2006 windscreen mod

[Avalon786]

Originally Posted by krid80

How tall are you guys? the wind off my puig standard screen (same size and shape as stock) hits me in the shoulders. feels perfect.

I'm 6ft6...

[krid80]

Originally Posted by Avalon786

I'm 6ft6...

I forgot to say I am 6'3"

[Yamamer]

Originally Posted by krid80

How tall are you guys? the wind off my puig standard screen (same size and shape as stock) hits me in the shoulders. feels perfect.

I'm 5'8''. I was getting all of that concentrated wind in the face.

[formula154]

There is a tall wind shield and a touring windshield from Yamaha.Yamaha FZ6 Accessories, Yamaha FZ6 Windshields

The touring windshield doesn't go down as far as the stock or tall wind shield. So it has an air scoop at the bottom. I cut an opening in the stock screen at the bottom shaped about the same as the opening on the touring screen. It seems to work real good but I have to ride it with my open faced helment to be sure. With the full coverage helment it feels good. Does your screen have that opening at the bottom?

Originally Posted by Cloggy

I have both the standard windscreen and touring windscreen and the only difference IMO is that the wind turbulance gets transfered from your chest to your helmet. I looked into buying a seperate spoiler for it but this was not available in the same colour as my (darker) touring windscreen.
On my previous bike (a diversion/Seca) I had a windscreen which had a kinda postbox slit in it about 3/4 up, this worked excelent, no turbulance at all (well non you could feel). I am now tempted to try doing the same thing on my touring windscreen, and if it doesn't work just simply take it down a notch and do steve's windscreen Mod.

Mike I think you've got the right idea as I have read that the turbulance is created by the low and high pressure regions meeting, so you have to try and eliminate the vacuum behind the windscreen to reduce the turbulance.

[formula154]

I'm 5'7" and like I said, at 55 MPH the turbulence started trying to rip the helment off my head.

Originally Posted by Yamamer

I'm 5'8''. I was getting all of that concentrated wind in the face.

[steveindenmark]

Originally Posted by Yamamer

Steve thanks for the how-too. did this last weekend. Looks great and much better than the givi tall windscreen that I had. I ride on the hwy a lot about 200km's a day for work, and although it is windy it is constant and more than livable.
The stock and givi windscreens I have seem to concentrate the turbulence and unfortunately if your sitting upright it will concentrate on to your head. After cutting it it seems to be just constant wind over the whole upper body rather than just on my head.

Hooorraaayy...someone has done it and find it works as well.

Whoever was worried about cutting along the line. The screen cuts very easily, even with an old hacksaw.

Steve

[lattin25]

I might have to give this a try. I just put a racing puig db on my bike but havent gotten the chance to try it out. I def need a windscreen for the late nights and rain protection, its one of the reasons i got an fz6! looks good and good job! very brave!

[exhaust]

I cut my 08 Puig racing screen down also. I like it much better.

[krid80]

Originally Posted by exhaust

I cut my 08 Puig racing screen down also. I like it much better.

GOOD! The racing Puig for 2007-2008 is without being shortened!

Yours looks good!

[formula154]

Originally Posted by steveindenmark

I would love to see what it looks like

Here are some pic's. I don't know how well they will show up. On one of the pic's you can see where I cut a wedge out of my screen. It works a lot better now.