Moto Guzzi V85 TT | Buffety the Vampire Slayer
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- The standard (and tall) screen for the Moto Guzzi V85 TT causes so much turbulence and wind noise it was becoming quite unbearable. I love the bike, but that was ruining riding it for me so I have done something about it.
I have fitted a screen deflector to the standard height screen fitted to the Moto Guzzi V85TT and I am really hoping it will sort out the problems.
In this video I am testing the screen deflector for the first time, it was not set correctly, but future rides will allow me to adjust it to get it working, and hopefully I will be able to start enjoying riding it more as our freedom of movement restrictions are gradually lifted!
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I'm grateful for the tips to fix the niggles so I can have everything ready when my 2021 V85 arrives in a couple months. I'm downsizing from a 2014 1200GS ADV, and watching your videos over the past several months convinced me the V85 is the right choice for my current type of riding.
No probs mate, am really glad they have helped you make the decision to go MG :-)
The screen is really the only main thing that annoys me about the bike, but it will affect people differently due to us all being different heights and sizes etc :-)
I hope you love the bike, the 2021 V85 looks lovely!
Saw your motocross mod for the screen on your social, looking forward to seeing it in action 🙂
Cheers Pooley, it has been hard getting the testing done due to only riding essential journeys
I've had the same problem with every adventure bike I've ever had. The Vstrom's were the worst, and my latest now has a Givi Airflow which cured it completely (adjustable up and down and back and forwards - tilt). It's a shame manufactureres don't pay more attention to it. The Givi has the top shield further forward than the bottom and allows air to flow up through the space and smooth the flow. Seems to work. Cheers - looking forward to your shots with the horizon levelling feature on the 9.
Sadly the Givi screen for the V85 looks really bad, but I've been able to get an angle with the flip screen to get rid of the buffeting and for spring/summer, the MX number board works a treat 🙂
I have never had luck with screens, when they are right they are great, i have just never had any luck. I have no screen now and have nice clean air. Hope you work it out mate.
Aye, I think naked bikes are far better for that 🙂
I still remember doing 120 kmph on a highway without any deflector and boy it was some fun... especially when the wind tries to throw you out lol
:D Hahaha, aye, I like naked bikes :-)
Memory card problems 🤦♂️
I'm surprised about the turbulence, it's a stunning looking bike and also looks very protective. There is some wind noise but the speech is still crystal clear.
I totally agree about the standard of driving currently, it concerns me for the days after the country opens up properly.
Stay safe bud ❤👍
Aye, all sorted now thankfully 🙂
I really love the looks of the bike, and the screen does a great job of keeping the weather off me. Tomorrow's vid has the MX number board fitted and it sorts out my issues but makes the camera audio a bit worse lol, can't bloomin win 🤣
@@HippoDrones 🤣🤣 all part of the fun..
@@wsmv :D yup :D
Hmmm.... well I can hear when the wind is buffeting on the helmet, but I have to say I'm quite jealous of how clear your audio is in spite of that! I really think my helmet is just very boomy, and I won't be changing that soon, as I can't just throw away $500 worth of gear.
Like you though, I'll be trying different angles with the screen extention, trying to find that sweet spot.
Take care mate :)
I guess I am not used to bikes with screens/fairings. Maybe I expect too much, but a touring bike should be a pleasant environment, so a screen should add to that, not aggravate it. I get a lot cleaner air with the MX number board fitted.
Helmets are so expensive, and it is better for them to fit well than help with recording audio. I think if you are able to get the gain levels right with yours you'll get a great improvement... I am trying to remember who went the same camera route as you, may be worth asking them how they sorted the audio? I think Phil480 and AndyManCam went Sony
Buffety the vampire slayer hahahahaha brilliant :D
Being as tall as I am....I honestly don't know what a good screen feels like, everything has always been quite harsh wind wise. Naked bikes are definitely nicest until I'm on the motorway!
So you being far more average height it is surprising you are comfy! I can't wait to se the motocross thingy in video, It looks great :D
:D hahaha, made me chuckle to myself as I said it :D
Aye, motorways suck on bikes regardless, but do get very tiring if exposed.
I think I am just a bit too short for the screen, after adjusting the flippy bit, I did get some good results, but not as good as removing the screen and fitting the MX board :-)
@@HippoDrones me too 😂😂
Motorways suck. All of the time 😂
I am excited. Even looks wise alone it's magnificent :)
@@TheGorillaBiker :-)
I can hear the buffety the Vampire Slayer, but I can hear your voice just fine. Looks like a great day to ride!
Weirdly the camera has better audio than I did in my helmet lol :D It was a lovely day to get out, even if it was just to the supermarket (we are in lockdown so essential journeys only ATM)
@@HippoDrones Here's hoping your lockdown ends as quickly as possible!!
