Are you troubled by buffeting or windblast? Is the poor protection offered by your screen detracting from an otherwise great bike? Laminar Lips are made to smooth out the airflow as it passes the screen and fairing and to create a larger pocket of air for the rider, resulting in a much more comfortable ride. And I can personally testify that they work!
This Laminar Lip is a clear lip for the F800GS Adventure 2014 on.
Laminar Lips for other models are also available, please see my other items or contact me.
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LAMINAR LIPS
The design of some fairings allows the wind to flow around one side then the other creating buffeting at the rider’s helmet. LIPs are designed to trap the air from flowing around the sides of the windshield and redirect it to flow over the top, lessening or eliminating this buffeting.
The LIP is an inverted airfoil located above the rear edge of the windshield. As air flows between the windshield and the LIP, it follows the underside airfoil of the LIP and is redirected more vertically. This air eddy then diffuses the oncoming air, in effect, to raise the blast of this oncoming airflow. The end result is that there seem to be three different air speed zones as you ride along at a set speed:
1. Behind the windshield – very little wind speed
2. Above the windshield for 6 to 8 inches or more – a wind pressure well reduced from actual speed
3. Above this height the blast that was at windshield height before the LIP was installed
Because all fairings and windshields are different, the effectiveness of the LIP may vary model to model.
Another feature of the inverted airfoil is that it increases down pressure on the front wheel. As a motorcycle proceeds down the road, air pressure (effectively from the front—although the air really is not moving, the bike is) tends to rotate the motorcycle around its roll center lifting the front wheel and loading the rear. The LIP opposes this action to some degree.
The LIP does all this without your having to add a larger windshield. In many cases it works better than the taller replacement accessory windshields, because although they may be taller, they do nothing to control airflow. Sport bike riders also can benefit from the LIP. When cruising along normally the wind pressure will be raised, and when flat on the tank behind the LIP turbulence will be much less.
3M Dual £3M Dual Lock(TM) is used for attachment. These materials were designed to meet and surpass the rigors of attachment in an automotive environment. The Laminar LIP application utility is so unique that it has a Patent Pending.
We promise that this product will be delivered to your door for less than the cost to you of importing the same product personally from the manufacturer, taking into account import duty where applicable, VAT and Parcelforce charges for clearing customs. Should we fail in this promise we will refund you double the difference.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We also have Laminar Lips for most other makes and models