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corners. I initially thought this would cause turbulence on my shoulders, but that was absolutely not true; the windscreen creates nice, calm air and can be adjusted to provide more or less airflow as needed. The only real complaint I had with the screen was a slight whistle from the screen. I usu- ally ride with music played at low volumes through my Comm system. Barely perceivable, it was so slight I had to turn my Comm system off to determine where the whistle was coming from. Sally: Ahh, relief from the turbu-
lence and buffeting with nice smooth airflow! Unlike the stock screen, when John started out with this screen in its lowest setting I didn’t feel like I was going to be blown off the bike. I appreciated the good air- flow, given that the ambient air tem- perature was pushing 90 degrees. Once John found the windscreen set- ting he was happy with, I felt improved stability and less buffeting, not that I had much even in its lowest setting. As I asked John to raise the screen a little higher to find the best position for me, it still left him look- ing over the screen with one to two inches to spare. I really like this screen, especially how it looks on his bike. I think it is by far the best look- ing screen of the three.
ZTechnik VStream John: While I think the ZTechnik windscreen offers the best overall wind protection of the three, it’s only marginally better than the Wun- derlich product. In its lowest setting, both the ZTechnik and Wunderlich windscreens provide the rider with nice clean air and adequate airflow. The Ztechnik is a much larger, wider and taller than either the stock or the Wunderlich. The overall positioning relative to perceived wind protection is very similar to the Wunderlich, meaning when I’m looking over the screen with three inches to spare, the
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wind protection is very similar. With the Wunderlich you just have to raise it more to get it into that position due to the fact it is shorter. Like the Wunderlich, I was most comfortable with it set where I was looking over the top with approximately three inches to spare. Sally: Again, the wind protection offered
by the two aftermarket screens was a huge improvement over the stock screen. When John initially pulled away with the ZTech- nik windscreen at its lowest setting, I thought it was even better than the Wun- derlich until I realized that at its lowest set- ting the height was roughly the same as the Wunderlich at the setting John liked. The best height for me left John looking over the screen with one to two inches to spare.
I also think this screen may offer slightly better overall wind protection, but with its size and extreme curvature, I didn’t find it nearly as good looking as the Wunderlich.
Conclusion ZTechnik vs. Wunderlich: While both Sally and I believe the ZTechnik model slightly edges out the Wunderlich windscreen in the performance department, I don’t think you could go wrong with either. If looks are important to you, I believe the Wunderlich edges out the ZTechnik and will fill that bill.
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