F3 with Blue Ridge - Modifications to help with turbulence

[Tazzel]

I have the BR and the tour x-creen extender. Solved the problem completely for me. I dont like the after market ones, to big and dorky looking. Its like a big wind sail going down the highway. x-creen is adjustable. I used the clamps, So that I can take it off if I want too. Has held up well, no scratching. I check the clamps every so often to make sure they are tight but have never come even slightly loose.

 

[Billmm]

I also have the BR and have just installed the X-Creen Tourer.
Solved the buffetting and vibration of the helmet and also cut out the noise on the right hand side of the helmet.
Money well spent.

 

[F4 Customs]

Windshield for the F3

Here is what one of the riders that has a F4 Customs windshield for his F3 had to say.

A big thanks to Don at F4 Customs. I installed the F4 Customs 32" windshield Saturday. We rode a couple of hundred miles yesterday and today. (The weather was great here in the deep south this weekend.) The windshield just puts the air-flow over my wife's helmet in the upper position. She says it "makes a big difference" at interstate speeds compared to the blue ridge that was previously on the F3. Hope this will help anyone that has similar needs for a passenger. :thumbup:

Lee

 

[jcthorne]

What speeds do you normally ride? We do 75mph to 85mph two up.

Do you carry a pillion - what is it like for the pillion? I regularly ride behind my wife at those speeds, and with the Madstad at anything over 45mph my vision is blurred.

The Madstad on our RS is much better.



Agreed. Or, as someone just said over the phone, it looks like sailing a boat down the highway.

However, if it's the only thing that works, we might have to do it!

I normally ride 75 to 80 and am very pleased. I only rarely have a passenger and then only for short hops. My wife has her own RT.

 

[Ochoa1801]

Look nice

Hello can you tell where you bought this windshield and around how much you spend

Thanks

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[Trevor G]

It's a Gustaffson 20", from bikescreen.com

Hello can you tell where you bought this windshield and around how much you spend

Thanks

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It's a Gustaffson 20", from bikescreen.com - priced at US$259

 

[MikeP]

If you already have the Blue Ridge, you might try the Gustafsson replacement shield for it. To me its the best of all the options. The brackets look and work as OEM and the shield actually does what you think it should.

I liked the F4 shield but their brackets look like an erector set hodge podge. Just could not have that on my bike.

Hi JC!!! Is that the BRP signature light above the grill???

 

[whitzoo]

Removal of Blue Ridge

Here is what one of the riders that has a F4 Customs windshield for his F3 had to say.

A big thanks to Don at F4 Customs. I installed the F4 Customs 32" windshield Saturday. We rode a couple of hundred miles yesterday and today. (The weather was great here in the deep south this weekend.) The windshield just puts the air-flow over my wife's helmet in the upper position. She says it "makes a big difference" at interstate speeds compared to the blue ridge that was previously on the F3. Hope this will help anyone that has similar needs for a passenger. :thumbup:

Lee

Any words of wisdom/instructions for removal of the BR would be appreciated. My F4 arrives tomorrow.

 

[SpyD59]

BR to F4

Any words of wisdom/instructions for removal of the BR would be appreciated. My F4 arrives tomorrow.

PM sent.

Lee

 

[F4 Customs]

Removing the BR is simple. First take the bolts that hold the windshield onto the lower bracket out and then lift the windshield up and off.
The brackets on the back are 1/2 round and slide right out.
Once this is done it will expose the nose piece. Carefully remove the two screws that hold the front nose piece on. You may need to take an open ended wrench and hold the inside crossbar from turning while you do this. Be careful not to round over the head of the allen screw as these are little screws and can be very tight.
Next you can remove the Large Mounting spools at the back where the windshield brackets where resting by removing the Torx screw. Then you are ready to start to follow the mounting instructions for the new F4 Windshield.
Thanks for your purchase and if you have any questions just give me a call at 330-968-4644 and I will help.
Don

Any words of wisdom/instructions for removal of the BR would be appreciated. My F4 arrives tomorrow.

 

[Ron2andia]

Don't like the length of longer windshields or clips on but the laminar lip looks decent... The wind is something.

 

[SpyderF3-s]

Trashed the BR Winshield

I tried all the different suggestions on this forum for the BR windshield. I got tired of it so I bought a used HD batwing fairing (2007 model) and modified it to fit my F3-S. Took care of all the buffering issues. Still working on it to get it to look like a stock part.

 

[pludn]

IT'S ALIVE!!!

Bringing this thread out from the grave as it has a lot of good info in it and I'm finally going to attempt and fix my windscreen issues this riding season. Since I already have the Blueridge I was thinking about trading it for a route 129 or using the spacers and bottom cut trick.

