bmsouls
Guest
Has anybody used a laminar lip on a 08/09 gsa, i have tried tobinators and found them to be u/s.i am sick of wasting money to try and reduce the buffeting a bit of info of anybody that has used them would be appreciated.
I have one on my 08 GSA and it works for me. I'm 6'3" and the standard screen gives me a lot of buffeting. With the lip on the airflow just catches the top of my helmet but there's little buffeting now. Downside is the rain doesn't get blown off but you can't have it all. Also reduced the amount of visor cleaning I have to do with the bugs!
bmsouls
Guest
Thanks for reply ,do you have to fit them at a certain height or is it trial and error,i am 6ft and have sargent seat fitted?
I also have a laminar lip on a 08 gsa. I fitted the tobinators but couldn't get it set up right until I fitted the lip as well. Bit of fiddling and I can sit upright with only very minor turbulence at 85-90. Dip the lid a bit and its totally turbulence free.
Only issue is you may , depending on your height, look thru some of the lip when seeking out the road close to the bike.
stu
Only issue is you may , depending on your height, look thru some of the lip when seeking out the road close to the bike.
stu
PhilBolton
Registered user
I've just changed to an '09 GSA from an '07 GS and I've noticed (now the weather is getting warmer) that I get more dead flies on my visor on the GSA than did on the GS. (I always had the GS screen fully up).
Given that it is a bigger screen on the GSA - why???????????
The GSA screen won't go up as high as the GS would, it's got pips on the adjusters. Why is that?
I have seen comments about turning them upside down to allow the screen to go higher, but they are tapered, so I can't see how that works.
I've also been told that I should cut the pips off, thus allowing a higher adjustment, but I don't like irreversible mods.
A "laminar lip" sounds like a good idea, I've seen clip-on ones from TT.
So I will follow this thread with interest.
Phil
Given that it is a bigger screen on the GSA - why???????????
The GSA screen won't go up as high as the GS would, it's got pips on the adjusters. Why is that?
I have seen comments about turning them upside down to allow the screen to go higher, but they are tapered, so I can't see how that works.
I've also been told that I should cut the pips off, thus allowing a higher adjustment, but I don't like irreversible mods.
A "laminar lip" sounds like a good idea, I've seen clip-on ones from TT.
So I will follow this thread with interest.
Phil
dxtans
Registered user
I purchased the TT lip last year for my 08-gsa, got to say it takes away any buffering, visor is up at 80mph, ( with sun glasses on), even mrs dxtans on the back notices that we have to be upto 90mph before she get any form of buffering. The only down side is , when it rains the rain sticks onto the lip ( no matter what spray I used on it, ( rainex, polish..), this can cause some safety issues when riding at low speed thru traffic as it obscures the vision partially.
dxtans
dxtans
I tried it a few times stuck on the screen with masking tape before I stuck it on with the dual locks. Then I got a set of mounting screws from Heroblobs for free and decided to make a better fix by drilling. Drilling through the dual locks and then using the fixing kit gave me a perfect fit. I took the lip off a few weeks back and put it right back on. Visor up at any speed as I said the only issue is lack of wind to blow the rain away.
I ended up with half the lip above the screen.
LBL
Registered user
cut em off
I cut the lugs off my 09GSA and its so much better, if you dont want to cut them buy 2 of the adjusters from a GS, they dont have the lugs on them, i used them with a GSA screen on my old 08 GS. it works fine
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I cut the lugs off my 09GSA and its so much better, if you dont want to cut them buy 2 of the adjusters from a GS, they dont have the lugs on them, i used them with a GSA screen on my old 08 GS. it works fine
PhilBolton
Registered user
"buy the adjusters from the GS" --
Doh! Why didn't I think of that?
Phil
Doh! Why didn't I think of that?
Phil
deaninkl
Registered user
bmsouls, I've used a laminar lip for 2 years and 30k km on an 07 GS. it improved the physical buffetting (I'm 5'9") but did not improve (much) my real problem of wind noise. For the noise I have found the best cure to be good quality (like 3M), correctly fitted ear plugs, and a good helmet, I have settled on the Schubeth S1.
Basically there is a lot to read on here about buffeting, but it also seems that differents solutions work for different people. I'm conviced age has a lot to do with it... I never noticed noise 30 years ago riding a CX with a rattly stadium full face, now it annoys the hell out of me.
Basically there is a lot to read on here about buffeting, but it also seems that differents solutions work for different people. I'm conviced age has a lot to do with it... I never noticed noise 30 years ago riding a CX with a rattly stadium full face, now it annoys the hell out of me.
Stevie73
Registered user
I found that putting the screen up almost vertical after grinding the lugs off only created more wind turbulance behind the screen. Lowering the screen so it is at more of an angle towards you seems to help with smoothing the turbulance out, but I've got a laminar lip and will probably try it, as I'm 6'3" too, and still get a lot of buffeting on M-ways...
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