Question for owners of late GSA's

BeamishTripleBlack

BeamishTripleBlack

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Just picked up my GSA and noticed that I have quite more wind blast to the face than I had aticipated, after looking into it the screen wasnt fully fully adjusted up, I went to adjust it and it cant go all the way up due to pegs in the black plastic spacers. The GS I owned previously would adjust to the top of the serrations, the exam question is:

Have BM done this on purpose to prevent the screen been adjusted to this height due to unwanted vibration or stress cracking?

I am thinking 10 seconds with the dremmel (you would not see the mod) and I would have another 10-20mm of screen height but i dont want to do this if it will damage the screen. The other option is order the GS spacers as these do not have the pegs on the spacers.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

PS, The spacers are wedge shaped preventing a simple reversal of the spacer.
 
Ive heard of others removing this 'bit' before. Ive got the GSA screen on a Faster GS ! I did try to use the fitments of the GS screen but they didnt want to play.
 
I removed the peg things no problem just remember the bits are sided JJH
 
I've taken the bit off to get a bit more height out of the screen. All that happened was that the screen was more upright and I experienced more buffeting. Result, I changed it back to it's original position and left it at that. The purpose of the pegs is to guide the adjuster in the groove and by changing the angle of the screen you'll induce more stress on the screen mountings. I've already had a new screen fitted under warranty due to cracks forming around the holes but it is debatable as to the cause, either the wear on the upper pins that makes the screen vibrate or the sat nav mount on the upper bar.

I've got a Multitec and Hornet DS from Shoei and the Hornet is better on the bike. The Multitec generates more noise at the top vent. I'm 5' 10'' by the way.
 
tanneman said:
I've taken the bit off to get a bit more height out of the screen. All that happened was that the screen was more upright and I experienced more buffeting. Result, I changed it back to it's original position and left it at that. The purpose of the pegs is to guide the adjuster in the groove and by changing the angle of the screen you'll induce more stress on the screen mountings. I've already had a new screen fitted under warranty due to cracks forming around the holes but it is debatable as to the cause, either the wear on the upper pins that makes the screen vibrate or the sat nav mount on the upper bar.

I've got a Multitec and Hornet DS from Shoei and the Hornet is better on the bike. The Multitec generates more noise at the top vent. I'm 5' 10'' by the way.
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Thanks, there is always the chance that I will actually prefer the angle of the screen as it is now but it would be nice to try it at its highest setting. IMO the guiding pegs should have been fitted at the bottom of the spacer as no-one I know has the screen on its lowest setting. If the screen gets damaged at its highest setting, why do bmw leave the adjustment serrations on the bracket! I am about your height (5ft 11) using a Shoei lid.

Many thanks for the info
 
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Beamish......best ever £40 (off here) I have ever spent in 30 years of biking! :rob re your problem

Visor up in the rain up the M5 :thumb2

See if somebody will lend ya one to try :nenau

Its a touratech screen spoiler :comfort

TD
:pullface
 

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i had a GS with a GSA screen without the lugs and had it upright.

I then brought a GSA and whipped the lugs off so that it went higher, never had any problems with cracking on the screen by the mounts and wind protection was fine.
 
team duvet said:
Beamish......best ever £40 (off here) I have ever spent in 30 years of biking! :rob re your problem

Visor up in the rain up the M5 :thumb2

See if somebody will lend ya one to try :nenau

Its a touratech screen spoiler :comfort

TD
:pullface
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+1 for TT screen spoiler. It really is fab.
 
When I asked the same question at Williams Manchester they said the screen frame was not able to withstand the additional pressure created if the screen was modified as you are considering, which is why the restriction peg is there.
They also thought it would invalidate any warranty claims due to any screen failure. :eek:
 
I've got a Universal one you can try before you buy one, mate.

Perspex is flat, not profiled like the GS one, but the effect is the same

Give me a shout if you want to borrow it

Mick
 
sidestand said:
I've got a Universal one you can try before you buy one, mate.

Perspex is flat, not profiled like the GS one, but the effect is the same

Give me a shout if you want to borrow it

Mick
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Thanks Mick, its about time we had another ride out! Astle are having a few over the coming months if you fancy it? Give them an email and they will send the datse.
 
duckspeed said:
When I asked the same question at Williams Manchester they said the screen frame was not able to withstand the additional pressure created if the screen was modified as you are considering, which is why the restriction peg is there.
They also thought it would invalidate any warranty claims due to any screen failure. :eek:
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Sounds like a typical dealer answer, Astle said the same but if the frame would struggle due to an extra 5 degrees of tilt how come you can strap Sat Navs and behemoth aftermarkets on without the frame giving up. There is a good chance I wont like having no airflow and change it back but I am going to have to give it a go, at worst all you have to do is orders set of replacement spacers from an internet dealer if it goes Pete Tong, your dealer would never know. The techie at BM said do it, he wasnt allowed to obviously,'rules is rules' but he couldnt see any real reasons for the peg being at the top.
 
I have a GSA screen fitted to my GS using the standard "non-pegged" GS spacers ....... IMHO in the fully up position there's no noticeable difference in protection than a couple of notches down.

Stu.
 
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