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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: katata1100 on January 17, 2012, 04:46:09 PM

Title: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: katata1100 on January 17, 2012, 04:46:09 PM: I have a '11 c14, I am 5'11", 33" inseam.
Looking for quietest shield.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: rcannon409 on January 17, 2012, 05:49:24 PM: I have the c bailey euro (the top one here: http://www.murphskits.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=274 (http://www.murphskits.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=274)

I'm about the same size as you are. I find it much more quiet than my stock 08 shield, but thats not hard to do. I've not tried anything else, but have no complaints with the shield I selected. It feels short in the full down position and tall in the full up position.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: Jeremy Mitchell on January 17, 2012, 05:56:41 PM: 6'2'' 33 inch inseam and I have a VStream. Does a great job of keeping air off my helmet and shoulders in the full up position and no noticeable buffeting. In the down position I get clean air with very little buffeting.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: So Cal Joe on January 17, 2012, 07:59:18 PM: I have the Cee Bailey ultra tour domed, full up I can look through it, full down I get wind on my chest, up a couple inches I get no wind, It's a big shield and it works for me.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: rtarp1 on January 18, 2012, 07:40:25 AM: i am 6ft 32 inch inseam i have the cal sci large and its great. its vented so you dont get the feeling it wants to suck you in to it and in full up i get no wind at all. I love it .
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: PH14 on January 18, 2012, 11:51:07 AM: I am 5' 11" with a 32 inch inseam and have the CalSci medium. I look over it nicely and it's much quieter than stock and there is no back pressure. I thought that back pressure, like what I got with the stock shield would be tiring on long distances so I went with the CalSci. There is much less buffeting and zero back pressure. I love it.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: Front Runner on January 18, 2012, 05:29:20 PM: I have the Cee Baileys Extra tall ultra tour domed and I love it! I'm 6'5". I dont get any direct wind contact with it in the fully extended position.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: katata1100 on January 19, 2012, 08:07:48 AM: Does it make a difference that I have a '11? I heard they had vents to the dash of the C14 in '10 model year.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: philipintexas on January 19, 2012, 10:30:07 AM: I'm 5' - 10", 32" inseam. I sit more upright than everyone else but this may help. It shows a Cee Bailey's Ultra Tour. Click on the photo for full size/action.
(http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/th_P2230035.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/?action=view&current=44461645.pbw)
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: curly on January 21, 2012, 06:37:49 AM: Cal-sci large here. Excellent.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: Z71 on January 21, 2012, 08:47:30 PM: Quote from: philipintexas on January 19, 2012, 10:30:07 AM
I'm 5' - 10", 32" inseam. I sit more upright than everyone else but this may help. It shows a Cee Bailey's Ultra Tour. Click on the photo for full size/action.
(http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/th_P2230035.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/?action=view&current=44461645.pbw)

Is that shield clear or lightly tinted? I have a new clear one in a box, thanks for posting those pictures. With the shield fully or almost fully extended, does the shield shake at high speed?
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: Pokey on January 21, 2012, 09:29:40 PM: Anyone with a 2010 and up stock shield they wanna part with? ;)
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: philipintexas on January 21, 2012, 09:31:05 PM: My shield came from Murphs-kits and it is slightly silver tinted. It doesn't shake much unless its windy and then only slightly. Being taller, it is somewhat flexible. Not a problem though.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: backoutonthehighway on January 22, 2012, 12:24:47 AM: Quote from: philipintexas on January 19, 2012, 10:30:07 AM
I'm 5' - 10", 32" inseam. I sit more upright than everyone else but this may help. It shows a Cee Bailey's Ultra Tour. Click on the photo for full size/action.
(http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/th_P2230035.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/Cee%20Bailey%20Ultra%20Tour/?action=view&current=44461645.pbw)

Hey Phil, thanks for the CB shots. What riser set up do you have (for comparison)?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: ZG on January 22, 2012, 02:10:08 AM: Quote from: Pokey on January 21, 2012, 09:29:40 PM
Anyone with a 2010 and up stock shield they wanna part with? ;)

pm sent Poke.
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: philipintexas on January 22, 2012, 09:40:01 AM: backoutonthehighway: They are my own concoction, 4" up/back in 6 degree increments, plus Murph's wedges. As you can see, they also change the bike's color.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/4%20Inch%20Bar%20Extenders%20March%202010/4inchextenders2.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/4%20Inch%20Bar%20Extenders%20March%202010/4inchextenders.jpg)
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: backoutonthehighway on January 22, 2012, 11:17:58 AM: Quote from: philipintexas on January 22, 2012, 09:40:01 AM
backoutonthehighway: They are my own concoction, 4" up/back in 6 degree increments, plus Murph's wedges. As you can see, they also change the bike's color.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/4%20Inch%20Bar%20Extenders%20March%202010/4inchextenders2.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc213/philipintexas/4%20Inch%20Bar%20Extenders%20March%202010/4inchextenders.jpg)

Interesting! Do you sell these (sans color change of course)?
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: katata1100 on January 23, 2012, 03:43:18 PM: Do these windshields vibrate more than the stock one on my '11?
Title: Re: Cal sci, vstream, Cee Baily- which is the quietest?
Post by: backoutonthehighway on January 23, 2012, 07:31:06 PM: Quote from: katata1100 on January 23, 2012, 03:43:18 PM
Do these windshields vibrate more than the stock one on my '11?

So far I've only tested the cal-sci - I'd say it vibrates less than stock under normal conditions - over 80 and with high wind it is about the same.