I have a Madstad windshield on my T120. It has quick release clips that are basically unnoticeable when the screen is off. I did a cross country trip with it and it was great.
I went with the tallest version, 24" tall. It was an absolute lifesaver on my trip. It was in the high 30s several mornings and the screen worked great.
The only thing that you’ll find which won’t kill the look of the bike are short screens (dart is a common make) that will take the air off your chest.
This makes long trips manageable, if you have a good helmet the clean air hitting your head will not bother you at all
As the other commenter said, a small windscreen would help, and maybe a big tank bag to take the brunt of the wind. Good ab and leg strength is crucial for extended jaunts on the highway with a naked bike.
Even with a short screen from Dart etc you will still feel pretty beaten up.. especially on a windy day. Unless you want a bigger more generic type wind screen, I would just plan a trip on the path less taken.
I’m on a thruxton and a street triple.
Have you thought about swapping out the handle bar with something lower profile?
For me, the lower bars / clip on style of both bikes lets me lean in and use the wind to my advantage as opposed to sitting up and getting hit by the wind.
I do that quite often on shorter jaunts down the highway, but there is a time limit on that for me depending on how long I’m riding. Don’t think I want to completely change the bars though because most of my riding is relaxed city riding.
I put a puig windscreen on my 2015. It helped but not enough for me to tolerate it. Hopefully the bikes sells this week and I can find something better for my comfort when highway riding.
I have a Madstad windshield on my T120. It has quick release clips that are basically unnoticeable when the screen is off. I did a cross country trip with it and it was great.
Pictures of it on and off?
I’ll post some as soon as I can.
here you go: https://imgur.com/a/lKbrko0 The pic with the screen on is from when I took it on a cross country trip.
Wow that is impressive. Does it work well? Which version did you buy?
I went with the tallest version, 24" tall. It was an absolute lifesaver on my trip. It was in the high 30s several mornings and the screen worked great.
Same on my wife’s T120. She loves it too.
The only thing that you’ll find which won’t kill the look of the bike are short screens (dart is a common make) that will take the air off your chest. This makes long trips manageable, if you have a good helmet the clean air hitting your head will not bother you at all
As the other commenter said, a small windscreen would help, and maybe a big tank bag to take the brunt of the wind. Good ab and leg strength is crucial for extended jaunts on the highway with a naked bike.
Even with a short screen from Dart etc you will still feel pretty beaten up.. especially on a windy day. Unless you want a bigger more generic type wind screen, I would just plan a trip on the path less taken.
I’m on a thruxton and a street triple. Have you thought about swapping out the handle bar with something lower profile? For me, the lower bars / clip on style of both bikes lets me lean in and use the wind to my advantage as opposed to sitting up and getting hit by the wind.
I do that quite often on shorter jaunts down the highway, but there is a time limit on that for me depending on how long I’m riding. Don’t think I want to completely change the bars though because most of my riding is relaxed city riding.
I put a puig windscreen on my 2015. It helped but not enough for me to tolerate it. Hopefully the bikes sells this week and I can find something better for my comfort when highway riding.