GIVI Screen Mini Review

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ALHTHS

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Last week I decided to replace my standard 1150GS screen with the GIVI screen. So I popped into my friendly Hein Gericke shop in Cardiff (hello Mr Muck-Spreader!!) and ordered one. The damage £80 including VAT. It took les than 15 minutes to fit and then it was time for testing.

Initial impressions, after 90ish miles of motorway/town and screen setting at mid point are as follow:

At any speed it is definitely an improvement over the stock screen. Reduced buffeting, reduced noise, less wind on the shoulders. I expect rising the screen on click will further improve. The top of the screen is around about your eye lever, well it is at my eye level and I am 1.80 (is that 5,7" ??).

So my opinion is for the money and for what offers it is a good replacement, to go for something more expensive it really had to be a much much better product.

Note: When you take the original screen off you will need to dismantle the two black plastic guides either side and you need (a number 5 or 7, I think) star Allen key. The GS toolkit doesn't provide that so make sure that you have one.

I hope this is helpful.
 
ALHTHS said:

Note: When you take the original screen off you will need to dismantle the two black plastic guides either side and you need (a number 5 or 7, I think) star Allen key. The GS toolkit doesn't provide that so make sure that you have one.

I have the correct TORX tool in my bike toolkit. I used it today to fit a screen mod

It's not in the same section as the allen keys. It's lurking in a corner.

I will post a review of the screen mod when I get to ride the bike. A slight problem with another ferkin puncture is delaying matters.
 
The dimensions of the screen (quoted from the manufactures datasheet) is

Height: 4.7 “ taller than the factory windscreen.

Width: 6.3 “ wider than the factory windscreen.

What I want to do next is put the stock screen on top of the givi screen and snap a pic. Hopefully I'll do this weekend.

In the mean time here: http://www.figl.com/joe/equip_r1150gs.htm there are few pictures of the givi screen over the top of the stock screen and a mini report.

cheers
 
Roger Walton said:
The "torbinators" further improve the Givi screen by allowing more air underneath screen

Roger,

What are the "torbinators" ? Where can I get them and how do you fit them.

Kostas
 


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