A little while ago I removed the "Heath Robinson" double screen from the GP - aesthetcially I had started to hate it. I was planning to live with the shortcomings of the standard screen during the "Credit Crunch" - but a blustery trip on the M4 combined with driving past a Givi dealer led me to an impulse buy.The Givi D352ST is a very nice pice of kit. Fitting was a breeze all the holes lined up correctly and it sits perfectly on the bike.
A quick trip up the M1 proved that it is as effective as it is good looking. In the fully upright position it's a little noisy but the buffeting that comes with the standard screen is replaced by a little ripple on the sleeves of the upper arms. On the way back I lowered it and it was much better quieter - but without the windblast that the low position gives you with the standard screen.
£77.74 "all in" from HGB in Ruislip (not a stock item but delivered from Givi in one day) http://www.hgbmotorcycles.co.uk/
7 comments:
I've just stumbled across this blog and I'm finding it very useful, as I've had a GP800 since December and I'm still getting used to it. Keep it up!
Hi Terry,
By now you must have had the 10K service done for your bike. I wonder what the costs were. I found a workshop manual that states that every 10K rollers and guides in the driving pulley have to be replaced.
I am considering a GP800 myself, but wonder about maintenance cost.
Regards
Rob Sanders
NEW ZEALAND
Rob,
If you mean 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) yes, I'm now at just over 8,000 miles.
Rollers were replaced although the cost fixed as part of of a package deal when I bought the bike (at full list price). Although the dealer had changed hands by then, they honoured a "fixed price" for the first service. It's the next one, 20,000k (12,000 miles) that's going to hurt.
Hi Terry!
Was the Givi screen bigger or the custom made? The givi is 12cm bigger than the original.
THanks!
Csaba
Csaba,
Yes, the Givi is 12cm taller than the standard screen.
Hi Again:)
I am 200cm tall, and the givi screen is generating a very irritating noise on the upper position after 80km/h.What do you think, what the heck can i do?
THanks
Csaba
Csaba,
That's interesting - Although I'm just under 2m, I am "long in the body and short in the leg" so I ride quite "tall".
Noise is a bit subjective and depends a lot on the crash helmet but I've not noticed a problem since changing to the Givi.
Having said that, I usually wear an iPOd when travelling on motoways at speed.
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