Hello Everyone,
I wrote this for a bike forum, but it is just as applicable to a scoot and your comfort.....
I recently had a genuine DIY idea after reading up about Saeng edging, essentially an aerodynamic windscreen beading.....

http://www.saeng.com/subcategory.php?category=51

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/aeroflow_saeng.html

I decided that it was a bit expensive for something that may or may not prove useful..... Plus I can't find a UK supplier...
Thus firmly in DIY mode, I decided to have a go myself by spending the princely sum of £5.89 or something like that in B&Q and bought some self adhesive brown rubber draft excluder which I spray painted black and then stuck to the leading edges of my screen.... I mean what with the cable ties to stop the screen deforming at speed, the screen not exactly going to look any more naff than it already is



Not only did it stay stuck on, even at high speed, it appeared to work! Wind noise and buffetting a little reduced, but even more strange the wind noise with my visor open was much more reduced than before, and quieter than with the visor down and closed ?!!! Now I am able to ride at 90mph with the visor open as opposed to the 70mph before..... I could even ride at 55-60mph with the front pivoting part of my modular helmet in the fully up position. Before fitting the draught excluder, those speeds would have been much more uncomfortable with the helmet in open mode.....
It works best with the rubber excluder all the way round the screen as in the pictures below. Initially I tried just the top edge first of all, but it didn't seem to make that much difference.





What an irony! who would have thought a bit of draught excluder could make such a difference, on a bike?!! I suppose I'd better add here that I also wear glasses, so they also offer a little eye protection when I ride.
The draught excluder rubber is very soft and light, and who knows who long it will last? But its worth a try, and a lot cheaper than that Saeng edging. However, If my DIY job doesn't work out, then I might well buy myself the real McCoy, even if I have to get it direct from the USA.
Now its just as fun riding along on my Divvy with the visor open, and instead of needing ear plugs, you hear the engine much clearer above a very reduced wind noise...... And it sounds great! I shall have to try it with my open face helmet which I bought in the Lidl sales to see if they are any good..... I've always been a full face helmet guy, but for commuting in summer when its hot, maybe an open face will be more comfortable?!
In summary I think the main application here is potentially a massive reduction in fatigue due to buffetting and wind noise on longer trips, and the advantage of being able to keep your visor open at relatively high touring speeds. For now anyway, my Divvy seems to offer better top half weather protection than my BMW K100RT that I used to have years ago. I'll report back on the open face helmet in due course.

Happy Riding!

Bernardo

Bernardo,

How is your Do-It-Yourself project working out for you? Still holding together?

Really interesting. And it looks great on the bike. Unusual color...wow