I currently have the tall OEM windscreen on my CE04. Buffeting is quite significant at 50+ MPH. Ordered a less than ideal aftermarket wind deflector which didn't improve the situation (link below). I'm at the point where I might return altogether to the original low windscreen.
Any ideas on how to contain buffeting are welcome!
Thanks,
F
There are a few companies that make windscreens for the CE-04, but I'm unaware of their return policies. I seem to recall that Clearview lets you return windshields if you try them out with the wrapping plastic kept in place, in order not to damage them, for instance.
I had Clearviews on a couple of 650 Burgman scooters, but unfortunately they don't seem to have a product for the CE-04.
On my C 400 GT, I have a Marathon screen from Wunderlich, and they do offer a screen and an extension for the CE-04:
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I had no real objection to the stock screen for the GT, but my wife -- an occasional passenger -- said that it had some buffeting back there, so I got the Wunderlich; it's wider and a little differently shaped, and did the trick, according to her.
Incidentally, on the Wunderlich I ordered I included the (optional, extra-cost) closable vent in it, just as I did with my two Clearviews; an open vent ameliorates back-pressure right behind the screen, and also affords some extra breeze in hot weather (I'm a look-over rider, not a look-through rider, in terms of windscreens). Alas, their CE-04 Marathon doesn't seem to offer this option (although some companies sell circular closable vents that you can put in any windscreen, if you're willing to drill a door-knob-sized hole in them).
Other companies that offer bespoke windscreens for the CE-04 include Ermax (which I've heard good things about on a Burgman forum, I think it was), Givi, and Puig (which I've also read good things about, I recall):
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So I suppose you can try one or more of these products, and if things don't work try selling them (say, at half price) on the forum, to someone else who wants to try one -- this sort of thing is a common practice on some forums I've been on, such as a Victory forum, that had a lot of members, with a lot wanting to try to find windshields that were right for their particular physiques and likes. Or you could just chalk it up to experience and eat the cost (which isn't all that much, IMO, compared to other things you can spend on bikes, as well as the cost of the bike itself). After all, if you find the right one for you, it's something that you'll use every ride.
