Anyone Fitted A Madstad Windscreen ?

V rod with a screen
Glad he took it off

 

I was just about to pull the trigger on a Madstad myself for my T120 and I am glad I came across your review here. I have tried a similarly adjustable screen by MRA and it was also causing bad buffeting, I had to have it angled at 45 degrees for it not to cause buffeting and that just looked ridiculous. It took some wind off my chest like that, but the helmet was fully exposed to wind / rain. https://www.mrashop.de/com/model-based-products/aprilia/125-classic/alle-bj/5151/vario-screen-naked-bike-varioscreen-for-naked-bikes-vnb-all-years?c=90003929

The MRA screen is also about 20" tall and 17" wide so I was hoping a 22" or even a 24" Madstad might do the trick for me (according to their website I should get a 20 inch one for my 5'11'' height). However this will mean I won't be able to see over the screen as recommended, and that will lead to not seeing a thing when it rains (and I'm in Ireland, so that's often enough).

The only thing I can think is maybe the bottom fork mounted wing deflectors that you can add on will help somehow? And how tall are you if you don't mind me asking?

 

How do you like the screen, I presume you got it in the meanwhile? And how tall are you please?

 

Okay, thanks for the reply and info! I think you're right: a naked bike like the T120 just doesn't do well with a screen, at least not at our height. I've tried the Dart classic flyscreen too... this was my result:

The strange thing is the amount of riders that claim it works well for them. They must be really short or really tall I guess.

The only last resort I feel like I might try is the "Plexifairing 3" which has lower deflectors on it: http://www.nationalcycle.com/plexifairing-mt.html A canadian guy about our height on a T120 swears by it, but I have not found anyone in the UK / EU that sells them so shipping and import costs would make this a very very expensive piece of plastic. Here's the video from the Canadian:

 

Hello there,
I’ve had Madstad on both an f800gs and a ktm and they’ve both been brilliant.
Currently I have a triumph screen with a deflector on top which works,it looks pants,but it works.

 

I have a Madstad on order from Harwood Performance source Ltd. UK. there has been a massive delay in delivery, their wed site suggest 2-3 days but it's been weeks. So I hope that by the time it finally arrives you will have fitted yours and can give me any advice.


Most of my previous bikes Harley, Pan European, Trophy SE (which I still own) have all been touring models so I have got use to a large screen, I'm still not convinced a big screen suits a Bonne but I have ordered a quick release kit so I will be able to remove the screen when travelling round town and save the screen for motorways.

 

Rude of me not to have read your previous postings. Sorry. Yeah, I have tinnitus, which I put down to constant loud music when I was a tten ager, though 50 year on bikes can't have helped. now profoundly deaf as well but had a cochlear implant fitted in march so things have improved. ONce I get the screen, not holding my breath, I'll let you all know how I get on fitting it and the difference it make to riding. Of course the Trophy SE screen is electronically adjusted, I assume the Madstad should not be adjusted on the move?

 

Rude of me not to have read your previous postings. Sorry. Yeah, I have tinnitus, which I put down to constant loud music when I was a tten ager, though 50 year on bikes can't have helped. now profoundly deaf as well but had a cochlear implant fitted in march so things have improved. ONce I get the screen, not holding my breath, I'll let you all know how I get on fitting it and the difference it make to riding. Of course the Trophy SE screen is electronically adjusted, I assume the Madstad should not be adjusted on the move?