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Breaking wind: ZTechnik VStream windscreen for R 1200 RS


By Mark Hearon #209373


YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE the direction of the wind, but you can certainly minimize its effects. In Texas, there’s little to keep you


and your bike from being blown about like a tumbleweed, regardless of the season. Having come of age as a motorcyclist on a naked sport bike, all but the slimmest hope of avoiding wind blast (especially the dreaded 30 mph headwinds from the Gulf of Mexico) was sacrificed to the moto deities. Last April, though, my world changed. Along with a shiny, new R 1200 RS


came something of a novelty: a wind- screen. Man, was I in metaphorical heaven. Although the shield only pro- vided wind mitigation from the shoul- ders down, it was enough to positively rock my world. Spoiled for comfort as I was on my


new sport touring bike (laugh if you must), a 3,000-mile trip through the western plains and around Colorado demonstrated that helmet buffeting can be as tiresome as an hours-long, frontal assault by the wind. Thanks to Paul Gomez from National Cycle, I can now share how my riding comfort has been vastly improved with the addition of the ZTechnik VStream Sport/Tour Windscreen to my riding kit.


Thoughtfully packaged and care-


fully wrapped, the ZTechnik VStream windscreen for my BMW R 1200 RS arrived with all necessary fittings, clearly-delineated instructions, and the promise of a hassle-free install. I wasn’t disappointed. However, be pre- pared to borrow a Torx set if you don’t have one as all bolts (both OEM and


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