Installed a Zero Gravity Touring Windscreen on my 02 today. I ordered it from Optimum Performance Products Inc. in POCO BC and paid $145.00 CDN including taxes and shipping.
Here are some pictures.
Stock windscreen.
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Zero Gravity Touring Windscreen
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As you can see from the pictures the Zero Gravity Touring is quite a bit taller than stock. On my test drive I found that the wind is no longer directed at my neck but just hits the top of my helmet. I am 6'1" and have stock bars installed. The windscreen also deflects bugs over my head when they hit the screen, an added benefit I hadn't really thought of when I bought it.
Although this screen, or any add-on screen for the VFR, does not completely eliminate the wind, I think you will need to move to a GoldWing to achieve total wind relief. So far I am happy with the purchase.
[image: View Post]PDub, on Jun 20 2009, 10:43 AM, said:
Installed a Zero Gravity Touring Windscreen on my 02 today. I ordered it from Optimum Performance Products Inc. in POCO BC and paid $145.00 CDN including taxes and shipping.
Here are some pictures.
Stock windscreen.
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1245409129/gallery_17171_4725_117160.jpg
dsc_0039.resized.jpg
Zero Gravity Touring Windscreen
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1245409129/gallery_17171_4725_275804.jpg
dsc_0046.resized.jpg
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/uploads/1245409129/gallery_17171_4725_374096.jpg
dsc_0041.resized.jpg
As you can see from the pictures the Zero Gravity Touring is quite a bit taller than stock. On my test drive I found that the wind is no longer directed at my neck but just hits the top of my helmet. I am 6'1" and have stock bars installed. The windscreen also deflects bugs over my head when they hit the screen, an added benefit I hadn't really thought of when I bought it.
Although this screen, or any add-on screen for the VFR, does not completely eliminate the wind, I think you will need to move to a GoldWing to achieve total wind relief. So far I am happy with the purchase.
Thanks for the pics. I think they look goofy, BUT, at 1 inch taller than you I know all about the wind hitting us directly in the neck. Bugs, bees, stones, all end up hitting us in the neck. At times I have had bees or wasp hit my neck and then go inside my helmet or down my jacket. It's loads of fun to be riding 50mph and a get a wasp inside your gear.
Dont forget about the bug buster.
Quality Screen. I enjoy my DB Zero Gravity. Wind definitely does hit me in the neck, 6', but I don't mind much. I'll see how I feel when I get a wasp in the jacket. I routinely get bugs in my helmet, but those are just protein. MMM, MMM. What a price for it though! That equals to $127 US! Retails for ~$90 here depending on where you get it from. I paid $71 through a family discount.
[image: View Post]rufrydrsc2, on Jun 20 2009, 11:06 AM, said:
Quality Screen. I enjoy my DB Zero Gravity. What a price for it though! That equals to $127 US! Retails for ~$90 here depending on where you get it from. I paid $71 through a family discount.
Ya, they dinged me $26.00 for shipping.
[image: View Post]rufrydrsc2, on Jun 20 2009, 11:06 AM, said:
Quality Screen. I enjoy my DB Zero Gravity. Wind definitely does hit me in the neck, 6', but I don't mind much. I'll see how I feel when I get a wasp in the jacket. I routinely get bugs in my helmet, but those are just protein. MMM, MMM. What a price for it though! That equals to $127 US! Retails for ~$90 here depending on where you get it from. I paid $71 through a family discount.
Yes a wasp in the jacket is so much fun. I think I have had 3 stinging critters inside my jacket. I dont know how they get in. All 4 of my jackets fit great.
We were riding a swift pace and bam, wasp in the jacket. I just punched him several times and kept on riding. When I stopped the wasp was inside and he stung me 3 times, and I was swelling up. You gotta be at least a little bit tough to ride a bike long distances.
[image: View Post]soichiro, on Jun 20 2009, 11:27 AM, said:
[image: View Post]rufrydrsc2, on Jun 20 2009, 11:06 AM, said:
Quality Screen. I enjoy my DB Zero Gravity. Wind definitely does hit me in the neck, 6', but I don't mind much. I'll see how I feel when I get a wasp in the jacket. I routinely get bugs in my helmet, but those are just protein. MMM, MMM. What a price for it though! That equals to $127 US! Retails for ~$90 here depending on where you get it from. I paid $71 through a family discount.
Yes a wasp in the jacket is so much fun. I think I have had 3 stinging critters inside my jacket. I dont know how they get in. All 4 of my jackets fit great.
We were riding a swift pace and bam, wasp in the jacket. I just punched him several times and kept on riding. When I stopped the wasp was inside and he stung me 3 times, and I was swelling up. You gotta be at least a little bit tough to ride a bike long distances.
:goofy: :goofy: :goofy:
I really liked my ZGBD too! shape amd wind deflection was tops, but it was a bit fragile. Only thing I wish they would change on their product is the thickness of the acrylic material. I wish it's at least as thick as the OEM screen for better impact resistance.
Beck
95 VFR
Ouch on the price you have to go to zgoutlet.com for the best prices i paid 60 us for the touring screen and i just paid 55 us for the screen that is in the middle of the 2
I've got the same one on mine (i'm also 6'1"). I noticed a little bit more wind protection but it's certainly not night and day. If a rider was 5'10" and under this would force air right over their head. For me it still hits me in the eyes, which is better than under the helmet in the neck.
[image: View Post]soichiro, on Jun 20 2009, 10:59 AM, said:
Thanks for the pics. I think they look goofy, BUT, at 1 inch taller than you I know all about the wind hitting us directly in the neck. Bugs, bees, stones, all end up hitting us in the neck. At times I have had bees or wasp hit my neck and then go inside my helmet or down my jacket. It's loads of fun to be riding 50mph and a get a wasp inside your gear.
Dont forget about the bug buster.
I have the same screen, and use it for the cold part of the season (which is 3.5 out of 8 months here). It Really keeps a lot of wind off of my shoulders and chest. Of course the flip side is that it is a biatch in the heat of summer, so back on with the OEM.
I'm 1.8m (5' 10 1/2" in american) and yes it helps a fair amount with the bugs, they only hit my visor and up, my shoulders and neck stay clean.
I don't know if 'goofy' in quite the right term, but it is not a elegant as the OEM for sure. I have the top box mounting kit, which raises the rear end profile, so it kinda balances out a bit. See what I mean...
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