I've probably had more Madstad screens for different than many people have had motorcycles. This might be the first time I've passed on their windscreens in a long time. It is a personal thing, but aesthetically, I think they really missed in on the R3. It was really hard for me to pass on it. Some of my bikes have been the ones they prototyped their screens on (and I beta tested) when I lived in Florida.
Their adjustable mount works pretty well and gives you a lot of options to dial it in. Their quality has alwas been excellent in my experience. I just wish they had made the lower part of the screen a bit wide and then tapered to the top width, so a little less rectangular. Below is the view that sort of killed it for me.
What are you looking for in coverage? More like a Gold Wing or just a bit less airflow over your torso? There are so many variables in plan. Sometimes less is more if you get smoother airflow.
I bought the following one from a forum member and waiting for the parts to mount it on my R. It came from Poland and I like the design of it.
TRIUMPH ROCKET 3 GT. TALL TOURING SCREEN. THIS SCREEN WILL FIT ONLY GT VERSION. WE RE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP. LIGHT SMOKED. HEIGHT : 56 CM.
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Unlike the GT, my R didn't have any sort of windscreen and at 75+ mph, the wind blast was tiring. I ended up getting the black screen of Aliexpress and it made a noticeable difference, very obvious from 80 up. I was looking for a little bit more and put on the smoked wind deflector and spent a half our last night riding around playing with the adjustment. I finally got it pretty well dialed in. Most of the blast is off my body, and my helmet is pretty much in smooth, clean air with no buffeting.
In full transparency, I am not sure how well the smoked deflector is going to hold up. I may need to find a sturdier one but it was one I had on hand to try the concept. The dark black screen I've tested all the way to the speed limiter and it was rock solid. Last night I only ran up to about 120 and if I were to go that fast again, I'd probably fold it down flush against the black screen. Very easy to do, and I can do it while riding. It is easy to put back now that I know where I need it. It didn't let go on my ride, I could just see the screen starting to flex.
Next when my mounting parts come in for the Polish one I'll mount it and see how it goes.
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