realbtl Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 66 Location : NW Montana Points : 4799 Registration date : 2011-12-20
| Subject: Rain on Dash Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:33 pm | |
| This may have been covered but I'm not sure what the search topic would be so I'll just put this up. I was surprised at how much rain and road grime came through the vent at the base of the windshield and how dirty the dash was yesterday when I cleaned up the scoot. A fellow on another scooter site posted this quick cheap fix and I thought it was very slick. He uses a piece of foam pipe insulation to plug it. It stores easy and I think it would work great. |
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Darkeswinger Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 115 Location : Southwest Ohio Points : 5395 Registration date : 2010-06-11
| Subject: Re: Rain on Dash Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:38 pm | |
| Mostly I get bug parts up the vent. Does the foam allow enough air to get by so the windshield doesn't flex alot much at speed? |
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realbtl Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 66 Location : NW Montana Points : 4799 Registration date : 2011-12-20
| Subject: Re: Rain on Dash Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:04 pm | |
| I haven't tried it yet but if I'm using it for the rain I likely won't be going that fast. |
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tarmacburner2 Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1099 Age : 70 Location : Cleveleys, Lancashire, England Points : 6517 Registration date : 2010-03-27
| Subject: Re: Rain on Dash Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:23 pm | |
| Try blocking the vent up and see what difference it makes. I wouldn't have thought that the designers at Honda didn't put a vent there just to make the front end look pretty.
Cheers, |
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GHM-PM Site Admin
Number of posts : 2617 Age : 72 Location : Bullhead City, AZ Points : 7488 Registration date : 2012-05-17
| Subject: Re: Rain on Dash Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:56 pm | |
| I like the pipe insulation idea... Only use when necessary AND I have some laying around!!! Great idea. |
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Daboo Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 271 Age : 72 Location : Seattle, WA Points : 5745 Registration date : 2009-12-09
| Subject: Re: Rain on Dash Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:29 am | |
| I believe the vent is there for eliminating back pressure.
Chris |
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