I've never had an issue with buffeting. But then I have always had the HG handlebar bag on the bike, since the first mile.

�10 from HG, and even if it doesn't work, you still get a handy storage pod...

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/tuareg-lenkertasche.html

screens / buffeting / windnoise
 

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...en/screen2.jpg http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...en/screen1.jpg http://www.xt660.com/[IMG]http://i66...en/screen5.jpg[/IMG]After checking out the various options available for alternative screens to cure the buffetting / wind noise issues I have been having with the bike I decided I would be loathed to spend �90 on a taller / shorter / x creen type of thing and decided to chop up the existing one.
Why can an aftermarket company sell a screen for �90 when the OE one from Yamaha is only �40 ?
any way ive attached some photos of what ive done.
The slot was the first mod as Ive seen plenty of companys doing this to try and reduce the lower pressure area behind the screen.
That seemed to work a lttle bit.
Then I decided that if I could get more air behind the screen it was nearly equalise the lower pressure area that was banging around my head.
I would like to make it clear that I know naff all about aerodynamics but have a basic idea of whats happening at 60 mph.
Any how basically what you see is where we are up to present and I think its a bit of an improvement on the standard screen. Its a work in progress but I will plod on and seen if I can improve it anymore. If it all goes pear shaped I will stick an new yammy screen on and no one will know!

I like that - good ingenuity :023:

Wind from where?
 

The most annoying/dangerous buffetting I've encountered is when following & trying to overtake large pantech/B Double trucks (who are doing over 100 kph).
This doesn't seem to occur, nearly as much when riding open road without other traffic! :icon_surprised:
So, is all this buffetting caused from other vehicles & exasperated by the design of the fuel tank & screen ?

A possible answer
 

Did some research this arvo, up & down the highway following various size trucks at different distances. What I've basically come up with is, stay off the main roads which carry a lot of large heavy vehicles & wind buffetting will be mini mised . :thumbsup:
So just use the big T's for what we bought them for, riding on the back roads :icon_biggrin:

No screen worked for me but I like having a screen so that was not an option. I tried the plate under the headlight. That helped marginally, but after fitting spotties that was removed.
Next was repositioning the screen tilting back further (I thought the screen looked too vertical). Thought I had success but eventually realised it still wasn't right.
Next was cutting down the screen by an inch or so. Then another inch or so. Still no good.
A new higher wider screen should solve everything... Nope.
So last but not least tried a wind deflector mounted to the handlebar clamp deflecting the rush of updates and BINGO...no more buffeting/vibrating, with either my new touring screen or my now sporty chopped down OEM screen.
Fair dinkum it's like riding a whole different new bike.
I know we're all affected differently with our body heights but strongly recommend trying this if you suffer. Will try and post a photo. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...d8bac36525.jpg

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