Sandyn

I decided to see if I could do something about better commuting comfort on my 220F.

So I fashioned a cardboard windscreen which I bolted on over the existing screen using the original screws and took the bike for a spin... no more wind on the chest!

The next step was to buy a suitable sheet of 3mm perspex and make a mould. Building a box from masonite I mounted the cardboard windscreen, (still bolted to the original, now suitably covered in cling wrap) in the box and pumped foam into the box.

After cutting the perspex from the cardboard template, using a paint stripper gun for heat, I tried to form the perspex into the mould - did not work too well. The next step was to cut another cardboard template, place it into the original mould and fibreglass it. Draping the perspex over this and heating with the gun worked really well although to get a better conformance to the shape the original mould was also placed over this with pressure until all cooled down.

The screen was then screwed on to the bike and heated to normalise the perspex. The upper edge of the windscreen went out of shape so a wooden shaper was clamped on to the top edge and the screen was normalised again. This had the pleasant effect of giving the screen a "bull terrier" profile which I think looks cool!!

Hopefully this screen will not only provide better comfort while riding but better fuel consumption as well...

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JASMINE RIDER

can you post some pics from different angles?...

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krish2778

The work is pretty appreciable, nice description too,brilliant effort.
But is the wind blast so high while commuting ? I have never felt that to be a problem ,i do maintain a constant 70-80kmph while riding everyday.I do agree that at above speeds of 100 the wind blast is high while sitting upright.

Once again,nice effort,looks good too..

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raghu123

nice work man ....... it looks sporty now .... before it was more of a naked bike

abhiiceman

good work but its like putting ribbon on a beast..

Sandyn

Here are some photo's of my mk2 windscreen which features vents and a laminar lip to reduce buffetting and back pressure. This is a very comfortable windscreen to ride with. My daily one way commute of 30 km is 85% at 95-110km/h although the bike comfortably does 120 if I want it to.

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zayed_ali890

Good Job !!!
Why don't you try putting some carbon fiber stickers on it.
It would match with your bike's color too !

Sandyn

Here is the mk1 windscreen with vents and laminar lip...

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Vivzkice

i was amazed on how you had shaped it into a nice fitment. i tried mine using 2.00mm clear polycarbonate. i baked it on and got all the freedom to any shape i could have bent but results were not even fair as i hardly find good fitment with the Unicorn's cowlings.

seems pulsar has straighter space fitment than in unicorn... any secrets in bending those polycarbonates?