Made the pilgrimage today, to Aeroflow - still owned and operated by 77 y-old, Paige Ortiz (with some help from his wife and Beau, the latest in their line of Aussies) and tried out the medium touring screen, in anticipation of some temps in 15 deg F range on the way back to St. Louis next week.
I was very comfortable on the way out with the medium sport screen (measurements earlier in this thread) and temps in the 30s, and never had to plug in the vest. (With Rukka 3-finger gloves and a down sweater in the collection of clothes I carry, the BMW Rallye suit I wore in the 117 deg F heat in eastern Washington in late June this year, could now double as a snowmobile suit.) On the other hand, if the weather holds, I'd like to hit southern CO on the way back, and was wondering what a touring screen would do for my hands. (No, I don't use Barkbusters, and I never replaced my old handlebar mitts, which tended to depress the brake and clutch levers at speed - but I should note, modern versions, especially with the hand guards, look like a great option for even more protection.)
So for my 6'2+ frame, the extra two inches of height of the medium touring screen over the medium sport screen, throws the air to the top of my face shield. In the high position, airflow runs smoothly over my Shoei X-14. (Bonus for those who enjoy music on their rides.)
Hands are protected a little by the mirrors. The sport screen adds a little more, the touring screen adds a lot of protection for the hands.
The design is great. The touring screen is notably a little thicker than the sport screen. Stiffness is adequate.
Relative airflow both sides of the screen seem optimized in either position. (One reason the engineers at BMW and Paige don't recommend obstruction of airflow on the backside of the windscreen by mounting a navigator against the screen.)
Downsides -
A lot of real estate for bugs.
To easily move the screen up and down while riding, the mirror arms need to be raised a cm or so. If one only moves their screen while stopped - as recommended in the manual, not an issue. (I know there was some interest in wider mirrors by some of the wider riders on the other forum..., so I mention this here.)
No smoke version (though for customers who want that appearance in a taller screen, Paige has occasionally, a la @Lee, used a template of a shorter screen to paint the back of the screen. The top 2 inches of the screen reportedly disappear.
Photos below.
I was very comfortable on the way out with the medium sport screen (measurements earlier in this thread) and temps in the 30s, and never had to plug in the vest. (With Rukka 3-finger gloves and a down sweater in the collection of clothes I carry, the BMW Rallye suit I wore in the 117 deg F heat in eastern Washington in late June this year, could now double as a snowmobile suit.) On the other hand, if the weather holds, I'd like to hit southern CO on the way back, and was wondering what a touring screen would do for my hands. (No, I don't use Barkbusters, and I never replaced my old handlebar mitts, which tended to depress the brake and clutch levers at speed - but I should note, modern versions, especially with the hand guards, look like a great option for even more protection.)
So for my 6'2+ frame, the extra two inches of height of the medium touring screen over the medium sport screen, throws the air to the top of my face shield. In the high position, airflow runs smoothly over my Shoei X-14. (Bonus for those who enjoy music on their rides.)
Hands are protected a little by the mirrors. The sport screen adds a little more, the touring screen adds a lot of protection for the hands.
The design is great. The touring screen is notably a little thicker than the sport screen. Stiffness is adequate.
Relative airflow both sides of the screen seem optimized in either position. (One reason the engineers at BMW and Paige don't recommend obstruction of airflow on the backside of the windscreen by mounting a navigator against the screen.)
Downsides -
A lot of real estate for bugs.
To easily move the screen up and down while riding, the mirror arms need to be raised a cm or so. If one only moves their screen while stopped - as recommended in the manual, not an issue. (I know there was some interest in wider mirrors by some of the wider riders on the other forum..., so I mention this here.)
No smoke version (though for customers who want that appearance in a taller screen, Paige has occasionally, a la @Lee, used a template of a shorter screen to paint the back of the screen. The top 2 inches of the screen reportedly disappear.
Photos below.
"A good man always knows his limitations...."