@@Motoramblings Cheers mate, we should get some freedom to get out and about from the end of the month! :-)
Nice to visit Mr. Hippo! Just dropped in to join your ride and give you a sub!
Ahh cheers BB 🙂
Being really tall I've never got on with screens on bikes, the only one that ever totally worked was a Givi Airflow which had like a double adjustable screen effect. It looked B awful mind.
Aye the Givi screen looks terrible
Looking forward to the motocross version
I tried one of them flippy on screens and was forever adjusting it , never got it right so ended up ditching it , however a fellow rider i know swears by his , each to their own i guess
Nice video , thanks for sharing
Best regards Shaun
I have since gotten a setting with it that minimises the turbulence a little, but it is a lot better with the MX board instead :-)
Cheers Shaun :-)
Shame about the 9, I like that horizon effect.
Had to laugh when you mentioned driving standards....
Aye, fortunately it is just a memory card issue, all sorted now :-)
Haha... it is so bad at the moment here, its like folk have forgotten how to drive!
:) in my case adjusting the tall screen's angle using the tools and trying different settings made quite a difference. I tried 3 different settings (low, mid and tall) and found that the tall one (most forward, rised forwards) removed a lot of buffeting. You could also try riding it with different helmets.
Cheers for the suggestions Albert. The V85 screen only adjusts the tipping, not the height sadly, but after recording this I did get a better angle from the flip screen which removed the buffeting, although was still a little noisy. The MX number board fixes both for me, but then has no weather protection... it is like I want to have my cake and eat it! :D
I know you'll get it. Sounds like quite a camera. Good to hear you're liking the bike bud. I've only had one bike that came with a small cafe style screen. Don't know if it did much good but I miss the bike. The Kawasaki Vulcan 650S. Those roads look more like the ones here. Full of potholes and a lot of big cracks. Usually your roads look super smooth. New area? Take care Pete and have a great day man. Looking for the number to go on the the speed to increase. LOL!
Thankfully have goten those gremlins sorted now, and sorted a new screen too :-) Your Vulcan was a great bike. The area was still local, but not a route I have used much before as it just goes to the supermarket or my work, which is not the most interesting of destinations! :D
Cheers Pat, you too mate :-)
Hahaha, the bike is all run in now, so can give it all the revs... it's not the fastest bike in the world, but it is a lot of fun! :-)
I figured you would. LOL! No, I probably would avoid it altogether! Fun is what it's all about in my book. Cheers! :)
@@popup1959 :D
Wow, how many traffic circles do you have in your city? Wow! I think head would start spinning.
Roundabouts are awesome 😃 My town has one on each way in to it pretty much, with a ring road almost full circle around it.
@@HippoDrones Yes, you look like you have riding the round about down to a science. How does everyone calculate who goes first?
@@YBGuy Traffic comes from the right, and the person on the roundabout has right of way, so when entering a roundabout you giveway to those on it :-) They work really well mostly.
@@HippoDrones Cool, glad it works well where you live, I think people are so impatient here it would lead to kaos. : P They look cool though! I would not mind having a few of them where I live, if they started appearing someday.
@@YBGuy They are great for a bit of knee-down action when the roads are quiet too! :D
Seems that windscreens get handled as a second thought by manufacturers sometimes, unfortunately. It sounded like your head might be bobbling in the wind at 50 (can sympathize with the feeling from test riding the Versys) 😅 and yes, the quality of drivers on the road has absolutely plummeted in the past year 🥴
Sadly so, removing it and fitting the MX board worked for me, as did readjusting the flippy screen bit, although less well than the MX board :-)
"Buffetteer" - isn't that the term for those that raid a buffet? 😆
Ooo I do love a good beffetteering! :D .... them vol-au-vent are top loot! :D
Did you turn the lens mode on and wait for it to be ready lol footage of how it works looks good, something different.
My memory card had died. I've put in a new one and it works fine now :-)
@@HippoDrones I meant for the new lense mod mate. You said it didn't seem to work when you first tested it, I think there might be different settings for it. I know there is the lense mod setting to turn, on and you have to then wait for something to show on screen before recording. Would be nice if they could update older models to support it, probably could but knowing gopro they probably wouldn't.
@@HalfdeadRider Yeah, it didn't work either time because my memory card had died
@@HippoDrones oh I'm sure you said you tried it and it didn't work, I've been lucky with sd cards, never had an issue, touch my noggin.
@@HalfdeadRider aye, I'd not realised it was the memory card at that point :-)
Can you get a longer screen extension and get the air to pass over the top of your crash-helmet?
