Re: Little weave, little wiggle with panniers and top box

Thanks to those who wrote in,
Here's my take on things. First off I should say I made a mistake. My
current Clearview is a small not a medium. When I had the medium screen
it was more stable at high speed. I found that the medium screen gave a
1-2 inch gap of still air above my head. The guess still air continued
on back and kept things aerodynamically stable. Nice and quiet with no
buffetting from the wind. That's probably why Ken found it stable at
speed with the top box.

Yet, on a long day's ride I'd get tired and began to sloutch and look
through the screen. Hmmm, can I take a little off the top of the screen?
In a flash of stupidity I cut the medium Clearview down 1&1/2 inches.
Big mistake. No more still air above above my helmet, the air stream
just touched the helmet. Much noise and buffetting. How to fix? Laminar
lip didn't work.

I then purchased a small Clearview screen. The buffeting was gone but
the fast jet of air was still touching my helmet. Noisey. How to fix?
Two things that worked. Molded earplugs from plugup.com  I went with
the option to have the speakers in the earplugs. Also I modified the
seat, carved some of the foam. The seat is now more level, and the
family jewels were given some more room. I can now get my feet more
firmly on the ground. The air is quieter, but really comfortable with
the earplugs. This fall I plan to buy another medium Clearview. Anyone
want a small, or cut down medium, Clearview? Both with the closeable
vent, cheap
Greg Andrews
'95&'96 900
Lots of smiles


"Trophy Mick" wrote:
(no pillion), I get a slight weave,
standard (high)screen and box (no pillion), the weave has disappeared?
With a pillion, with either screen there is no weave at all:0)
The pillion, makes a difference to the air flow.
Mick,Scotland,UK.