Chromedome

Hello, I have a lightly used DAM exhaust for sale. Less than 1,000 miles on it. This comes with two db inserts so you get 3 sound level options: no insert, "sport" insert and the quiet one. This setup would cost $640 delivered to the US. $399 shipped CONUS. PM me. I don't know how to provide a clickable email address without exposing my email address to web crawlers. Also, selling a like new National Cycle Vstream windscreen and my 2010 VFR1200F itself. Providing a link to the listing on eBay only to see my selling history. Please don't buy it there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204634022664

Well, originally I had put that microswirl trim under there, facing the back, closest to the radiator. I then just cut some cardboard and taped it and it made a spoiler. It made a big difference. If I were to do it again I'd make the spoiler steeper. The cardboard has since come off due to the rain and for a while I think I used the trim only. I haven't ridden much in a long time and what little riding I've done is on my ZX-9R. You saw the picture of the cardboard spoiler I made? It's in that other thread I linked to. https://saeng.com/product/micro-swirl-trim/

I never did this. But if you could create something like this it would amazing. I'd worry that it would have to be soft enough that if it falls or gets moved or displaced it wouldn't prevent you from turning. It could kill someone - sport riding around up in the mountains, go to turn left before a hairpin, it won't turn and you fly off the side of the mountain. Be careful with this. 🙂

Man alive, you want lower, not higher. Check out this thread. You might first start with blocking the wind coming up through the fork area. This bike is terrible with this. For safety sake, do NOT put anything in there that could get loose and prevent you from turning. I built a little air damn. Check out this thread. In the end, with a much lowered screen and less air coming through the fork area, with my Shoei GT-Air I hear nothing but a very quiet whoosh at 75 mph. Like, it's perfection. I am completely obsessed with wind noise so trust me when I say where I ended up is the best you can get. I also have an expensive like new shield you're welcome to buy from me, and waste your money on. It's a $200 National Cycle screen in great condition. See the first post in that thread.

I got their frame plugs and fork sliders too. IMO, aesthetically I think it looks better without the fork sliders. I'd certainly consider selling you mine.

Has anyone else tried anything for this issue since my last posts?

I have these and don't regret the cost at all.

Oh boy! I'm done with this shite... 3 day ride and wow, what a difference. I shortened my screen another inch or so before I left. Didn't change the spoiler. Didn't run with the edging on the fairing. At one point, in calm (ambient?) winds I was doing about 75 MPH (GPS) and all I heard was such a quiet, amazing, soul enriching whoosh from my Shoei GT-Air. Veefour's cruise control was awesome and the VFR grew on me. I just might keep this bad boy. I hope this thread ends up helping someone! One last set of pics with the R&G parts on it after polishing and waxing it.

Um, so, I had already installed the edging I mentioned earlier. Just think of it as a 5/8" tall piece of wood against what you'll make a ramp out of (like a bicycle ramp?). I then cut some cardboard and duct taped it. It's not even that tall a spoiler. Would love to try a 1" or so wedge. Maybe I didn't share the right picture? Here's two more. The edging on the fairing might be helping too (if I have time at lunch today I'm going to remove it and compare). All this is temporary, just want to get through the road trip. Also, I've cut the screen a lot. Maybe 5" total?

I totally agree with the neck roll theory. The GT-Air's neck roll is insane and the helmet is by far the hardest to get on of any full-face I've ever worn. I've tried many modular helmets, the quieter ones worth mentioning starting with the Shoei Multitec, but of course the Schuberth C3 Pro and new C4. Yes, the Schuberth's were quieter than most but they simply didn't move enough air and my head would bake (Phoenix is hot). Might have been mitigated with a dark smoke visor but it wasn't worth the risk of spending another $100 (total cost of helmet and visor then $940 by then) to find out it's still too hot. Like I've said though, the GT-Air is 2nd to no helmet in terms of quietness. After this morning's ride into work, I am now 100% sure that the changes I've made have transformed the bike for me. It's now hardly louder than me standing up on the pegs and putting the helmet in clean air. I still want to trim the screen another 1". I'm so glad I put this effort in*. Even got my radar detector mount setup with the audio running through a Sena SR10 into my Sena 10U. I also have a phone mount and run Escort Live. I'm all set for this epic trip (AZRide Devil's Run). I'll say this, this morning I set the cruise at 70 mph (GPS speed) and the whole experience feels strangely slow, like I'm barely moving. As if I'm going 40 mph or something. Setting the cruise at 80 mph is almost the sweet spot in terms of going fast but still quiet and comfy enough and a nice relaxed pace. That's an incredible change from the day I got the bike. *I've already spent much time and money on other mods having assumed I'd keep the bike. The Veefour cruise ($550?), Dam exhaust ($630), 3 aftermarket windscreens (ouch), a Speedohealer ($115?), a Healtech brake light flasher, a new set of tires, two different phone mounts, radar detector mount, replaced fork seals, Kisan's headlight flasher ($170?), R&G sliders and frame plugs ($220), tire hugger ($100?) and more. OMG, is that over $2,600 in two months? So much money if I ended up just selling it. PS: sorry that my responses all seem so long but I'm just excited about all this and have lots to say about it.

Well, getting much more quiet when sitting taller is what lead me to replicate all my other bikes (they needed nothing, just sportbikes running OE screens) and try to lower the airstream. Not sure if you saw it yet but I shortened a Zero Gravity screen a lot. Just rode another 40 plus miles (spent my lunchtime testing and trying to fix my Shoei GT-Air whistle, I did BTW) and I'm again very happy, but I also find it's still quieter if I sit very straight up. Still plan to trim the screen another inch.

Didn't you used to hang out on www.cbrxx.com? Or am I thinking of www.rc51forums.com . Either way, both my former RC51 and current Blackbird has WAY less turbulence than this bike when I got it stock.

FWIW, the edging doesn't look like it does much from that side view but from the front you can see it would make a difference. Yes, for sure we would need someone else to try this and see how it works with whatever screen they're using. I can say for sure that I already ran my shortened screen (before the spoiler) and it wasn't nearly good enough. The spoiler and maybe the edging had made a difference for me, for sure. Confirmed again with another 20 miles ride this morning. Hopefully I'll have time this weekend to increase the angle and Sunday take a test/mock ride for next weekend's trip. This will be my first ride of any length with the factory bags on too.

Or, I could do what I did and make a huge difference. Not everyone's wired the same way; some people just accept that things are crappy and others, like me, make an effort to improve them.

Awesome! I'll be on the lookout for that. Okay, one more update. Finally got to ride the bike again after new tires and installing new fork seals. I also added the trim I had left-over to the cowling. Two other possible factors include a brand new (but same model) Shoei GT-Air helmet and for the first time ever, not using a head sock/helmet sock. But, I have to say there are again improvements. I mean, it's so much better and it was maybe as good as any of my bikes. Like, at least for this trip I'm absolutely ecstatic. I have a new Dainese D-Air jacket, I've lost weight so everything is more comfortable, my horrible hand-tingling and pain is GONE. My goodness, what a difference from where I was just two months ago. Here's a pictures of what I've done (testing this) with the edging. If I have time I may try to fit this defector that Andy shared since the edging on the fairing looks a little tacky. Plus one more... just feeling so much better about this bike now. 🙂