This windscreen works ok on my VStrom. I’m 6’2” and don’t ride with mine extended to the top - only about mid way. In conjunction with numerous pics on Instagram and Discord, a very thorough review showing how you use it. Nice video for anyone considering purchase for any bike.
Hello Tim, I wanted to try this screen after you explained how well yours worked for your long-distance trips! You were not wrong, its a well desinged product. - Frank
A very complete review of the Givi Air Flow windshield, I have heard excellent ride reviews from the VStrom guys too. What beautiful countryside in the fall, just stunning.
Hello Dave, it is thanks to a V-Strom rider that I bought mine. It seems to be a great (If unattractive) design. I saw the screen you have on the Tenere 700 is working well. Interested to see how it does on your long-distance trip. - Frank
Since we have two 390's, we are able to experiment "in real time". We put the AF7710 on one of the bikes, leaving the stock screen on the other. I find that the stock screen leaves a lot of buffeting on the chest and some on the helmet. The AF7710 takes all the buffeting away from your chest BUT makes my head vibrate making vision quite a task. Next is to add the 3" clamp-on accessory screen at the top of the AF7710. I am 5'9" and my husband is 6'. His experience is the same as mine. If the accessory screen doesn't do the trick, my next screen will be this 2-pc one (AF7711) that you are using now, Frank. Thank you so much for your honest and concise reviews!
Hello Karen, its the air on my chest I cannot tolerate for hours. I have seen folks mention that they just removed the stock screen to get cleaner air. ADV Matt is trying a HUGE screen now, I am curious as to how it works. I am sold on the 7711 though. - Frank
Even with a tall givi touring screen on my 1290, I was getting buffeting. I took a keyhole saw and drilled out a 3" hole in the screen. Made a tone of difference. Taller screens create negative pressure between you and the screen. Hole elements most of this. I can now ride without earplugs if I choose to. Not to mention I get more airflow over my mesh jacket.
Looks like a good solution. I suspect there is no perfect solution. Nicely done with the review. Looks like Givi offers it for the V-STROM If I go that route on the next bike. I need to keep this in mind. Thanks!
Rob, I have talked to 2 VStrom 650 owners and they said the Givi Air Flow was a game changer. I was going to get one for the VStrom, but you know ... that Tenere thing happened.
It looks very innovative in a way. I am a bit surprised as it comes in two pieces. :) The Italians just rarely translate the instructions. :) Great video Frank. Drop by bro, two helmet's videos are ready for you. :)
Well, I;m just 5'3", so I can sneak totally behind this screen 😂. In wintertime it is so comfortable and in summertime I can lower the screen, just as you mentioned. Although not the best looking screen on my bike, I'm very happy with this Givi screen.
Hello Dutch, I recently spent hundreds of miles off-road. Being able to lower the screen was fantastic, I really needed the airflow! It is unattractive! - Frank
Hey @DutchCountryBoy - I'm getting my daughter started in riding and she's 5'2" -- I think the 390 would be a perfect bike for her if lowered. Did you lower yours and if so what lowering kit did you use? Since she's a beginner, I want her to at least get the balls of her feet down on pavement so she feels confident. Thanks in advance!
@@LouisGiliberto I did lower mine with the Hyperpro kit: progressive front springs (SP-KT03-SSA009) and emulsion rear shock (KT03-0AC). Standard is 30mm lower, but on request it can be lowered to the maximum of 50mm total. Very happy with this, it lowers the bike, but also gains handling in braking, cornering and off-road riding. Con's are: lower height in off-road conditions and expensive (€730,-). But totally worth it to me. Hyperpro is one of the best suspension manufacturers in the world.
