Klockwerks windshield really bad...
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09-22-2012, 09:36 PM
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Klockwerks windshield really bad...
I don't know if you guys had better luck with it, but I just bought this most expensive windshield and hate it...
Now, I have figured out what the problem is. I was getting this vibration in my helmet... buffeting I figured and read all the threads here and elsewhere... Then I realized something...
The vibration/buffeting was worse at certain RPMs... finally, I was looking at the Klockwerks windshield at those RPMs and noticed it was vibrating pretty bad. So I just pushed on the top of it to stop it from vibrating...and voila, the vibration in the helmet was gone... let go, vibration back... push...vibration gone...
This darn thing is soo thin that it flops and vibrates, putting vibration in the airstream which in turn rattles your helmet... 2 hours of riding at certain RPMs and its a certain headache... at 2000 RPM you can see it floping back and forth... (and yes its screwed in tight enough...)
I don't know if its the shape that makes it so prone to vibration but it has a resonant vibration right at the cruising rpm for a 6 spd... 2500 to 3000 rpm. Real annoying.
Now I am thinking, do I reinforce it with some fiber and epoxy? I have nothing to loose anyway as it is not staying on my bike as is... its way too annoying. I don't mind air, but vibrating air is bad...
Now, I have figured out what the problem is. I was getting this vibration in my helmet... buffeting I figured and read all the threads here and elsewhere... Then I realized something...
The vibration/buffeting was worse at certain RPMs... finally, I was looking at the Klockwerks windshield at those RPMs and noticed it was vibrating pretty bad. So I just pushed on the top of it to stop it from vibrating...and voila, the vibration in the helmet was gone... let go, vibration back... push...vibration gone...
This darn thing is soo thin that it flops and vibrates, putting vibration in the airstream which in turn rattles your helmet... 2 hours of riding at certain RPMs and its a certain headache... at 2000 RPM you can see it floping back and forth... (and yes its screwed in tight enough...)
I don't know if its the shape that makes it so prone to vibration but it has a resonant vibration right at the cruising rpm for a 6 spd... 2500 to 3000 rpm. Real annoying.
Now I am thinking, do I reinforce it with some fiber and epoxy? I have nothing to loose anyway as it is not staying on my bike as is... its way too annoying. I don't mind air, but vibrating air is bad...
Last edited by sergel; 09-22-2012 at 09:39 PM.
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09-22-2012, 09:40 PM
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I don't know if you guys had better luck with it, but I just bought this most expensive windshield and hate it...
Now, I have figured out what the problem is. I was getting this vibration in my helmet... buffeting I figured and read all the threads here and elsewhere... Then I realized something...
The vibration/buffeting was worse at certain RPMs... finally, I was looking at the Klockwerks windshield at those RPMs and noticed it was vibrating pretty bad. So I just pushed on the top of it to stop it from vibrating...and voila, the vibration in the helmet was gone... let go, vibration back... push...vibration gone...
This darn thing is soo thin and cheaply made that it flops and vibrates, putting vibration in the airstream which in turn rattles your helmet... 2 hours of riding at certain RPMs and its a certain headache... at 2000 RPM you can see it floping back and forth... (and yes its screwed in tight enough...)
These guys are not riders, if they were they would never sell such a bad product, I am soo pissed. All the hype about it...
I don't know if its the shape that makes it so prone to vibration but it has a resonant vibration right at the cruising rpm for a 6 spd... 2500 to 3000 rpm. Real annoying.
Now I am thinking, do I reinforce it with some fiber and epoxy? I have nothing to loose anyway as it is not staying on my bike as is... its way too annoying. I don't mind air, but vibrating air is bad...
Now, I have figured out what the problem is. I was getting this vibration in my helmet... buffeting I figured and read all the threads here and elsewhere... Then I realized something...
The vibration/buffeting was worse at certain RPMs... finally, I was looking at the Klockwerks windshield at those RPMs and noticed it was vibrating pretty bad. So I just pushed on the top of it to stop it from vibrating...and voila, the vibration in the helmet was gone... let go, vibration back... push...vibration gone...
This darn thing is soo thin and cheaply made that it flops and vibrates, putting vibration in the airstream which in turn rattles your helmet... 2 hours of riding at certain RPMs and its a certain headache... at 2000 RPM you can see it floping back and forth... (and yes its screwed in tight enough...)
These guys are not riders, if they were they would never sell such a bad product, I am soo pissed. All the hype about it...
I don't know if its the shape that makes it so prone to vibration but it has a resonant vibration right at the cruising rpm for a 6 spd... 2500 to 3000 rpm. Real annoying.
Now I am thinking, do I reinforce it with some fiber and epoxy? I have nothing to loose anyway as it is not staying on my bike as is... its way too annoying. I don't mind air, but vibrating air is bad...
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#8
09-23-2012, 12:32 AM
I've been through many w/s, including two KW. 6.5 and cut down 8.5, wh I use almost always. I'm 6'2. W/s are tricky fits and maybe KW just not for you, but they are not flimsy. I suggest that you check install carefully. The round cut outs must be fitted over the round things on the inside of the fairing and it can take a lot of force for that part. My 6.5 fits easily while the 8.5 requires work: i fit and tighten the sides then pull it forward hard to get the center. Best w/s for me.
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09-23-2012, 01:05 AM
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09-23-2012, 04:12 AM
Different height individuals, different handlebars put arms at different spots, any number of variations can cause what you get, I have a 15" Windvest on my RGU, had a stock 9" on my RK DCC Fairing, set ups are different for each bike and each rider, even putting the little woman on behind me changes the slip stream around me. Move along and try something else.