Improving Honda VFR800 Ride Comfort with a Puig Screen Install & VFR 800 Bar Risers | 03
In this episode I change a couple of things that are intended to make my VFR 800 more comfortable and explain a little about why I am not sure if they are needed..
Here's what I used in this video:
VFR800 PUIG Dark Smoke Racing Screen: ebay.us/dJZLnY
VFR800 Bar Risers: ebay.us/wysv3r
There are a couple of things that nearly everybody does to their VFR800 to improve the comfort. To be honest it is a pretty comfortable bike to start off with, so it might be the perception of the owner and what bike they had before. There always seems to be comment about the wind buffeting from the screen, and once you are looking for it you do notice it. The other very common modification is bar risers to lift the handgrips by around an inch.
The screen is the easiest one I have ever changed. It is held on by hooks at the front then one screw on each side with a cover over each side with another screw. So undoing 4 screws and it is off, and it is just as easy to put back on. I looked at other RU-vidrs that have VFR’s and the screen of choice seems to be the one made by PUIG. I originally wanted a light smoke one, but couldn’t find any available. The dark smoke one that I eventually bought was probably a better choice, and fits in with the look of the bike really well.
It does change the way that the wind blast hits you, but I still don’t think it puts it high enough to make a big difference. I have noticed that other riders have gone for this screen, and then have put an extender to raise it further. I never really notice the wind blast as a big issue on other bikes, so I have started to wonder if it is more of a case of once it is in your mind you notice it more. I also thought about riders that also swap onto the VFR from adventure bikes, or ride both, who might notice the wind more. Overall it is probably an improvement but I am tempted to put the original screen back on for a while to see.
The bar risers are also very easy to fit, and once again I am not sure whether they are needed or not. I came to this bike after selling my ‘90s Fireblade so the bars already seemed very comfortable. I do suspect they ease the pressure on your lower back a little bit, but possibly being that little more sat up makes the wind from the screen a little more noticeable. I may just see what the bike is like without them again later in the year, but then again I may not :)
Both modifications are quite cheap, and I do think make a difference to the bike. Whether they are essential or not I’m not sure.
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4 окт 2024