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My new Clearview XXL Windscreen arrived today. Due to several requests, I took some pictures of the New Clearview XXL vs the stock windscreen, the new Clearview vs the original style Clearview
that I have been using, and the New Clearview XXL on the Burgman 650.
They can be viewed at:
http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/pauljo_clearview
Taking pictures of clear objects isn't easy - did the best I could. I think they came out well enough to show the differences between the screens.
The original screen was designed by Clearview without having a Burgman 650 to prototype & test it on. They did a remarkably good job, in fact I think it looks a little sleeker than the new design. It worked for me much better than the Givi had. Although it doesn't have as pronounced wings in the hand area, not much wind actually hit my hands when riding. I didn't have much helmet buffeting either, but my visor would snap shut at about 45 mph. Tall guy - needed slightly taller shield...
A couple of weeks after I bought it, they obtained a loaner Burgman 650 from a customer, did some windscreen prototyping on the actual scooter, and had some folks road test the prototypes. The end result was a screen that is slightly wider - and that has very pronounced wings in the hand area. The wings come extremely close to contacting the mirrors (which makes me a little nervous about paint wear because I think the screen will actually contact the mirrors if it takes a good wind gust from the front).
But they also added the XXL to the line, which is 1 inch taller than my old XL was - and being 6'6" tall, I can use that extra inch.
They were also kind enough to give me a 30% discount on the XXL, since I had purchased the early model. Unfortunately they initially shipped me a screen one inch shorter than the one I had, instead of the taller XXL. But they sent UPS to pick it up from me at their cost, and sent me a new XXL out of the next production run. They are really decent folks to work with.
I haven't ridden it yet with the new shield, but I will tomorrow. I can see over the XXL OK - it seems about right from sitting on the machine. They do make plenty of sizes for folks that are less tall.
that I have been using, and the New Clearview XXL on the Burgman 650.
They can be viewed at:
http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/pauljo_clearview
Taking pictures of clear objects isn't easy - did the best I could. I think they came out well enough to show the differences between the screens.
The original screen was designed by Clearview without having a Burgman 650 to prototype & test it on. They did a remarkably good job, in fact I think it looks a little sleeker than the new design. It worked for me much better than the Givi had. Although it doesn't have as pronounced wings in the hand area, not much wind actually hit my hands when riding. I didn't have much helmet buffeting either, but my visor would snap shut at about 45 mph. Tall guy - needed slightly taller shield...
A couple of weeks after I bought it, they obtained a loaner Burgman 650 from a customer, did some windscreen prototyping on the actual scooter, and had some folks road test the prototypes. The end result was a screen that is slightly wider - and that has very pronounced wings in the hand area. The wings come extremely close to contacting the mirrors (which makes me a little nervous about paint wear because I think the screen will actually contact the mirrors if it takes a good wind gust from the front).
But they also added the XXL to the line, which is 1 inch taller than my old XL was - and being 6'6" tall, I can use that extra inch.
They were also kind enough to give me a 30% discount on the XXL, since I had purchased the early model. Unfortunately they initially shipped me a screen one inch shorter than the one I had, instead of the taller XXL. But they sent UPS to pick it up from me at their cost, and sent me a new XXL out of the next production run. They are really decent folks to work with.
I haven't ridden it yet with the new shield, but I will tomorrow. I can see over the XXL OK - it seems about right from sitting on the machine. They do make plenty of sizes for folks that are less tall.
