Givi Windhield

[sissy mary]

Just installed my new Givi Shield. Holy crap, big & I mean big diff over stock. I had the tall 2007 screen on the bike, but I still got far to much air over the top (had to crouch all the time). And at freeway speeds, sometimes I felt as if I was going to get knocked off the bike. The bike was stable, but I got beat up at 65 mph & above. The bike would dance over the road when a big semi would pass me (when cought in it's draft). This was because the wind would hit my shoulder & upper body. This is all gone now. As the shield protects my upper body, I & the bike are not effected by semi's anymore. It is a complete diff from before. I can ride now as I did on my Harley & BMW dressers. I would say this shield is a 90% improvement over the stock shield. Also because the shield flip's or bend's out at hand level, I can now ride without bug's & rock's busting up my hand's. The shield is very tall, but what's nice is that this protects my wife also. I odered this shield through Competition Accessories $142.99 They had two sizes? I got the slightly wider one. 34 inch tall by 26.5 wide. Part # Givi (D291ST). This shield has cut out slot's at hand level, & when the bar's are turned, the stems fit right up inside the cut out slot's cut in the shield. I DON"T HAVE TO CHANGE OR MODIFY MY STOCK BARS!!!! I could not recommend this shield more. 

[sissy mary]

Sorry, ment to say I don't need to change or modify my stock mirrors (not bars)!

[griffon_j9]

soooo are you selling the old shield?    is it in great shape?

[Hoolander2]

Nice, Sissy. That Xciting of yours is turning into a heavenly scoot! 

[HTCneil]

i just got mine too. However I find that it creates like a vacuum, that pushes me forward instead of backward. Also because of the heat here in Houston, the shorter R sheild is better. I put back the R sheild and will use the tall givi for winter time.

Also It is so huge it makes my bike look very different.

[rick71]

Sissy,

Do you have pictures of the Givi windshield installed?

[winginman]

I love my Givi windshield.  Had it mounted my the dealer before I even picked up the scooter.  The mirrors do bump it every now and then when turning around in tight spaces, but no problem when actually driving.

[sissy mary]

I may sell the old shield? Let me think about it a few days. Yes it is huge & does kind of change how the bike looks, but I like it, makes the bike look bigger. The only time I feel any wind/turbulance is if there is a fairly strong wind comming from the rear. I can feel it giving the bike a little push from behind, but really, you hardly feel it at all. Yes the shorter shield is a bit cooler, but since I ride mostly highways-freeways & such here in Arizona where the distance between anywhere is so vast, I think I will leave the GIVI on. It is so nice not to be pushed around when a semi passes me, I don't even think about a truck passing me anymore. The shield is that good. It's really like riding a big full dressed touring bike now, amazing! Anyway, make me an offer on the shield. & yes, it's in perfect shape.

[winginman]

Attached is a picture of the tall Givi on the X500.  Great looking scoot, huh. 

[Hoolander2]

Why, yes!  As a matter of fact, it IS!   

[griffon_j9]

I am not even sure what to offer for the shield, being as I do not even know the cost of it originally O_o;; anyone know the cost? But the bike does not look to bad with the givi on it.

nice bike winginman, still like my red best though 

I will think on price asking and what not after I look around to see what it cost is originally.

thanks

[sissy mary]

My shield looks just like winginmans, but where the mirrors would hit there are cut outs or grooved out areas where the mirror stems would slide or go up into, so I can turn the handle bars all the way to the left or right? His must be the other part # shield as mentioned in above post. The diff is only about 1 inch wide & or tall. Maybe mine is a new version made by Givi to cope with the H-bar issue? They originally designed the shield for the X250/500 when the mirrors were mounted to the front of the fairing and not on the bars. 

[winginman]

Yep, sissy the cutouts for the mirrors (bars) would be nice.  While it does not affect normal riding I have knocked my mirrors out of adjustment when turning around in tight places or parking.     Humm, I think I may check out the other windshield.

[rick71]

Sissy,

Can you post a picture of your scoot head on? I'm trying to find pictures of X500s with the Givi windshield installed.

[HTCneil]

is it me or my bike but with the givi windsheil i can only get to 90 mph indicated, I have 500ri.