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that depends on a few things, how tall are you? what seat are you running? what type of helmet? what windshield are you planning to run?
In my case, 6' 4" running LePera Kickflip daddy long legs with a large Clearview shield (it's about the same as a klockwerks 10") I get wind but no buffeting.
6ft, saddle men step up. Arai full face. Was going to stick with stock windshield height as don’t really like having a shield in my face. Only thing I would consider is doing a recurved shield at stock height.
I am 6ft and used to have a Step-up seat. I tried the Clearwater XL and the wind hit the top of my helmet making it vibrate pretty badly. I ended up with their "Summer" windshield so my helmet gets "clean air" mostly. Buffeting isn't too bad. I now have a Renegade seat that puts me lower and back so the XL might have provided enough to keep wind over the top of my helmet but I don't have it anymore.
i am 6 ft, tall torso....the Quarter fairing offers very little compared to what other larger fairings do.
that said, it does offer just enough to provide a little break yet keep the open air feeling. Which is what motorcycling is...other wise you may as well buy a car.
Last edited by stormin08; Apr 5, 2025 at 07:15 PM.
Yeah I enjoy the wind but the bikini fairing does nothing. Hoping the quarter fairing would take a little wind off me and make the highway not as bad as it is with the bikini fairing.
Yeah I enjoy the wind but the bikini fairing does nothing. Hoping the quarter fairing would take a little wind off me and make the highway not as bad as it is with the bikini fairing.
I always thought the small fairing was pretty effective for what it was, I had no buffeting with it. Now I have installed the Advan ST fairing and still am working to get buffeting down. I tried the clearview tall and didn't car for how it looked, still had buffeting. I now have the clearview summer, Very short. The buffet is better, but the air hits my helmet about half way up, so earplugs are a must. Between the buffeting, and some fairing buzzing I'm chasing, I'm wondering if I should have just left it alone.
Yeah I enjoy the wind but the bikini fairing does nothing. Hoping the quarter fairing would take a little wind off me and make the highway not as bad as it is with the bikini fairing.
I can't speak to fairings
can speak to wind screens.
The windshield takes the 70-80 mph wind "push" off your upper body, but a chitton of air turbulence comes up from the bottom too.
just to elaborate... what helmet style to you wear ? anyone/everyone needs to answer
i always wear open face, shorties...for me the Quarter directs just enough, that when i do lift ot turn my head...the air drags it, but normal riding it does the job.
on cold, below 50*F...i will do a full face, unless the day is going to warm quickly, then it is a bandana around the face.
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