Puig Screen for X/R - Any Good?
 

Does anyone have the Puig screen for the X/R? I was wondering if they offer any decent wind protection? The standard is awful past 70 (apparently...!)

Dude, i have been riding my x for ages now with the std screen, all through winter in an mx lid and honestly it aint as bad as ppl make out. I think if you are coming from a faired bike you will notice the buffeting more but it aint nothing worth the 75 squids they want for one of those screens. IMO anyway.

I've been thinking about getting one of these. There is no protection whatsoever with the standard screen.

I have one... they are OK "just OK"..
They could be higher.. but better than
the standard XT screen...
What it cost me to buy it & ship it out here
it wasn't worth what it ended up costing me..

On the road i'm used to sportsbikes, but for the last 18 months i've only had a crosser although only ridden that on practice tracks. I'm using my crosser lid with standard screen at present. I wanted to do some good road trips on the XTR (cumbria/scotland to go through the forests), but it's a nightmare to sit at motorway speeds with my current setup. I could do it for a couple of hours tops without getting pissed off.

Sounds like the puig is a token effort. Ideally i want to change to a Tenere in late autumn anyway so will save my �70 and limit my road trip distances until then!

Without wanting to sound like a tw....t, the best way to avoid this is to avoid motorways. It's a long and arduous lesson to learn, and comes with miles and experience, but you get so much more out of being on the bike when you start your journey at your front door (rather than a motorway dash to Cumbria/Scotland etc) and take the B and C roads. Yes it adds days to your trip, but I've found, and many will agree, it's all about the journey not the destination (a bit like life).

Slow down, take the long way round, and you even see stuff in your own town/village/city , that you may well have missed for years. Your license will thank you too.

On a more practical note, I did find on the Varadero, that a bigger screen didn't mean better. I remember paying �Stupid for a Touratech screen, which was actually worse than the original, then I lowered the original and got better airflow.

It could be your lid too, the Mx lid has a longer peak than road lids, so more to catch the air.

anyway, back to :sleepy2: for me... and my useless advice.

Well I have a confession to make, I just bought a Puig Screen for the XTX as well as a hugga thing to try and stop me getting soaked by the front wheel every time it rains a few drops, but I have not yet got round to fitting either so I will report in due course ok????

Using the Puig screen quite a while now, i don't want to miss it anymore.
It just takes the pressure off the chest and avoids fatigue on longer streches.
The head remains well "ventilated"
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d...0/DSC04515.JPG

more pics:
https://picasaweb.google.com/torque6...OUndDakar2012#

salu2,
Joe

That Puig screen is not much better than the standard X/R screen. I found my X tiring if you did the main A roads or motorways. My last X, I had a touring screen and that was fantastic. I tried to avoid the motorways but sometimes you have to expecially if you need to be somewhere in a hurry. I found the touring screen cured the tiring wind blast effect totally even at relative high speed.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/CIMG1238.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/SAM_1160.jpg

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I found the touring screen cured the tiring wind blast effect totally even at relative high speed.
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That's true. Therefore i dont like it at all!
That screen just takes away the enduro feeling and makes me feel like riding a Harley or Gold Wing.:icon_scoot[1]:

Agreed but if you note the first picture thats an XTX on the Lakelands meet doing exactly the same offroad route as the R's and Z's on road tyres. The screen in no way hinders your view.

was looking at getting one of those puig screens myself, got the middle height screen on at the mo:pjrmoony_1JJHDG:

Us to have an R, and had the high tinted yammy touring screen on it, im 6ft4 and use a road helmet and the screen pushed the main wind blast to my neck/chin of the helmet. There wasnt as great amount of wind/pressure on my helmet and if i where to ever get an R again (some day) i would be getting a tall yammy touring screen.:040:

I bought Another XTr last night and TBH I hated the look of the touring screen on it but after the 70 mile motorway ride home I wouldnt change it, I remembered the last XTr i had with the std screen, on motorways it was murder

Surely this will come down to how tall you are ??
What's wrong with getting down on the bars like a teenager lol

Cause after about 10mins of this you start to hurt and feel like a plonk

Well I have fitted my Puig screen recently and it looks good, I will report more when I have made some decent journeys.

Pics? You know we like pics

fitted my black puig screen today,going for a ride on saturday morning to see how it feels.

hello beany what modell is your xt? 2007 facelift?do you have any photo?

This is how it looks like mine on a 2007 XTX....

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/426/0135u.jpg

It made a difference on the ride. The wind doesn't blow on my chest anymore, only on the helmet I feel it...Now the ride is more comfortable.

hi lampisd, my bike is the xtr. went for a ride on saturday and was happy with the puig screen better than the yam screen, sorry no photos as yet

I have the original yammy high screen on my 08 xtr - I find wind load on the body is a lot better. Makes high speed for extended periods a lot easier on the arms!

However, it creates a lot of turbulence around the helmet and makes it very noisy. Tends to even shake the helmet around a lot. I'm actually considering putting the small screen back on, as even my non faired tiny 250 roadbike is quieter to ride. I'm 1.84m - don't know what that's in imperial.

Hi mate,

it is always up to you and your preference here some guys are looking for the ultimate "barn door" screen protection other will aim for naked style. Anyway your choice will have to depend on where and how you ride. The tall yamaha screen does a good job at 70ish speeds and will be very useful for touring. But the smaller OE screen is fine up to 60ish and for commuting/weekend backroad ride.
I would just recommend you try the short one (as you have ridden with the tall one) and choose the one that works best for you.

I had the tall Yamaha screen and although it completely took the wind off my chest the amount of buffeting and wind noise to my helmet was terrible, and started at speed of 30mph upwards! I found if i sat bolt upright it went away, so depending how tall you are you may or may not be effected. I am just under 5'8".

I then fitted a Puig screen - i found it a very good compromise between the oem and touring screens; it takes alot of the wind off your chest to make cruising easier, without the buffeting that the tall screen created.

I have the Puig screen up for sale, its got a couple of holes drilled in it but they are covered buy a nice xt660.com sticker so cant be seen, i will post pictures on here in the next day or so when i get time, just in case anyone is interested.