Why didnt I do it before?

[jerryz]

Why didnt I do it before?

Do what  you say?


removed the ducati headlight fairing from my S4 ,,,,,,, what an improvement  , no more helmet buffeting at high speed , and strangely the front end seems more planted  and stable , i would have thought the fairing  airflow would push the front end down it seems the opposite happens ... I was wrong its much better now with no bikini fairing.

the bike looks nicer too. more like my M750.

cheers jerry

[derby]

it won't push the front end down, at most it'd redirect the wind over your head/helmet.

i took mine off and replaced with with a dart flyscreen.

"looks" naked and i didn't experience the helmet buffeting.

http://www.dartflyscreens.com/

not my bike:

[yamifixer]

Took mine off once. road it for a week and my wife said she liked it more with the "thingy" on the headlight.

I put it back on.

[grunte]

took mine off as soon as I got it.  I like the looks better without.

[ducpainter]

I took mine off with my knee while heading over the bars.

I don't miss it any more.

[NorDog]

I took mine off with my knee while heading over the bars.

I don't miss it any more.

Your knee, or the visor?   

I take mine off and put it back on according to my mood.

[Monster Dave]

Mine never had one - and I'm thankful for that. It's all a vanity thing, but I think that it looks better without it and would gladly take some wind buffeting in favor of it looking better! 

[arai_speed]

I keep mine on - looks better and I don't get as much wind drag.  Funny how that works 

[Super T.I.B]

My mech told me to be very careful with riding without it when raining. If water gets into the cluster (and whatever else is housed in there  ), you're up for big bucks to get it replaced. 

[Ducatl]

My mech told me to be very careful with riding without it when raining. If water gets into the cluster (and whatever else is housed in there  ), you're up for big bucks to get it replaced. 

Get a new mech.

[Super T.I.B]

Get a new mech.

Need a bike first.

Sold the one I had. 

I'm just relaying something that was said to me, which may be helpful or not. 

[jasaretta]

Took mine off once. road it for a week and my wife said she liked it more with the "thingy" on the headlight.

I put it back on.

LOL same

[DuciD03]

My mech told me to be very careful with riding without it when raining. If water gets into the cluster (and whatever else is housed in there  ), you're up for big bucks to get it replaced. 

Get a new mech.

.... no no!  his mechanic is wise ... do some searching on this form about water in gauge clusters.  For that reason I leave it on but have ridden for a while without the bikini and perfer the look but like the wind and water protection .... and have contemplated a longer windscreen to get rid of the buffeting for longer rides ... but like naked

[Goat_Herder]

I keep mine on - looks better and I don't get as much wind drag.  Funny how that works 

Same here.  Mine didn't come with one and I had to search high and low for a matching fairing (yellow)

[Popeye the Sailor]

I took mine off with my knee while heading over the bars.

I don't miss it any more.

Technically, you didn't miss it then, either.