i'm 5' 10" and fitted laminar lip in more or less, the lowest position possible on my 12GSA last week.
the good news:
significant improvement in airflow. quieter and more comfortable for the rider.
the bad news:
interferes with vision to the extent that i will be removing it at the earliest opportunity.
ok on motorway etc. but in situations such as close traffic and fine manoeuvring, the effect on judgement of looking through what is effectively 3 different grades of screen (lip. lip + screen. screen), is very pronounced.
i also find that changes such as carrying a passenger or filling the tank affect the height of the screen in my vision. a passenger raising it up, fuelling dropping it back to an acceptable level.
recent experience suggests that riding briskly down dorset back lanes in the dark looking through the lip is not to be recommended.
taller riders may not encounter the same problems as me, but i have short legs and a long body, so i'd say you'd need to be 6 foot plus at least. of course, others may cope better looking through the thing
the good news:
significant improvement in airflow. quieter and more comfortable for the rider.
the bad news:
interferes with vision to the extent that i will be removing it at the earliest opportunity.
ok on motorway etc. but in situations such as close traffic and fine manoeuvring, the effect on judgement of looking through what is effectively 3 different grades of screen (lip. lip + screen. screen), is very pronounced.
i also find that changes such as carrying a passenger or filling the tank affect the height of the screen in my vision. a passenger raising it up, fuelling dropping it back to an acceptable level.
recent experience suggests that riding briskly down dorset back lanes in the dark looking through the lip is not to be recommended.
taller riders may not encounter the same problems as me, but i have short legs and a long body, so i'd say you'd need to be 6 foot plus at least. of course, others may cope better looking through the thing