Windscreens.... Again !

It could well be that the screen is a little short to be fully effective, one way of checking is to stick an extension on the top of the screen and see whether that makes any difference, try taping about 2" of card or similar on top of the screen blade.
If that improves things you could then add a clip on extension rather than buy another screen blade from Madstad.

 

Hello, just to introduce myself, I am not paid by Madstad and I ordered mine directly to USA. I had a Madstad screen on my previous 2013 road glide HD during seven years. It was not nice looking but so good for riding... even for passenger.

You have to take into account the length of the windshield. According to me the good length is when the shield is just below your nose and never eyes below the shield.

Angle is very important. It is said 60° from ground but it also could be between 55 and 60°.

To work properly the Madstad needs have some fresh air going from inside bottom to inside top of the screen. I could be wrong, but according to the picture I am not sure there is enough space above your light to get sufficient fresh air going inside the shield. Be sure that if there is no air on the internal side of the shield it will not work.

Have you any possibility to try a shorter one?

 

Funny as you receive two answers which are completely different....

However to look at the road through any windscreen when riding a bike is not the best solution, but it is just my opinion.

 

You can buy a clip on top screen which creates an air gap between the two forcing the air up and over you
Have a Google

 

The basic problem is that in a tuck on a race bike the rider fills the gap behind the screen to provide a smoother total airflow. With an upright screen you displace air and get dirty air flows and eddies over, under and round the screen. These then batter the rider! Raindrops mostly follow the external flow so screens are not without benefit. However rider size, posture etc., all matter as much as screen size, angle. You would need hours in a wind tunnel to optimise things and most screen reviews are so personal as to be meaningless. The one thing that seems to smooth dirty airflow is an adjustable aerofoil clipped to the top of the screen and you need to play with them and tune the air gap.

Screens? A bit of a lottery!

 

That’s a shame as the madstad on my tiger is great! The only thing I can suggest is have a ride around and with your Hand, the non throttle one, place it around the screen, like a deflector, and see what happens. Start at the top and look at underneath too as it could be getting reflected up by the shape of the tank. Looking at your photos I think it could be raked back too far and the gap between headlight and screen is too large, try putting a bit of card down there to reduce, not block, the gap. Try with it more upright if that works and you don’t like looking through the screen maybe a Slightly smaller one would work

 

@cliverdee, To give it a try, could you temporarily add a 8-10" high, plastic plate (or rigid cardboard) at the bottom inside of the windshield to create an internal airflow. Separation 2-3" between the screen and the plate should work.

 

Looks to my novice eyes like the wind may well be coming from under the screen, I'm told you want some to lessen the vacuum which causes backflow. When I had my Street Twin I tried a few and found the Puig Custom screen to best. No longer have bike or screen

 

Had the same problem on my 09 America even after I bought a 2 in. higher aftermarket screen. Talking to the screen manufacturer he said that they would exchange the screen for a model they make that has a forward scooped lip at the top of the screen. I'd seen several articles that recommended this but I thought that would look terrible and decided to adjust the rake. I bought some 1 inch rubber bottle stoppers on line, and long screws and installed them in the upper screen mounts between the screen and the support rods. The stock screen had rubber washers there to dampen vibration. These "spacers" tipped the screen forward, changing the rake just enough to move the turbulence over my head. You might be able to see them in the avatar photo which also shows the reflection of the tank console and speedo. It all cost less than $5.

 

As you've said, the Madstad screen works well on the Tiger 800, being a massive improvement over the stock screen. I had one on mine and it transformed the bike - just as @crispey has confirmed with his own Tiger. Maybe this type of screen just won't work with a naked, retro style bike. I've had two Bonnevilles and had a dart fly screen on the first, which deflected some wind off your chest, but not much. I didn't bother on the second one and just got used to it, although it starts to get tiring at speeds over about 75 mph.

Interestingly (or not!) I now have a BMW R nine T with no screen and which is considerably more powerful than the Bonneville but I never feel like the wind is an issue on this bike the way it could be on the Triumph.

 

Az tha asked thi parrot what he thinks abart it?