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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis
A clamp-on deflector is a really good idea for cold weather or if you experience buffeting - a major problem for many KTM 790/890 owners.
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I've ridden my 790 with high and low screens, with and without lower deflectors, and yes there is buffeting noise, but I've also ridden a variety of blood bikes with screens, and they buffet too. On KTM owners pages I've seen reports of people trying other screens and they also buffet. My conclusion is any screen aims to send the air over the rider's head, but it then descends on their head vertically, and that's what makes the helmet noise. The best you can do is reduce it, and wear earplugs.
As such, yes, clip-on screens do work in that they deflect the air a bit further up without increasing the screen height. I have a Puig one and it's quite effective, though nothing eliminates the buffeting entirely. It's firmly fixed with allen screws and I can't see anybody nicking it in a hurry.
Note I own two screens, a low one for rides likely to contain off road work (and this is probably the one I'll use across Asia despite the extra wind blast to the face) and a high one with Puig clip-on for road touring.
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