Poll: If you have a Madstad Bracket!

[goldit]

Very interested in favourable comments about Madstad with Suzuki stock screen but how tall are you guys?  I have only just started biking but at 6ft 4ins my head is getting knocked sideways at even moderate speeds.   I am not sure if it is my new helmet (Shark RSR), the fact that it has been fairly windy here in the UK or the bike. Tongue in cheek could we have another poll for riders over 6ft?

[LordSmoke]

Quote:

goldit wrote on 19.01.2009 05:58[/i] Very interested in favourable comments about Madstad with Suzuki stock screen but how tall are you guys?  I have only just started biking but at 6ft 4ins my head is getting knocked sideways at even moderate speeds.   I am not sure if it is my new helmet (Shark RSR), the fact that it has been fairly windy here in the UK or the bike. Tongue in cheek could we have another poll for riders over 6ft?

I, too, am 6'4" and used to run the stock+madstad. It worked well. I adjusted the screen as high as possible and about 1/2 inclined. If the adjusts loosened and the screen leaned back, I would get buffeting.

Before I put on the new Givi, I tried almost all positions with the stock bracket to see what I had been missing (my used bike came with the madstad). And I tried the stock bracket with the Givi. All combos were miserable. The madstad is a must.

I am now using the Givi and like it a lot, except for the "melt your dash" thing, but I seem to have addressed that with a Pat Walsh radar shelf: http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=109966831941

[RacerX]

  I have Madstads with the Givi and the adjustment will not hold a forward angle setting at fast highway speeds (75-80 mph.) The combination of vibration, air pressure, and leverage eventually presses the Madstads towards the back of the adjustment slot, no matter how hard I crank down the screws. Anyone else have this problem? 

[LordSmoke]

Yup, but it is no big deal to me. I upgraded my old wingnut fasteners to the new knob jobs. It is easy enough to push the screen forward and retighten at stoplights/signs. Haven't spent much time on the interstate, so might be more annoying then.

[Columbo]

I don't have one, but fairly certain I will need one.

My question is to everyone who has one or has used one.  Did any of you find that by placing the screen further forward, and/or lower, and with the various angles, did you EVER have a problem with the bike's headlights reflecting on the backside of the screen?  I'm not talking about the "fiber optic" thing where just the outer perimeter edge lights up. I mean, like you can actually see the reflection of the headlight (as in a mirror) and have the screen "glow" at night?? 

Thanks!

[AceRider]

not with mine. I have a givi Very large touring screen set about midway up the madstad travel range and anout 40 degree from vertical.

i cant see how it could be an issue unless the screen is all the way down and u "extent" you head over the instrument panel to stare at the lower edges of the screen

[Firstsuzuki]

  I have not noticed a problem with the headlight reflecting in the windscreen, while using the Madstad. I don't do lots of night riding, however.  I am still using the stock screen, with the intension of getting a larger one.  The windscreen can be positioned with the Madstad to significantly reduce the buffeting with even the sorry stock screen. I think you will be happy if you buy one.  I have added a horizontal bar accross the Madstad and installed a ball for my Ram mount for my Garmin GPS.

[TravellingStrom]

Hi John

The first post in this thread is broken with the poll not working and lots of HTML stuff showing

TS

[johnofchar]

Hi John

The first post in this thread is broken with the poll not working and lots of HTML stuff showing

TS

Was closed long time ago. Some stuff didn't transfer to well from old forum. I cleaned it up.

[TravellingStrom]

Ahh, that'd be it, no worries then