fairing. Auf Wiedersehen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer lazyeye Posted May 18, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted May 18, 2020 I use a Powerbronze screen (I'm 6'). It works pretty good for airflow. I know they make a taller touring variant which would probably suit a man of your stature. I've never had good luck with add on lips, they're never quite right and always ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcrown44 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Does anyone have a photo of the Powerbronze Airflow windscreen on a white 8th gen VFR800? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted May 22, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted May 22, 2020 Has one on mine and took it off, too much buffetting. Here is a link to a post I made in another forum after testing several screens. https://vfrworld.com/threads/aftermarket-screens.55571/#post-598192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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