I had the Blue Ridge installed on my new F3s and wanted to give a little review. I am very happy with the protection provided, it make a world of difference in comparison to the demo rydes we had with no screen. There are a few areas of distortion on the windscreen. One area about 1" down from the top due to the slight forward roll of the screen and one area by the bracket attachment points. The screen is depress to create a recess for the mounting brackets. The distorted area is about 3" wide at the top of the bracket and about 9" wide at the bottom. I am 5'10" and the distortion around the brackets only comes into play if looking at the ground right in front of the bike looking to the left or right. I put a tape on the ground and the distortion at the top of the screen is 10' out for me and would obviously be different for shorter or taller ryders. Even with this I am still happy with my purchase.
GOOD INFO ZUNI... THX
CAN'T WAIT FOR MINE TO COME IN.... I ALSO ORDERED THE 'BRP' WINDSHIELD... BRP = Blue Ridge Parkway, not the other BRP that we all know....
Dan P
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Good info. So, my wife, at 5' 0", will probably be happy with the BRP shield?
I agree with CJ, it will probably be good.
I am 5'7" and the main airstream hits me at the hairline ( what is left of it ). For me, the only downside is wearing glasses - above 60mph, the wind will jiggle my glasses. Yes, I don't wear a helmet and the glasses are wire-frame, light.
I was not bothered by the distortion that CJ mentioned - yes, optically the shield is 'bent' and curved, so there is distortion, but I really never noticed it or found it distracting.
I had ordered the Route 66 shield, the few more inches would probably be perfect for me ( so if anyone wants to trade or sell theirs, let me know ).
I am 5'7" and the main airstream hits me at the hairline ( what is left of it ). For me, the only downside is wearing glasses - above 60mph, the wind will jiggle my glasses. Yes, I don't wear a helmet and the glasses are wire-frame, light.
I was not bothered by the distortion that CJ mentioned - yes, optically the shield is 'bent' and curved, so there is distortion, but I really never noticed it or found it distracting.
I had ordered the Route 66 shield, the few more inches would probably be perfect for me ( so if anyone wants to trade or sell theirs, let me know ).
Tom
Tom,
Don't hold out hope for a taller windscreen from BRP. My understanding is that they had safety concerns that developed during the testing and that the crash test dummies didn't fair well with the taller screen. Granted this is second hand information but they have been silent as to why it was pulled before being released to the public.
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Originally Posted by zuni
