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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: winston66 on December 19, 2013, 05:34:42 PM
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Winston66, :hatwave : :runyay
:wht11 :rd13 :think1
My new white ride 2006 model went for its first country jaunt today, just a short one ,around the block and out to a local beach for a coffee for the driver and then back home 55k's
The thing runs well and is nice and smooth but I get the impression that its fuel economy is at least 10 to 15% better than the red one. a 2003 model.
I think that the larger screen on the red one probably knocks the consumption a tad , It has a new V Stream that I got direct from the USA as I wanted the comfort of the wind blocking especially on some long rides.It has the fixed screen only.
Question, can I get an OEM or similar screen as a replacement , would like a tinted one, Black or dark Grey, as a fitment for the electrical adjust.On the newer ride?
I tend to suffer a little from the extra bright sunlight that we get here in the unpolluted west,and
I figure that a tint incorporated into the screen could help to relieve this problem for me .
Anyone got anyy thoughts on this one?
Cheers , winston66
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Unless you like looking through the screen when you ride it's not going to help in any way. I always ride with my screen at the lowest level unless I hit rain, then I raise it until I can just see over it, I hate looking through it! I have a tinted visors fitted to my helmets and that works for me, they're not legal to ride with at night but I never ride at night due to the excessive number of wildlife on our country roads after dark. :eek
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Fuel economy is definately better with a white bike, certainly much better than red bikes, and they're so very much faster, though Biggles might not agree! :rofl