I developed a prototype fairing that is tweakable and adjustable that I have been working with to find a windflow that will not produce turbulence, will provide that bubble out of the wind and be safe and out of the way off road as well as extremly lightweight and rock solid stable it passes the off road test AND the hi-speed buffetting test slides down completly out of the way for off road and stays put , doesnt feel like it will hit me in the face while sitting or in the throat standing no rattling even in the hacked together prototype the final version will be all carbon fiber fairing with hardfaced lexan windscreen the sliding windsheild here is Lexan polycarbonate sandwiched between the aluminum mock up fairing and Carbon fiber sheet felt a little strange at first with 20 inches wide of lightweight fairing out front even though there is complete visibilty, but after a mile of dirt road it was like it wasnt even there , out of the way like a cut down stock screen but there is no difference in off road handling I may go with a 24" width , it seems stable enough to handle it even with the cobbled together mock-up there is no wobble or rattle it will look a lot better when done , this working mockup has been tweaked around to diffent angles and bends to find an optimum shape that cuts wind without buffetting when I get to the highway I loosen the knobs and extend the lexan screen up for full wind protection I got the streamlined lay back to produces absolutly NO BUFFETTING even at 80 mph here it is extended up into the hiway position it provides absolute wind protection , almost like a touring fairing I had a 2007 1200GS BMW and the buffeting was absolutly horrible , even with the larger GS ADV sheild This is 100 X better than the big GS fairing I can hear myself whistle inside my helmet at 70mph I can talk to myself without even raising my voice no stress on my neck or body whatsoever Total comfort like I never thought possible it took a while to find the right combination of angle and width but I finally hit it I am thrilled with the results problem is it was like riding a bike for the first time and knowing you have to get one now Now I will not be able to ride without this It may take months until I get the design cosmetically perfected and molds made to fabricate in hi-tech carbon fiber , but it will be worth it and now I have to , cant ride without this fairing I just did the easiest 80 miles I have ever done, no wind stress at all ; dirt roads down the mountain, hi speed hiway and freeway in Autumn desert winds and it didnt even wear me out one bit, and I didnt get cold at 40 degrees on the ride back up the mountain
I am surpirised , I wasnt trying to make it look good yet its an R&D design prototype the point is to get out of the wind , have it completly out of the way off road as well as ultra light the comfort advantage is first , looks follow it will look good when the shaping is finished the comfort is incredible, not just no buffetting but no stress , like a touring fairing 950s are kinda ugly anyway if I wanted to look good and get chicks Id get a Harly
alright ! thanks for asking whatever happens it will have to be inexpensive nobody wants to pay very much it costs a lot for infusion tooling and the high quality materials like lightweight carbon fiber and hardfaced lexan it will be super lightweight so the best method will be carbon infusion regular fiberglass is too heavy and weak since I will be making one for myself, which requires making a mold to do it hi-tech I may as well sell a few to recoup material costs I am thinking I can do it for around $500 a peice or less (call me crazy) but shaping and finishing will be about 10 hours at least so it will be tough to make a profit several peices, front .back and windsheild but thats still a long way out, I still have weeks of shaping to do before even making the mold the ride is unbelievable I am spoiled now , I cant even picture myself going on a long ride any more without this , it takes all the misery out of the superslab , I could actually even hear an I-pod now while riding if I wanted and the miles go by so much quicker , gliding along instead of pushing through and the best part is , just push it down when I hit a dirt road and its out of the way more than the stock posickle stick windscreen
I think AeroFlow beat you to it....plexi is less expensive than CF. Glad it is working for you. By the Way molding Carbon Fiber in not inexpensive, your price estimate sounds about right. The Druming is annoying , I hear you or can't hear you cause of the drumming.
there is also a madstad/aeroflow adjustable screen version too http://www.aeroflowscreens.com/KTM990950.htm http://www.madstad.com/s.nl/sc.7/category.1971/.f
I know all about those , nice fairings But that isnt what I was after I wish it was that easy , I could have just drape molded some acrylic like that and screwed it to the front that is no where near what I have going the differences are leaned back,enough to speed up the air and stop swirling , wide enough to form protection, and portable to a low position to be safe and out of the way for off road I also do not want anything bolted on solid . I want it stable by design with the OEM style breakaway plugs . In case of rider impact they are designed to let the windscreen break loose off road a tall straight up fairing will feel like it will hit you in the face or neck while standing and riding gnarly, on road the narrow und straight up position will cause air to swirl and snap around violently aerodynamics help a lot at speed like I said , the BMW 12GS has a better windscreen than those fine aftermarket ones pictured for the 950 , but you still take a beating it needs to lean back and be wide to acheive comfort but that poses a problem with it being in the way , especially off road but hey those aftermarket windsheilds are really cool if thats what you want
I like the adjustable height option of the madstad it looks like it might only take a minute to unscrew the four nuts then line it up and screw them back I like the way I did mine I just loosen the knobs and push it down or pull it up and tighten , five second deal , no nuts to drop , dont even have to get off the bike acrylic is inexpensive, harder than lexan, doesnt scratch as easy, but it is ridgid and shatters like glass AND it is harder to shape the quality set up is hardfaced lexan IMO, but it is expensive , like properly done carbon fiber (theres is a lot of crappy carbon fiber out there that isnt as strong as it should be)
I can tell you with certainty: that will not produce smooth airflow It may be better than stock or total exposure
I dissasembled that fairing and threw it on the scrap pile what I gained was the formula , I know what works now not sure which way to go yet but I want simple and not detracting from original design what would Michealangelo do
Hey there Dust to Dust, I'm really curious, we talked abut this idea when I was getting one of your original CF fairings, which is so MUCH better than the stocker. but the pics are no longer up. I would definitely be interested if you find the time to make any (read about your new work schedule etc.) Regards..