Looks good, one thing I started doing I have different helmets if I ride more road I don’t have the bill on my helmet. Also I’m finding the more I ride without the bill the less I miss it
Hello David, I can understand that. Unless I am iridng into the sun and want to tilt my head to avoid the glare, I really do not think it serves a purpose for me. - Frank
Hello Matt, it's working very well many months after I made the video. I am convinced that too much air is directed at the rider by the shape of the fairing... Its not possible to get totally clean air as you can on other bikes. I used this to ride 1020 miles in March to South Carolina, then to TN, then back to New York. Average temp was forty. I feel it did an excellent job of keeping the worst if the cold air off of me! I rode several hours last week to the SM500, and it was hot when I got there, I dropped it down and was able to get good airflow. It's ugly, but it is the best screen I have found. - Frank
It's a naked bike, aerodynamically. There's wind coming at you from all directions (especially below) ready to fill the low-pressure pocket created by any windscreen, and that creates turbulence. The best you can do (other than go completely naked) is get lucky enough to find a screen that happens to keep your head mostly out of the vortex, based on your height and riding position. It's been darkly humorous watching your windscreen journey -- I've been down that rabbit hole before. I'm going to stick with the stock flyscreen. It protects my electronics, minimizes the parachute effect, and I can keep my head in clean air as long as I don't slouch. :-|
@@gregbenage5864 it has been a journey for sure. I am considering going back to the stock screen as well and deal with the wind on my chest. We will see. Cheers.
It works for me with just the inner screen on or with the outer screen in its lowest or highest setting..........anything in between on the outer screen gives me a lot of buffeting. I am 5'10"
Hello Doug, I recently did several hundred miles off-road, and it was great being able to lower it and get some airflow. That convinced me that it's the screen for me. - Frank
I have it in my R1200GS 2006, and it is AWESOME! More protection and w/o tubulence...and I only have it down half the height!!! Your video helped me to decide, so thakns a lot. By the way : the 390 ADV will be the next one, I am downsizing !!!
I have the tall puig on my 390, I put a shim on the top side of the mount hole. That helped to kill most of the buffet. A small pice of wood did the trick. Did you regear your bike? At 83 you were tacked pretty hight. I am still stock 6k at 70mph.
All windscreens I have tried are mounted to vertically. Try leaning it back towards you, use a home made bracket or washers etc. I was amazed by results when I was almost looking straight down the screen
I just install one of these on my new 390 and I also had one on my Vstrom 650XT and I think it worked far better on the Vstrom than on the 390. On the Vstrom the front screen is more upright like a rally bike but on the 390 its more laid back , plus I think they could have sized it down a bit as it looks a bit too large for the little 390. IMO
Hello Roy, I agree, it's superior on the VStrom. I am still convinced, trying multiple screens, that the 390 design is causing more air to come up and hit riders than most bikes I have owned. I rode my VStrom 1000 from Oregon to New York, and I found the wind protection to be fantastic. Thank you for stopping by and commenting! - Frank
Hey Frank I just made a modification to the airflow by using M5 stand offs and longer bolts to make it more upright. It worked out well. Test riding soon as the rain stops 😊
Anyone reading this disregard my above comments. The mod didnt work, in fact it was worse! Solution is get rid of the Airflow as it just doesnt work on this bike well and bought a screen from AliExpress that is a copy of the 790 or 890. Works better and I dont get as much buffetting as the Airflow. IMO
Hello, I have heard removing the mirrors helps, I do not have spare mirrors to try though, and would be sad if I spent $125 and it did not help me! - Frank
Very good review ! I purchased mine primarily based on your review which I found very descriptive (currently the best on the web). Mine is a Kappa KAF7711, because the Givi AF7711 was out of stock (in Canada) and one was still available from Kappa (Kappa and Givi being sister Italian company. Everything is the same, same material and same price, most likely from the same production line, just stamped differently before leaving the warehouse). Fits like a glove on a new 390 Adv 2023. Your cellular support looks very good and much more optimal than my own setup. Could you share the information and tell me exactly what it is?
Hello Charles, I had no idea there was a sister brand for Givi! The phone mount shiyks be my quad lock. Which has been pretty good over the years . Not the charging head I used later though... - Frank
I have a KTM 890 adventure r and I want this windshield, but I have a question, what happens if I travel offroad with the windshield and the extension installed, in the lowest position, does it work? Because I know I can take the second screen out, but the thing is, where I live, I need to be on the road a lot to find off-road roads, so I need wind protection when I'm traveling on the road, until I get to the roads. dirt, so I need both protections, I raise the windshield when I'm on the road and lower it when I get to the off-road paths, will it work? Or will it vibrate a lot on the ground?
Hello, I ordered from Carpimito. This is the website. Wrong screen I believe! - Frank www.carpimoto.com/en-US/51143_7710D-GIVI-Windscreen-for-KTM-390-Adventure.htm
