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Offline Graham62

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7220 on: October 21, 2016, 21:34:17 »
Drooped it  :angry-tappingfoot: I was pumpping up the tyre's on the side stand moved it forward to get to the rear valve yes you've gust it stand filliped up bike went down :dl_hyperhysteria:. broken the top box, then went for a ride to test the Air flow screen.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7221 on: October 21, 2016, 21:44:56 »
Sorry to hear that. I hope the topbox is fixable.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7222 on: October 21, 2016, 21:48:05 »
No  :dl_smiley_banghead: but Mr Diver has an old one for me  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7223 on: October 22, 2016, 07:41:54 »
Gutted for you Graham. And yes I got you mixed up with someone else with my "too many bikes" quote..... It's my age I guess

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7224 on: October 22, 2016, 09:27:00 »
@ Ridaz Thanks, and that's OK me too  :old:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7225 on: October 22, 2016, 17:09:00 »
Out for a 120 mile run on country roads and a good feed. Then fixed v-strom stickers on the bike.





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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7226 on: October 22, 2016, 17:15:15 »
Headed out to Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a bit of culture (via a nice pub for lunch). First time with the Airflow screen, and what a difference! I could easily ride at 70mph on the motorway with the visor up. With the stock screen at the highest setting I couldn't ride at 30mph with the visor up as the buffeting was so bad.  Best purchase so far.

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7227 on: October 22, 2016, 20:14:09 »
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7228 on: October 22, 2016, 20:24:04 »
Hi Paul_Nicholson. Could I ask which of the three choices of heights did you have the airflow screen screwed into?
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7229 on: October 22, 2016, 20:59:29 »
Quote from: mrp192 on October 22, 2016, 20:24:04
Hi Paul_Nicholson. Could I ask which of the three choices of heights did you have the airflow screen screwed into?
The base unit is on the top setting on the bike, the top part of the screen is about a third of the way up


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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7230 on: October 22, 2016, 21:28:02 »
Thanks, mine is on the middle setting I'll try the higher one as still getting buffeting there.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7231 on: October 22, 2016, 22:37:17 »
To avoid buffeting, Givi Airflow has to be tilted all the way towards the rider.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7232 on: October 22, 2016, 23:21:27 »
Eh? They slide up or down, but don't tilt towards or away.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7233 on: October 23, 2016, 11:08:12 »
Sorry, just now I've looked at your profile and found out you own Glee. No, it doesn't tilt on your bike.
I owned Glee before Vee2 and had Givi Airflow mounted on middle holes. It did give me some buffeting so I had to install side wind flaps, change mirrors and change my helmet. Side wind flaps and new mirrors did reduce some buffeting but it was still there. At that time I owned Schubert C3 Pro helmet. I tested AGV Compact Corse and it gave me zero buffeting. Purchased that one and was happy untill I sold the bike.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7234 on: October 23, 2016, 13:55:12 »
Quote from: Rusty Nuts on October 22, 2016, 23:21:27
Eh? They slide up or down, but don't tilt towards or away.

It does if you fit it with a Madstad bracket.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7235 on: October 23, 2016, 14:00:10 »
So does any screen, but it was the Givi Airflow they were talking about.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7236 on: October 23, 2016, 14:07:01 »
Yes my Givi Airflow slides up and down and tilts back and forth on a Madstad bracket.

Definitely needs a bit of tilt to get rid of the buffeting.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7237 on: October 23, 2016, 17:27:30 »
Set off yesterday afternoon and rode from Tyneside via Ch-Le-St, Lanchester, Tow Law, Bishop Aukland, Barnard Castle, Langthwaite, Low Row, Muker, Hawes and ended up in Leyburn.

B and B in a pub then return today to Tyneside via Middleham, Ripon, Thirsk, Sutton Bank, Helmsley and Stokesley where it started chucking it down, so straight up the A19 home.

A grand day out! In fact, two grand days out.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7238 on: October 23, 2016, 17:35:22 »
Sounds like a good round trip :)
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #7239 on: October 29, 2016, 18:52:58 »
Missed the trip for fish & chips today so went for a little ride to the National Memorial Arboretum this afternoon. It's only 15 miles up the A38 but the long way round there & back put over 80 miles on the clock. Very mild day but overcast and a bit of drizzle............stayed dry enough for a walk around when we got there.
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