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Re: Zero Gravity windscreen



Previously, you (Jeff Munsey) wrote:
> Just finished installing a new Sport Touring windscreen from
> Zero Gravity.  Installation was a snap (thanks to previous info
> on the joys of "well-nuts").  After a short test of about a dozen
> miles it works great and actually looks like it belongs on the bike.
> (It's about the same height as the bulbous trunk/chicken coop.)

Last night I installed the Triumph tall screen.  It looks to be about 4"
taller than stock.  I really like it.  Great wind protection (tested it
well after dark when it was getting cold) and (don't shoot me) I even
like the looks.  Makes my ST look more like a touring bike than a sport
bike, IMO.  I saw no problems with it at speeds up to 75mph.  Higher
speed testing and how well it deals with gusty cross-winds will have to
wait.

> Does anyone have a recommendation on windscreen edging?  I know the
> Saeng/TA folks say there stuff is great while some customers that have 
> tried it say they found no difference.  Any opinions? (of course there are)

After seeing the stuff and talking to various people who have tried it,
I've come to the conclusion that how well it works depends on the
fundamental aerodynamics of the bike to begin with.  On a '98 Sprint
Executive it worked very well.  The lines are not too different from the
ST with the stock windscreen.

I have no idea how it would work on your new windscreen though.  I
suspect it wouldn't do much for the tall Triumph screen, although I
could be very wrong.

The tall Triumph screen came with edging which is much larger in
cross-section than what is on the stock screen.  It is also a much
softer, rubbery compound than stock.

- --
Bill Flowers
Clearwater FL
'00 Sapphire Blue ST "Jewel"


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