Double Bubble Screens

[Dr Nick]

Me and my friend Rob have been having been thinking about Double Bubble Screens. Are they A for fat lazy people who can't duck down behind the standard screen, or B do they assist with the aerodynamics of the Bike

[The BeefMeister]

I can't vote twice but I'll say both cos I'm fat and yeah I must be something to do with it cos race bikes have them.
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[Dr Nick]

Wouldn't Double Bubbles come as standard if they helped the aerodynamics .

[The BeefMeister]

Bikes are usually tested for aerodynamics before they get sold. Usually standard screens look quite aerodynamic. But then others don't.

For example:

Aprilia RS50/125/250 has a nice screen and probably just as good as a double bubble.
Honda NSR125R has quite a small screen and you can't duck down and get with the flow of the bike.

I only mention them two because you always said you liked the RS screen.
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[Bendy]

[G]

Double Bubble screens aren't fitted as standard because they don't look as good, especially when sat in a shop without a rider.

It significantly helps wind noise at stupid speeds and pretty much completely gets rid of it if you do duck behind it.

Look at pretty much any race bike and you'll see a bigger or double bubble screen.
You can duck right behind a normal screen, but a double bubble lets you get decent aerodynamics without having your head resting on the tank... which aint exactly great for actually riding your bike.

[Sparks!]

[Dusty]

[Phoenix]

I think double bubbles look much better on 95% of bikes than standard screens, except the Powerbronze Blade ones which look daft.

And some bikes come with huggers, ZXR400 does, R1 does too doesn't it?

[MarJay]

Double bubble screens look crap on my bike.
There was a yellow T595 in the shop where I bought my own bike which had a double bubble screen and it looked rubbish. The screen on my bike is already at a steep incline, so adding a double bubble makes the screen near vertical!

Mine must be at the correct height already!

It definitely needed a hugger though.
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[Mrs_Hippy]

Fat lazy people?

Having a back condition or in may case rather large breasts are probably also factors............

[The BeefMeister]

[Korn]

Riding my storm with a standard screen used to hurt at the higher speeds if you stayed upright, whereas riding Zim & Drew's ones with the bubble screens felt fine, so definitely a difference in how much wind you have to put up with. Also I cannot emphasise how much sexier my RVF400 looked once I'd fitted a double bubble... changed the entire outline it did
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[Stew]

[Demonic69]

BUY ONE! It's now the 1st thing I buy when I get a bike (If they do one). On the RF it made 120mph feel like 60 and on the Blade 150 is now fairly comfortable.
And as was said ^^ All the racers use them, you calling them fat and lazy?
If the manufacturers actually shipped all these extras with the bikes the aftermarket people would lose millions, so they don't.
Not too many bikes come with steering dampers, yoke protectors, huggers, heated grips, seat cowls etc. but shed loads of people buy them every year.
Every new bike has "improvements" everyone would make, the manufacturer just gives you the canvas.
Stew's bike would look fairly silly with one though, it already has an afro
That's my
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