trevinator Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 today on the way home from work, i noticed my dash looked a little funny. upon closer inspection, the upper part of my speedometer was melted! i had the national cycle vstream touring windscreen on my bike. as soon as i got home, i swapped it back to the stock screen because i dont want to be replacing $150 screens every couple months! i could have sworn that i saw someone make a metal surround for the fj-09/super tenere screen somewhere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie17FJ-09 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 why is the windsceen melting the dash? is it acting as a magnifying glass? I also have a 17 with a v-stream touring, I have not had any melting, yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevinator Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 i believe its acting as a parabolic mirror and reflecting the light and heat to that single point on the speedometer. i wouldnt mind keeping the screen on there, but i want a metal guard over the speedometer first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 22, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, trevinator said: i believe its acting as a parabolic mirror and reflecting the light and heat to that single point on the speedometer. i wouldnt mind keeping the screen on there, but i want a metal guard over the speedometer first. A lot of motorcycle windscreens are blacked out on the bottom portion, could some flat black spray on the inside prevent this issue? 2 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Heat resistant window tint film would do the job maybe , if applied to the lower part of the screen... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Wow... were you riding into the sun? I just put a PUIG Touring screen on mine and a part of the instructions said don't park the bike facing into the sun because the shape of the screen can focus the sun and melt plastic. Which I have to remember... Blue Lives Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevinator Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Tango said: Wow... were you riding into the sun? I just put a PUIG Touring screen on mine and a part of the instructions said don't park the bike facing into the sun because the shape of the screen can focus the sun and melt plastic. Which I have to remember... i think it happened when i was parked while at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted August 23, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 23, 2020 Booo!! That sucks! 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / VStream touring windshield / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO MIKE Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The Honda ST 1300 had the same issue. And also had the warning of parking facing the sun. I rode to work allot in the summer so it would be parked for 8 hours , so I always covered dash with a white cloth big enough to hook under so as to not blow off . Keeps the gauges from fading also.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted August 23, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 23, 2020 Now that I think back on it, this explains the other FJ-09 where I work...the owner also covers the windshield during the day. 1 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / VStream touring windshield / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, GTO MIKE said: The Honda ST 1300 had the same issue. And also had the warning of parking facing the sun. I rode to work allot in the summer so it would be parked for 8 hours , so I always covered dash with a white cloth big enough to hook under so as to not blow off . Keeps the gauges from fading also.. Good idea... I might begin carrying a white pillow case and bungee cord to cover the windscreen. Blue Lives Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO MIKE Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Tango said: Good idea... I might begin carrying a white pillow case and bungee cord to cover the windscreen. I only covered the gauges and had no problems in 11 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I have the National Cycle sport touring and sport screens. With the sport touring, I’ll slip a neck tube over the cluster when I’m parked. The sport is all tinted, so no problem with that one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2WHLOZK Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Huh. Good info thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rustyshackles Posted August 23, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 1 IBA Member #59800 3 Nations Brewing Mug Club #100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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