Laminar LIP for a Tiger?

[BigDave]

To battle this wind & buffeting situation on an '03 Tiger, does this Laminar LIP do the trick? If not, what does?

[1234567]

Here's your answer six years later:

2005 Triumph Tiger
6'6" tall
36" inseam; I would consider myself a normal body type (legs and torso proportionate)
Bell Zephyr Helmet (can't say enough about this cheap helmet from Wal Mart)
Seat height set at max
Tall Triumph windscreen without lip = Lots of buffeting and noise entering through bottom of the helmet
Placed Laminar Lip per instructions at max height (a bit more than two fingers above tall windscreen) = Excessive noise and buffeting were eliminated

Lots of critics of the Laminar Lip out there, but for me and my body type, I think this was a great purchase.

[ghostrider.y2k]

We need pictures!

[johnnyadventurepants]

Originally Posted by 1234567

Here's your answer six years later:

I have a tall screen with laminar lip that I'll sell if anyone is interested. PM me. 60 bucks shipped Cont US.

[1234567]

Yea, it's fugly but it's working for me. First attempt at attaching photo so here goes. My apologies if it doesn't work . . .

[1234567]

Holy crap, it worked! Here's another . . .

[1234567]

After further review, my laminar lip still works but I may have painted too rosey of a picture. The only good thing it does is prevent wind from going under your helmet. When I originally mentioned the lip eliminated excessive noise and buffeting, well, I was partially right. It's still noisy, but not as bad as not using the lip. The airstream hits me above the eyeballs, but ear plugs takes my mind off the noise. As for the buffeting; I can definitely feel some buffeting right about 79 mph. So I guess the elusive search for perfect wind protection goes on.

Even though this lip isn't perfect, I am still satisfied -- I used to wear a "pudding bowl" on my cruiser so noise and wind never really bothered me. And honestly, the Tiger didn't bother me without the lip -- I just think I read too many threads where people were not happy and I bought into that mindset a bit too much.

[wannabe1]

See the triumph tiger picture thread. The latest cure is using Palmer Products mount and screen. Go to post 2664
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...64652&page=178

[roninwva]

I've had a touring Laminar Lip on my Wee for two years now and I love it. Better rain protection and a definite decrease in the infamous buffeting. I normally ride with my modular helmet flipped up and it does not move around. Of coarse the Tiger may be different.

[keystiger]

What shield are you running now?

I currently have the MRA Vario screen and it reduced buffeting, however changing to a vary "wind cutting" quality AGV helmet did more for my buffeting issues than all 3 wind shields I tried.

Also a friend has had great results from Mirror stem extensions.

Just FYI

[AtlantaDR]

I added a Laminar Lip to my Explorer 1200 and it works well. I still get some wing from the sides because of the windshield design, but I can run up to about 80 mph or so with my face shield up with no problem now

[Voluhzia]

Originally Posted by AtlantaDR

I added a Laminar Lip to my Explorer 1200 and it works well. I still get some wing from the sides because of the windshield design, but I can run up to about 80 mph or so with my face shield up with no problem now

Like this?

[JTucker]

Palmers adjustable brackets are great.

[Northwoods Yeti]

I put my Lip on I think in 2006 or 07 and it's still there doing it's job on my 2000 Tiger. Those 3M attachments are pretty damn tuff!