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[Commodore]

An irritant for me has been the amount of wind noise generated by the Experia windshield, unlike any of my other motorcycles.  It's very obvious, and totally eliminated when I stand on the pegs.  After doing some research, I cut my windshield down by a couple of inches.  An improvement, but it has not eliminated all of the noise.  Now, I only have to rise out of the seat a small amount to be in clean, quiet air.

After experimenting with radii and masking the windshield and foot of the jigsaw, I used a Bosch T101AO blade and set the saw at a slow speed.  Sanded afterwards, of course.

So given my height (5'9"), I can't expect any further improvement without eliminating the windshield, or growing a couple inches haha.  This solution might work well for taller riders.

I have a new KLIM Krios Pro helmet (which is light and quiet), and always wear earplugs.

[Specter]

Don't they have a small .vs. larger windshield kits?  Get the smaller one instead?

You could always sit on a few phone books too, so you can see better over the handlebars, and maybe reduce the wind noise.

Aaron

[smithy]

An irritant for me has been the amount of wind noise generated by the Experia windshield, unlike any of my other motorcycles.  It's very obvious, and totally eliminated when I stand on the pegs.  After doing some research, I cut my windshield down by a couple of inches.  An improvement, but it has not eliminated all of the noise.  Now, I only have to rise out of the seat a small amount to be in clean, quiet air.

After experimenting with radii and masking the windshield and foot of the jigsaw, I used a Bosch T101AO blade and set the saw at a slow speed.  Sanded afterwards, of course.

So given my height (5'9"), I can't expect any further improvement without eliminating the windshield, or growing a couple inches haha.  This solution might work well for taller riders.

I have a new KLIM Krios Pro helmet (which is light and quiet), and always wear earplugs.

I fitted a "vario spoiler" to mine... much better. I think it would help if the screen was a bit "wider" too, I find when leaning left or right a couple of inches makes a difference too.

Smithy.

[Commodore]

Well, after a much longer ride, I am quite happy with my alteration to the windshield.  It is much quieter, and less buffeting.  No need for sitting on phone books, either!

[Specter]

That's one thing I find about the Ribelle.  It claims it's just like the EGO but you don't have to hump the gas tank to ride it, (unless you are hauling ass, then it helps),  but on that, the wind shield is so short on it, like if you were on an EGO, humping the gas tank, it almost seems like, why bother,  give me a TALL windshield, it's not like the bike doesn't have the HP to overcome any wind resistance the thing is causing.  Especially when at highway speeds +,  and if you got a bit of a head wind, that can beat you up a bit.

I kind of wonder,  the wind pushing on the windshield will move the bike,  the wind pushing on YOU, via you bufffeting around, and holding the handle bars, creating movement input signals to the bike... will move the bike.  Which will be a smoother ride, the bike taking the wind beating or you.  Yes wearing heavy leathers helps a ton with that but still, you get moved around and just the slightest twitch on the handle bars and so does the bike now too.

Maybe I can use the phone books as an anchor in case I get blown off the bike by peeking around the windshield too much on a tight turn

Aaron

[Stonewolf]

That's one thing I find about the Ribelle.  It claims it's just like the EGO but you don't have to hump the gas tank to ride it, (unless you are hauling ass, then it helps),  but on that, the wind shield is so short on it, like if you were on an EGO, humping the gas tank, it almost seems like, why bother,  give me a TALL windshield, it's not like the bike doesn't have the HP to overcome any wind resistance the thing is causing.  Especially when at highway speeds +,  and if you got a bit of a head wind, that can beat you up a bit.

I kind of wonder,  the wind pushing on the windshield will move the bike,  the wind pushing on YOU, via you bufffeting around, and holding the handle bars, creating movement input signals to the bike... will move the bike.  Which will be a smoother ride, the bike taking the wind beating or you.  Yes wearing heavy leathers helps a ton with that but still, you get moved around and just the slightest twitch on the handle bars and so does the bike now too.

Maybe I can use the phone books as an anchor in case I get blown off the bike by peeking around the windshield too much on a tight turn

Aaron

Honestly they should just make a VFR/H2SX style touring version of the Ego, my wallet would put out so hard for that ...

[Specter]

Many would,  the 125 mph limit really sucks ass imo.
Every other bike does 160 plus out of the box in the crotch rocket category, don't know why they can't boost that up a bit.

Aaron

[Motoproponent]

I do see the smaller windshield option for the Experia on the configurator. I can't really tell from the profile view of it on the website, but is it considerable smaller? Does anyone have one and can post a picture?

[smithy]

I do see the smaller windshield option for the Experia on the configurator. I can't really tell from the profile view of it on the website, but is it considerable smaller? Does anyone have one and can post a picture?

I only have the stock "larger" size screen on mine....I believe the smaller screen is ~50mm shorter, but similar width. When I bought my bike I wasn't even aware there were two screens available as it wasn't mentioned on the website...it is now though.

Smithy.

[wadejesu]

Found this on Amazon for 20.00 US fits my Ribelle perfect with few mods to mounting.Brackets

[SwampNut]

I have a Zero SR/S so my experiences aren't directly relatable, but the ideas are the same.  First off, how stupid of me that I have not yet tried riding with a pad of some sort to see how it feels.  I have no idea if phone books exist any more, but...something.

My bike came with an ultra tiny sport screen, and I quickly put on the touring screen with is very tall.  The tiny one obviously leaves me in the wind, but it's clean.  Just a lot of wind.  The tall is noisy and buffeting, and really sucks.  I tried one of the little variable flip screens, but no joy.  I can't find a position that helps.  I have also been considering cutting the touring screen, and really appreciate the info on that.

I had a KTM 390 Adv with the Givi tall screen, and the vario spoiler thing really helped it a lot.  Very dramatic.  So I still recommend trying that on the Experia.  It's something like $30 on Amazon.

[Balrog]

I believe I installed this rather huge Touratech windshield extender on my Experia. A LOT less wind noise. As the riding season is over for me, I will try to tilt the whole Windshielt some degrees forward as I think it might remove the remaing noise. I am 181 cm.

https://touratech-usa.com/Store/Windscreen-Spoiler-Universal-with-Lock

[Specter]

The Ribelle, the problem is the screen deflects the wind right smack dab in the middle of your face on the helmet.  Once you start going 100 plus it starts smashing the helmet to your face, not fun.  Im wondering if, since the EGO you are crouched down, you are below the slipstream of the windshield already, and the ribelle, being you are riding more upright, you are right in the middle of the stream,  was this an oversight?  Id think the Ribby would need a bigger shield to get the air pointing up and over a bit more since YOU are now in the way .vs. the Ego.

Yes Yes, I know tighten the helmet and tuck my head so it ain't sticking out like a dogs dick, but still, hold your hand above the wind shield and move it up and down, you can feel exactly where the wind is going to smack you at, and bring the noise with it.

Aaron

[wadejesu]

Yeah That's why I installed the extension now wind goes over helmet

[Specter]

do you have a link for the extension and what mods did you have to do to it?

Aaron