If a person had been riding behind a windshield every day of the year for 50 years straight, he/she would have to travel 82.19178 miles EVERYDAY in order to cover 1,500,000 miles.

Miss a day and you would need to do more than 164 miles to keep up the average.

Just an observation.

Your mileage may vary.

Stock

Givi Airflow - very pleased with it.

I'm 5'10". The stock windshield hit me in the exact wrong place and the wind-stream pushed my head back at highway speed. I use a tall Givi one-piece in the winter but I feel very insulated with it in warmer weather (no air-flow). I just started using a shorty windshield (11" tall) in the warmer weather for better air flow. If the new Givi airfow is as good as they say I might buy one before next winter.

My Berman S has a sport windshield - too low. My Swing has a tall Givi with wings to protect hands also. I look through it. I don't even wear my hat tight. ( I know I should wear a helmet) it stays on with no problem. Rain X like on your car windshield works great. If its raining too hard to see through the shield , its time to stop

I have heard that too. A soft cloth instead of a paper towel too. I have used rain x for about a year on one. So far OK. I think the benifits of it on the windshield are big even if having to buy a new one every now and then is nessesary.

I went from givi tall to back to stock due to 2 cracked givi and 50+ mpg

Went from a stock Honda to a Givi Tall to a Givi Airflow. No contest, the Airflow adjustable is the best screen of any bike I've owned. Fully "up" it throws all the air and rain over my head, no back pressure. Fully "Down" I get a good blast of air in my chest and face, but no buffeting and not too much water if it's raining. About half way, some air to my face and very little rain. Even my hands stay pretty dry and out of the airstream at any setting, due to the small "wings" at the bottom of the screen.
Ian

Givi, give goldwinger a job selling windshields

Well, I wouldn't mind selling Airflows for Swings, easy money!!!!

Anyone want to buy a Stock or Givi Tall?

Ian

I love my Givi Air Flow adjustable. I put a regular Givi on my last Silverwing and I like the adjustable so much better. I think of it as the best modification I have done yet to it.

I don't know what it tells you-----ride everyday, use bike for everything, get paid to ride, do not have car and don't be married and you would be surprised how the miles can pile up...... and there is 56 year history, soon to be 57 years-----by the way 27,000 miles a year will get you there. 27,000 miles a year isn't that much----there are plenty of people out there riding more than that each year------just doing it year in and year out puts the totals up. Sounds to me like somebody who is being critical just doesn't or has not ridden a lot?....and maybe likes car tires. I am not defending anything just having a little fun....and riding everyday.

I had a Givi 214 on my scooter when I bought it from a private owner.
I liked it. It was great in cooler weather. Kept the wind noise down. I did not notice any buffetting.

I had a problem seeing over the top of it, which I prefer during rain. It also kept the wind from reaching me during hot days.

When I dropped the bike in a parking lot last summer, I cracked the left section where the shield protects your hand from the wind. I was toying with getting the Givi AF214 adjustable windshield. I decided to get it and I couldn't be happier. I can lower in the heat and rain. Raise it in the colder weather. I don't seem to have any buffetting problems.

I think it was money well spent.

Cathy,

I think the airflow is the best screen I have had, and I have had 4 of them. You will really like it in the summer when the heat & humidity starts in Chicago. I ride with it all the way up in colder weather or on long interstate rides but when it is hot or I'm just riding slow roads I keep it about 1/2 way down and in hot weather all the way down. I find that even all the way down, you will get the breeze but not the buffeting. It is strange that way this screen works but it works very good.

I think this gives the best ride of all the screens I have had. Tell us more as you get more miles on it.

Jeff,

I had it the weekend of The Falling Leaf Rally Oct. 7-9th in Potosi, MO. That was my first long trip with it. We rode 1000 miles over the 3 days.
The temperature got up to the mid 90's during the day then down to 50, 60 at night. I was grateful for the airflow. Didn't have rain. I had enough of that at the STO Rally. The day we started home that is. I wish I had the new screen then.

I got to see Gary's "Opalsboy" when I was down there. Then the rain on the way home convinced me to order one up.

Cathy

When I had my SWing, i replaced the stock screen with a Clearview large. Wind protection was very good and could see over or duck down easily. When I got the Shadow, I asked if they were planning on making shields for them and the answer was no. So, ended up with a Memphis Shades Memphis Fats 21 inch shield. The gradient ruby color really complements the bike and the brackets were a breeze to install. Big difference between no shield and having one. Especially at 60-70!

I like the above comments pro and con. . .I have the 2005 changed the stock w/s went with the Givi 214. I liked it but seemed to get buffet from the back. Also it seemed very massive. Yesterday I installed the new Givi Air Flow Adjustable. Went for about a 15 mile ride. What a nice addition to my Swing! I must say with the Dr. Sliders dropping my RPM and the new Air Flow w/s I am anxious to see how well it performs now. I was very satisfied with what I observed yesterday on my short ride. This new Givi Air Flow has my vote!
Old Dave in Western Nebraska

For anyone reading this thread, be sure to read the sticky topic entitled Givi AirFlow Adjustable Windshield Review ( http://www.silverwing600.com/t1677p300-givi-airflow-adjustable-windshield-review#40445 ) as there seems to be a consensus among forum members that: a) the stock windscreen is NOT adequate to prevent excessive buffeting for most riders, and b) the windscreen with the greatest number of very positive reviews is the Givi AirFlow AF214. My strong recommendation is that anyone riding their SWing more than 50mph will be very pleased to have installed the AF214. No windscreen is perfect - but the AF214 seems to be the windscreen against which all other windscreens (stock or after-market) are now measured. The nominal $230 that you will spend on the AF214 will bring you way more joy than you can possibly imagine. Ride Safe.

I now have the Givi Adjustable Air Flo on my 2005 Silverwing. Spent thirty years in aviation and we used to check "Airfoils" to see how they were performing by putting a piece of 'yarn' on the surface to get a visual check of what was happening. Yesterday, I put some yarn on the top of both parts of the Air Flo wind shield to see how it was managing the wind stream. It is quite interesting. The Givi Adjustable does a very good job of managing the "Air Flo." Give this a try and you will understand why it does such a good job and yet with so little resistance, which should help give many "plusses" to your Silverwing's performance and your comfort zone.
Old Dave in Western Nebraska