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Originally Posted by marc
You've two extremes that will leave your helmet in clear, smooth air. You can go no windscreen at all or you can go with a barn door, AKA aeroflow. Everything else is a compromise. I dislike the aeroflow for reasons that have nothing to do with its effectiveness. No windscreen was a bit much, so my compromise is a cut down stock screen. It put my head mostly in clear air, but dumps a bunch of cold on my chest. So in the winter I clip on an extension which makes my chest warmer, but moves the rough air up into my helmet.
Only you can decide how much to compromise and in which direction.
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My previous bike [a star warrior] had no windscreen and wind noise [at least with my prior fairly quiet helmet] wasn't really an issue. Wind blast was. Not having to 'hold myself' on the bikes like before now that I have a windshield is amazing and makes even mild rides (20 miles) more enjoyable. Now I'm just fighting the apparently inevitable buffeting/noise issues that come with putting a chunk of plastic out in front to block the wind.
I think I'll see if I can find a way to try a vstream. Until then, I think I need to experiment with different heights on my stock windscreen. Because of my height I immediately put it in the highest position assuming it was a must, but now I think I might need to lower it and see if that helps. I might get more direct air on my helmet but perhaps it won't be as turbulent and I'll still get the benefits of no direct chest/torso wind blast.