Hi guys,
just wrapped up my time with the medium sheilds and have PM'd the next in line. Just thought I'd share my findings. First off some basics for comparison:
I'm 5' 11" with a 33" inseam, stock seat,stock bars(no risers) and wear a Bell Star helmet(yes it's noisy but the ventilation is AWESOME)
All the tested mediums were much nicer than stock.
The Cal-Sci had nice smooth airflow in all positions,a tad quieter than stock in the fully raised position however at speeds above 70 there was quite a bit of buffeting of my helmet constantly rattling my head from side to side. Consequently my 2nd least favorite(using stock as my least favorite).
The Cee Baileys was similar in smooth airflow at all heights but offers just a shade more coverage width-wise. also a tad quieter than the stock screen. I had no buffeting at any speeds,hiway or not and it is the THICKEST of all the sheilds-moves around very little. HOWEVER because it is the thickest the mounting bolt shoulders never seemed to bottom out on the mounting bosses. It seems it should come with some thin spacers to be properly mounted-otherwise the mounting bolts can never be tightened securely-they are crushing into the sheild. Not a huge issue,but something to be aware of-don't overtighten the mounting hardware.
The V-stream has all the qualities of the above(smooth airflow at all speeds,whether up or down) but being the widest has the best protection of them all-protction out wide enough to cover my shoulders-great for cold weather and rain protection but not sure how it will be in the summer. I would have chosen it to be my favorite EXCEPT that it is the thinnest of all the sheilds- this thing flexes like crazy on the hiway! Granted it was a windy day but the airflow on my helmet varied about 4" because of the flex. So it ended essentially being my favorite-at least at this time of year. I'm located in MA,by the way so it's been a little chilly lately-temps have ranged from 30-64 that I have been riding in.
So-I'm putting my name in line to check out the larges as all three of these shields never cleared my helmet. Windblast was directed to about 2/3 -3/4 of the way up my helmet. I was hoping to find one do-it-all sheild but looks like I'll have a winter/hiway sheild and a summer sheild. Oh-one note I forgot to mention-the V-stream had the highest arc in the center making it the tallest and coming close to my line of sight. Also,because the V-stream and Cee Baileys are more contoured they also reflect dash lighting and headlights differently than the stock or Cal-Sci shields-nothing bad but you just see reflections were you normally didn't at night. Ok-that the list of findings that I recall/ have wriitten down-on to the next ! And thanks again to all those who have donated these sheilds !!