I have adjusted the wid deflector and it has helped a lot, but in the spring/summer/autumn, I'll just use the MX number board I have been working on :-)
I don't mind a bit of screen buffet. Keeps me in snacks and sandwiches on a long ride 🤣
:D Hahahaha :D
Sound is pretty good dude, although your own comfort and satisfaction with buffeting etc has to take priority.
Cheers dude, yeah it was not as pleasant in the helmet lol 😆
@@HippoDrones Not ideal. What earplugs do you use)
@@highlandriders9696 I rarely wear them, I know I should. It is the turbulence I want to stop mostly though.
@@HippoDrones fair enough. Hopefully your screen idea will do something to help with that.
@@highlandriders9696 :-)
Interested to see how the mx plate goes, good stuff 👍
Cheers Crug, that vid will be going up next week :-)
Looked from the video you have the flip up fitted inside the screen not outside might just be the angle from the helmet cam ?
A few folk have said this, the flip screen was fitted to the front of the standard screen not behind it. :-)
Wonder if any screens are actually wind tunnel tested 🤔 or if the cost is prohibitive to the relatively meagre budget of the small manufacturers
No idea, but even just having short, medium and tall test riders may help with feedback on designs! :-)
Hi Hippo-Drones, Very intersting post.. I know how you feel, I'm having exactly the same issue with my V85TT screen I've tried a variety of taller screens and flip deflectors none of which worked for me at all. I'll be very interested in seeing your motocross number plate solution as I'm fast coming to the conclusion the the only way to resolve this issue is a much smaller screen. Look forward to your updates.
Cheers Richard, it is very frustrating on a bike so expensive that is supposedly for long distances to be so noisy and turbulent around the helmet. The MX number board video will be up next Thursday 🙂
Try removing the mirrors?
@@TheRiderGuider It is definately the secreen and not the mirrors :-)
Nice to see you out on the bike mate i know what you mean about screens and buffeting 🙉
Cheers dude. Being so used to naked bikes, I really notice it, possibly more than the other V85 owners. I will get to the bottom of it though 🙂
I've never had any success with screens, the small sports screens are fine (Just a few inches above the clocks) then the wind is not all directed at your lid, be interesting to see how you get on
Yup, am the same, always preferred naked bikes :-)
Very nice points about the screen. Would agree. :) Anyway Guzzis are such nice bikes. Thumb up.
p. s. Will premire this evening at 6.15pm (GMT+2). Drop by if you can. :)
ahh soz mate, been out most the day and been editing a new video since so I missed your premier this eve, will take a look at your vid in a bit
@@HippoDrones No problem mate. :) Take your time. :)
@@RRRRefuelRideRace :-)
Oooo that white car at the end 😳🤦🏻
Aye, I had plenty of time to see it happening though :-)
Have you tried no screen at all?
No mate, but not looked at how to take the screen mounts off
Very nice
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Puig the only screens I’ve ever found that worked.
Ahh that is interesting Chukky :-)
The stock I found to be utter rubbish luckily the touring sceen was superb, didn't need the little wing I've got,I feel your pain though
I had to go the other way, have fitted a lower screen now. Works well for me.
Touring screen sux as well. Here depends also on helmet you wearing.... I also solved turbulence and noise by removing screen of the bike ...
Yup, agree re the touring screen, that was even worse for me. I have now gotten the flip screen adjusted better and it helps a lot, but the MX number board is even better, so will run that for summer
I can hear that buffeting above everything else.
It is quite invasive
One alternative is to ride to the same direction with wind. Best result achieved with also matching the wind speed.
Hahaha, not always the easiest to get to your destination though, or home after! :D
@@HippoDrones Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to
me, to me
@@theodorstravels I'd be just a silhouette of a man as I rode of into the sunset :D
@@HippoDrones with renegade theme in the background?
@@theodorstravels :-)
Nice vlog 🙂
Ahh thank you :-)
Can the angle of the screen be changed?
Yup, but not by much
It is all very personal choices, I have the short screen and I don't have any problem, I commute everyday to work, I don't mind the wind at all...
Aye, and we are all different shapes and sizes :-)
Givi air flow works if you don't mind looking through it but it looks shit.
Hey Angus, yeah I'd heard that worked well. Am not a fan of the looks either :D
I’ve spent more on screens for my bike than anything else 😂😂
You seemed to get good audio on your more recent vlogs Tony, did you sort the issues you were suffering with?
Yeah! Rat Fans! 😂😂 you do sound a bit like Roland lol
Hahaha, cheers
@@HippoDrones 😂😂👍
@@HalfdeadRider :-)
Nothing worse than front-end turbulence. Apart from back-end burbulence.
:D
Rip hero 9 🙄 shame
Was just a duff memory card, is all good now I've replaced it :-)