Puig0869N Black Naked Universal Windshield for 8" Round Headlight
T**P
One Star
Application- I installed this windscreen on a 2015 Bonneville T100. My goal was take some wind off my body/chest at modest highways speeds, but allow some airflow so I won't bake a s bad on warm days. Full/tall screens block a great deal of wind and are quieter, but can be hot on warm weather rides. Price wise, although any money wasted is not good, in the search for a workable windscreen, it's hard not to start with these at sub $50. They're about as inexpensive as you'll find and are of very good build and material quality. Note-I ordered from Amazon. The first arrived without hardware; they were quick about replacing it. I had also contacted Puig, who responded promptly.Function- I am 5'-11” with very normal body proportions. Overall, it functions well. It is positioned so when I look down, my line of sight is parallel with the screen angle.. I found it diffuses and directs wind away from my torso well. Wind hits me about in my neck to bottom of the helmet. I had to make a trip on a highway with Up to 60ish mph, it's nice and I'm very pleased with performance. Beyond 70mph, I doubt few screens can perform well in these conditions. I did find at high speeds and with my less-than-optimum aerodynamic helmet experienced little buffeting; more like a light chatter when the wind hit my helmet face shield. I moved body position around my bike and found the air flow was more comfortable sitting higher in the saddle, but the never found any position bad. Regardless, I'm happy with the results.Looks- While subjective, I like the look although the screen does sit rather high over the top of the headlamp. This may help smooth airflow as it allows some air through and prevent turbulence. As mentioned below, I mounted the screen attachment plates inside the headlamp fork mounts. This makes for a clean look.Fitment- The windscreen includes hardware for a variety of applications it seems, but mine was rather simple. I just needed the bracket plates attached to the screen and loosen the headlight clamps and slip over the bolt. The screen seems to allow for quite a bit of adjustment, however there's a catch. When locked down, the screen and headlamp will move as a unit, so wind pressure against the screen will push back until it contacts the instrument cluster, but Puig includes 2 contact cushions to prevent chaffing. I installed the screen a variety of ways, bracket plates inside the headlamp mounts and outside, as well as a number engineered pieces to increase surface contact area. All resulted in the same movement. I opted to rest the screen against the installed cushions on my instrument cluster and place the plates against the headlamp which positions the plates inside the headlamp mounts since it hides the plates(my cycle is most black.
S**.
For the price, what's not to like?
Given the price, it is difficult to fault this windscreen.A thicker polycarbonate and more centrally located mounting system to reduce leverage at the attachment points between the stainless brackets and windscreen body would reduce its "universal" fit to fewer machines, and increase the price.By reversing the brackets right for left, I was able to hide the tines and make use of the third hole to affix them directly into the headlamp bucket (see photos).The result emulates a "factory" look--and with the 4-point mount a more secure installation.Granted, per the increased rigidity there is a slight increase in mechanical stress at the above noted attachment points between the brackets and windscreen body.Still, after more than 20,000 miles of riding through hot, cold, rain, snow, and sun (from sea level to 14,000+ ft), including high speed intervals (conditions permitting), the little Puig has more than earned its high score.All said, the Puig replaced a more expensive, custom made windshield--and has provided equal, if not better wind protection.Highly recommended.
W**S
Just OK
I wanted something small, light, and inexpensive to block the wind off my chest at freeway speeds. The screen mostly does this, but the shape creates more turbulence than it needs to.Mounting was relatively easy, once I figured out it was shipped with two right-hand brackets instead of a left and a right. One can mount the screen using two right-side brackets, but it is not quite right. Perhaps they are all like this - the parts list only shows one entry for "Bracket", without distinguishing between left and right sides.Even with a price around USD $50, it should ship with the correct mounting hardware, and overall effectiveness could be better if it was a somewhat different shape. I'll keep it for summer use until something better comes along.
D**3
Fits Yamaha XS650
The brackets are designed with enough options (flipping them left to right, up or down or inside screen or outside screen to fit the headlight mount quite well. I added 2 flat washers to space out from paint. I mounted it with a gap around light purposely to vent behind the screen to ease some buffeting. So far it hasn't moved (don't think it will because the brackets bite into the rubber light mount). This is not a crosscountry windshield but I am happy with the wind pressure off my chest making cruising more comfortable and I think it looks good with these bars. The gloss black is 100% opaque.
S**E
Looks great!
Sorry for the poor photo. The garage is cluttered and the bike is dirty. It took a little creativity to install it on my 1999 Bandit with the retro fit round headlight but not bad and all of the hardware is included. It looks great to me. I wanted something to stop some wind buffeting without ruining the lines of my bike and this seems perfect. No cracking during installation. Can’t wait for Colorado weather to improve so I can take it for a blast!
F**S
Cracks VERY easily
Installed on a Baja designs round headlight in a vertical rally faring style... First one cracked in 2 days, which I chocked up to a tight fit... Second one, I made sure to make a more loose fit as well as using well nuts to install... It cracked again!!! My theory is that the holes are drilled far too close to the edge of the material. Going to try one more time using neoprene washers instead of the nylon ones. Wish me luck!
S**.
This is now a cheap flimsy windscreen
This was to replace the same Puig screen that I had in red which got broken, and after I received it I quickly found that the screen was way thinner the previous one and quite flimsy, and it had a terrible surface quality and a nasty looking rough rolled edge, instead of the nice finished square edge of the previous one. I contracted Puig about the big change in quality between this screen and the one that I had purchased 4 years ago, and I was told that they indeed had made the screen cheaper to be more competitive in pricing, to which I replied that I would have been more than willing to pay a little more and get the same quality screen I had before.
P**H
Easy Fit- Great Quality
I did not expect the quality to be so good for the price. It is an excellent screen and really suits the bike (T100). I am 6ft and at 70mph the wind does hit my helmet and becomes quite noisy. Anyone at 5'9 and below will love this as an all round screen. At lower speeds it keeps me much warmer, keeping the wind of my torso. I am going to order a higher screen of the same brand for my T100 and use this screen for my Royal Enfield it will be perfect for those country roads when tootling at 50mph. As for fitting; if 8" headlight piece of cake; just slacken the bolts slide in the screen and tighten. If not it comes with spacers and longer bolts. Great.
R**Y
First class
This is both excellent quality and great value for money. All the (comprehensive) fitting supplied are of high quality and the screen is finished to a good degree.Fitted it to my Triumph Bonneville T120 in minutes and it looks just as good as the other screens available - but at a fraction of the cost.Definitely recommend this product!
T**Y
Perfect for Triumph Bonneville T120
What a great bargain this is, didn’t require the supplied hardware of nuts and bolts, fitted straight on to my two existing bolts of the Bonneville T120 headlamp. About £50 cheaper than the dedicated Puig screen for the Bonnie and is basically the same and looks great.
J**S
Item arrived scratched and scuffed
It is worth noting that there is no protective film on the screen when it ships, it is in a heavy duty polythene bag, but unfortunately as I am sure many of you are aware those bags can rub against plastic items and scuff them.So now I am faced with fitting a scuffed item onto a new bike or return the item to Amazon UK. Unfortunately I live abroad and that's not a straightforward exercise, so in reality the choice is either fit a scuffed/scratched screen to the bike or chuck it in the bin.Sooo, into the bin it goes I guess..
H**D
Check screen size dimensions
Nice screen with mounts, however the dimensions of the screen do not match the description on the Amazon site. For potential purchasers please note the dimensions are smaller than stated at 35cm x 30cm x 15cm approximately. The description states 53.3cm x 39.4cm x 5.1cm !!!!!
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