I want to accomplish the following:
- No more head shaking - don't mind air at all, just the turbulence
- More cooling to hit my jacket - in the summer no air gets through to my jacket ports, even my mesh jacket, so the engine and I just boil away

Thanks!

 

[Road-Kill]

Howdy,

I've been researching how folks have handled the turbulence from the blue ridge windshield online. From what I've seen you can get the windshield extender or drill holes. My question is about the results of drilling holes. I would rather just modify the shield and not put an extender in my sight line, but I'm not sure if that is actually fixing the issue.

The issue is defined as severe amounts of wind ramping up and landing directly where my eyes are. This causes the helmet (Shoei Neotec) to vibrate at 60+ mph, which in turn affect vision.

I have a 2015 F3-s and am 6'.

Thanks

http://www.laminarlip.com/cruisers.php
https://f4customs.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=88_114&product_id=367

I bought a Laminarlip for a previous bike to add to the stock windscreen. I opted for the F4 windscreen for my Spyder and it is AMAZING! before you DUMP more money into "saving" a windscreen you might consider just tossing the Blue Ridge. I test rode a Spyder with the Blue Ridge on it and realized I would never buy the Blue Ridge. My thoughts.

 

[WackyDan]

The best and only modification that will absolutely cure the buffeting is to carefully remove the Blue ridge place it on a flat level working surface, take a 20 oz hammer and smash it to little bits and then install an F4......


mark

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Mark,

The F4 was a huge improvement over the BRP Blue Ridge as well the Gufason... But still didn't solve all the head shake at higher speeds. Made it better? Yes indeed. I still ended up getting the MRA X Screen after realizing that the shields needed a knurl at the top edge to kick the air up. That made things very quiet and no more head shake.

Keep in mind I'm 6'2" with the 30 inch F4. I know many here have different results with the F4, but I also wonder if they ride faster than 65Mph, or if they've ever ridden behind a properly functioning windshield.

Look, the F4 is a great product and probably the best offering out there for the F3 for most riders... But when you focus on optical clarity in your shield you are ignoring what the shield is for. It isn't for looking through - although that can be handy some days. My perfect shield would be the F4 with a knurl along the top edge... But that is just my opinion.

 

[monkeyboymorton]

Having just seen Wacky Dan's avatar I now feel the need to say 'Bite my shiny metal ass!!'

Not related to the thread at all but I coudn't resist.

 

[pludn]

Having just seen Wacky Dan's avatar I now feel the need to say 'Bite my shiny metal ass!!'

Not related to the thread at all but I coudn't resist.

lol, it is a great show for sure.

 

[Corsacreek]

MAKE YOUR OWN!!

I modded Wunderlich deflector bracket with a homemade screen made out of Lexan. I got the 11x14 sheet which cost $7.98 in HD. Total length is around 30 inches but I still get some buffeting at higher speeds. I'm going to buy another sheet and make it taller with perhaps a different design and test.

 

[Peteoz]

The F4 25" worked very well for me on my F3-L, until I got my Day Long seat that lifted me 2". I was already at the max height for the F4, and I started getting hit right between the eyes.
I tried the max height Madstad and it was not much better, and it was a bit narrow at the top for my large frame and I was getting no air through to my wrists in the hot Aussie summer.

So I figured some innovation was needed. Take one set of Madstad adjustable brackets, one 25" F4 screen, drill 4 new holes and fit the F4 screen to the Madstad brackets. I had it at the stock F4 angle to start, but there was still some buffeting, so I angled the screen back toward me. After about 5 combinations I found the perfect setup. There is quite a gap between the bottom of the screen and the bodywork, but it works an absolute treat. Very clean air, even at 70 mph.

I've probably upset two vendors now, however both products were good, but not quite right for me with my height. Below is a photo of the gap, the position of the new holes in the F4 to fit the Madstad brackets, and the Madstad screen overlaying the F4. The F4 has the wider, smoother top and the bottom corner cutouts. I have ridden a thousand kms with this "test" setup and it is working an absolute treat.


Pete

 

[deer30084]

I put the X Creen on my Blue Ridge. A few weeks later, cracks appeared on the windshield at the nose near the screws. Was it turbulence from the X Creen or was it a faulty BR? Anyway, I took it to my dealer. Showed him the cracks WITH THE X CREEN MOUNTED. They are replacing the BR under warranty as I type this. He said if it happens again, it won't be covered again. That's ok, because if it happens again, (and I will be putting the X Creen back on the new one), I'll be in the market for a different AFTERMARKET windshield.