slybonesjesse
Sport Tourer
The short version: Holy Sh*t. The long version: I had a Cee Bailey for years. Last summer I swapped by CB for a Rifle and went for a test ride. I liked a bit better. I liked the looks and the shape. I liked the base, etc. And it was a bit quieter. And the noise there is/was seems more of a constant. Whether 65 or 85 its about the same. Didnt seem to increase all that much, if at all. So I ordered up a Rifle and sold the Cee Bailey. I have had the CB money sitting here on the desk for quite some time. I really like the Rifle, but still wish I could reduce the wind noise. I have been considering spending that CB money on Lexan and cutting my own shields. I have posted here asking about cutting instructions, which 2Linby has some really good ones for those interested. I have been posting, dreaming, thinking, farting around for a bit now. Then doing some google searches I came across a thread on the other forum about the guy fairly recent who did the Laminar on this custom Rifle shield on the Connie, and how much it reduced wind noise. So I finally made up my mind and spent my CB money thats been sitting here for ages. I ordered a Laminar Lip. The guy on the other Forum ordered a GoldWing model, but since he as a wider than stock Rifle, it works for him. For the stock Rifle a 17.5 inch universal is the recommended model. The Fit: The 17.5 Universal is intended for a flatter shield as its curve is not near as much as the Rifle curve. So I called Leo and he says that you can flex it some, but just to mounted where the curve makes contact and that it will not mate flat on the ends. Looks a little strange at first. Wife and I spend about 2 hours on test fits, and marking things up with Masking tape. Huh Oh: I think I got it a bit too high. I am looking through it a bit more that I originally thought I had it set for. I guess I-5 would have been better before gluing on them 3M Dual Locks versus after. Seems the driveway and the drive in our complex was not quite enough. The Noise: What Noise. This thing is more quiet w/o ear plugs that is ever was before with ear plugs. @#$%ing amazing. I have not been this excited after a test ride on the Connie since I installed the Tokico 6-pot calipers a while back. I did a 20mi ride up I-5 being amazed at all the noise. Car noise, tire noise, I could not believe all the noise I was hearing that was NOT WIND NOISE. I pull off at my turn around exit and pop in the ear plugs. Ride the 20mi back home on I-5. Read the short version. In the end I think I will ride looking through the shield versus looking over for a while. Will see how it goes. I love how quiet this is so much I am willing to give it a try. 2003 Concours, 58K COG #6953 IBA 28004 http://home.comcast.net/~slybones/Concours/connieMain.htm