St1100 and Laminar Lip

[bluelab]

I have an ST100 with the standard stock windscreen. thinking of adding a Laminar Lip to reduce wind noise. Currently if I tuck a bit I'm shielded from the wind, but sitting upright is noisy. Not that the buffeting is bad, just noisy.

Anyone else running a similar setup? Does it work?

BTW, I'm 5' 10 and use a standard seat.

Thanks!

-bluelab

 

[CarSalesman]

Lip on a standard ST1100 screen works very well, at least for a single rider. I use that configuration during summer months.

 

[John Pearson]

I did the same for the exact same reason. Although I have not taken it off to compare, I feel it does help, albeit still not quite as quiet as tucking down behind the screen.

 

[stoc445]

I had the Laminar shield/lip combo on my 1100. This set up was significantly quieter and had less turbulence over the stock shield. Never tried the Lip with the stock shield.

 

[samurai50]

I've got the Laminar and Lip setup, (2000 ST1100) but found that during a crosswind, semi, and high speed combination (75+) the whole thing seemed to twist (a lot). No shelf and installed Laminar's grip deflectors. Took off the lip and now ride with only the short windscreen itself, a little more noise, no buffeting, better than stock. Have tried most aftermarket screens but I think you always give a little something with all of them.
Anyone else have this issue?
~Tomas:biker:

 

[Mark]

I tested the STock screen against the LL combo while Chris and I had 2 ST1100s.
My brother-in-law (6'5") and I (5'10" all torso w/27" inseam) went for a 200 mile day.
We road back roads and freeway (I 10 with *lots* of semi wind wash).
At the end of the day we both knew the LL combo was the screen to use.

Mark

 

[saaz]

I am 5'8" with a standard screen and seat. The LIP o the standard screen makes a big difference. It smoothes out the air flow noticeably. There is still the noise/turbulance from the screen width not being enough, but the LIP will give you the same result as crouching a bit with the stock screen.