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Looks nice on it. Will be interesting to see if any reduction in energy consumption on the highway. Definitely nice to have in the rain too.

That looks like the windscreen that I used to have on my 2007 R1200R that my daughter sold to Brian.     I am happy to see that you were able to make it fit on your Zero.  I hope it isn't too large for your bike, though.  Let us know if it actually improves your performance and range.  I always felt that it was a bit too large for my BMW.

Do 2 test with it on and off to measure energy efficiency.

Do a constant speed out and back on the highway trying to keep, wind, temperature, SOC the same for both tests.

Then compare Whr/mile

Quote from: Killroy on February 21, 2016, 07:19:12 AM

Do 2 test with it on and off to measure energy efficiency.

Do a constant speed out and back on the highway trying to keep, wind, temperature, SOC the same for both tests.

Then compare Whr/mile

I agree entirely with this procedure; I have not found this convenient at all to do where I am.

Yeah, I just read your last post.

I want to do this, but I have not found a windscreen that I like.

I don't want to mess around making and buying brackets.

Quote from: Killroy on February 21, 2016, 07:19:12 AM

Do 2 test with it on and off to measure energy efficiency.

Do a constant speed out and back on the highway trying to keep, wind, temperature, SOC the same for both tests.

Then compare Whr/mile

I agree entirely with this procedure; I have not found this convenient at all to do where I am.

I tried taking measurements today with the windshield; any highway straight enough here offers traffic distractions from maintaining a stable 70mph (hitting the speed limiter in Eco mode) while checking the Wh/mile readout. I hesitate to make any claims with the measurements jumping around like they did - I only feel confident saying it averaged under 110 Wh/mile, which for the nominal capacity of 11.4kWh on the 16 DSR means over 100 miles of range. That's encouraging!

I need to practice taking an average using the trip meter and the "avg Wh/mile" reading while canceling out the run-up and run-down.

If I can boost that a bit more (certainly I should get a tiny bump by mounting the windscreen higher), or arrange for trip legs at 55mph, it'll be enough range to go for 100 miles per leg with a hopefully one hour downtime using a supercharger, and that'll mean a 350-400 mile per day range without much hassle. This schedule consists of: 8 hours riding in (at least) four stretches, plus 3 hours of charging between the stretches.

The downtime/uptime ratio is relatively fixed; I just need to know what my longest leg can be if I need it.

I think it looks great Brian. [emoji4] [emoji106]. I've even dropped a line to Parrabellum asking if they plan to make a screen for Zeros. It's just what we need! In the absence of Zero producing an aerodynamic fairing based on Craig's designs of course.

I think it looks great Brian. [emoji4] [emoji106]. I've even dropped a line to Parrabellum asking if they plan to make a screen for Zeros. It's just what we need! In the absence of Zero producing an aerodynamic fairing based on Craig's designs of course.

Thanks!

I emailed Parabellum about this when I started; they said their local Zero dealer failed to work with them before dropping support, so they don't have a handy way to do a fitting. Someone would have to visit their place near Atlanta, Georgia to work on that.

Wow, that's good for knobby and your trunk.

Did it come with the cutouts or did you do them?

Parabellum's BMW R1200R screen has cutouts for the turn signals, but the Zero's span there is a little shorter. The 650 X-Country version might work better; I should offer the Zero dimensions for comparison.

It looks like they perfectly clear the pointy part of the stock tank plastics. 

Now that I'm trying to mount them 3 inches higher as intended, the clearance there is a little small, but yes it seems to work.