Side by side comparison of Calsci X-Large and Rifle +5 Windscreens
When I purchased my FJR, I argued with myself about purchasing a Calsci or Rifle windscreen. I purchase the Large Calsci based on a number of positive reports and that I could stop in an pick it up on my way to get Rick Meyer to modify my seat and my wife's Vstar 1300 seats.
Since then I put on approximately 39,000 miles. I had tried the upper position several times since getting the FJR but as not really happy with it. Recently, I decided on to give it a try again. Much to my surprise, the upper position felt better and this "old bod" liked it. But I was getting more buffeting which diminished when I lowered the seat. After reading various reports from Big-D and others, I decided to purchase a +5/+3 Rifle
The physical differences between the Calsci Large and Rifle are:
- Width at top - 15-1/4" and 19-1/2"
- Width at bottom - 22-3/4" and 23-3/4"
- Height from the point of the upside down "w" - 22-7/8" and 23-3/4"
I am 73" tall and inseam of 32".
I just completed 600 miles with the Rifle and under 80 MPH combined bike speed and crosswind speed, I get little or no buffeting. When the combined speed is greater than that, I get some on my helmet but not my shoulders. If I lower the seat to the bottom position, that goes away. A number of things contribute to this improvement:
- The Rifle is taller, approximately what the Calsc XLarge is
Here are pictures of the two windscreens side by side. The "from the side" pictures show the difference in pitch of the two screens resulting from the Rifle tuning blocks.Calsci on the left, Rifle on the right
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