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Buffeting problem
 

As I probably have mentioned before in here I have recently purchased a Tenere 660 2011 model.
I have now been out for a swing through Sweden, Finland and Norway and almost added 7000 km on the clock.

Wind buffeting is really terrible on this bike for me. I am quite average tall - 180 cm or 5'11 in english measurement I belive. Would a taller screen, for example the one that "Off the road" have that is 8 cm taller help for this terrible buffeting?

Or are there dome other/better solutiones?

I've tried many many things to cure buffeting on all sorts of bikes, and all I've learnt really is there isn't a definitive solution that suits all riders!

However, what I did find is that a careful amount of experimenting with cardboard, old visors and sticky tape helped a lot in finding a solution that suited me... Try various screen heights, deflectors, spoilers etc with the card/tape first, see what works for you, then have a look on the market to see what's available that's closest to what you created (or get something bespoke made up properly).

Warning: You will get some strange looks though whilst you've got old boxes taped up all over the front of your bike! ;)

With my last Tenere I tried lots of different solutions for the screen, even made my own adjustable spoiler on the top of the screen.

This time I when for a simpler solution and hacked off the top of the screen, no more bad vibes around my helmet.....

The turbulence coming off the screen hits me around the neck area and over the shoulders so no more vibrating peak on the Tour X.

As already mentioned I think you need to look at the buffeting coming up through the forks. I have put a spoiler below the headlight which stops most of this.


Nick.

I think your best bet is as a few people have said try a few cardboard cuts and or even try going lower by removing the screen completely. each persons different.