Head buffeting
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Joined: Jul 2018
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From: Minnesota
I'm very familiar with head buffeting. It really depends on the bike and how it is set up. I had 2008 Suzuki V-Strom that had horrible helmet buffeting and no amount of dinking with different screens would fix it.
Another poster above provided a great description of buffeting, the low pressure area, the turbulence of the air stream as it comes over the screen.
I can absolutely tell the difference between opening and closing the little vent on my 2014 Ultra (aka the redesigned Rushmore bikes). Open, smooth as can be. I have a wind screen I can just see over. Close it, and I can feel my head wobble and the noice goes up.
Helmet shape and style can make a big difference too.
Another poster above provided a great description of buffeting, the low pressure area, the turbulence of the air stream as it comes over the screen.
I can absolutely tell the difference between opening and closing the little vent on my 2014 Ultra (aka the redesigned Rushmore bikes). Open, smooth as can be. I have a wind screen I can just see over. Close it, and I can feel my head wobble and the noice goes up.
Helmet shape and style can make a big difference too.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Idaho Panhandle
I'm very familiar with head buffeting. It really depends on the bike and how it is set up. I had 2008 Suzuki V-Strom that had horrible helmet buffeting and no amount of dinking with different screens would fix it.
Another poster above provided a great description of buffeting, the low pressure area, the turbulence of the air stream as it comes over the screen.
I can absolutely tell the difference between opening and closing the little vent on my 2014 Ultra (aka the redesigned Rushmore bikes). Open, smooth as can be. I have a wind screen I can just see over. Close it, and I can feel my head wobble and the noice goes up.
Helmet shape and style can make a big difference too.
Another poster above provided a great description of buffeting, the low pressure area, the turbulence of the air stream as it comes over the screen.
I can absolutely tell the difference between opening and closing the little vent on my 2014 Ultra (aka the redesigned Rushmore bikes). Open, smooth as can be. I have a wind screen I can just see over. Close it, and I can feel my head wobble and the noice goes up.
Helmet shape and style can make a big difference too.
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