V9 Bobber

[Guzzidad]

    I picked up a used Bobber in real nice condition and it came with a Dart fly screen that doesn't do much but keep the speedometer clean. I wonder how a Memphis Shades Bat Wing Fairing would look on this bike and how effective it would be.

[kingoffleece]

Welcome to windscreen roulette.  What works for one many not for another.  Good luck.
Personally, and always with a full face, I never rode behind a bat wing that didn't buffet like crazy.  I'd never purchase one.

[Kev m]

The BEST windshields I ever had (on an unfaired bike) were massive.

It was either the giant touring windshield that I ran on my Jackal in winter only because it was so fugly or the tinted, recurved, vented, taller and wider than stock Road King windshield I purchased from Clearview.

Anything else was a compromise.

So I got used to wearing a 3/4 helmet with a full face visor on my smallblocks and settling for a fly screen or Cafe style fairing. The only compromise is that I sometimes miss having no visor and will take shorter/slower rides like that from time to time.

[Moparnut72]

It is amazing how screens work or don't work. I have a Dart Marlin fly screen that I bought for my Triumph T120. It caused buffeting, not severe but enough to be annoying. On a trip to Reno I took it off about half way home and threw it in a saddle bag. When I got my '26 V7 Special I thought I would put it on this bike for the winter, I figured it would look good. I only ride locally in the winter so no big deal. Well surprise, no buffeting and I have ridden on the highway. No rhyme nor reason why it is working on the Guzzi where it didn't like the Triumph.
kk

[Zimmermichaels1ea]

i originally purchased a Givi 140A small windscreen for my 2023  V7 Special, but it wasn't enough screen for touring.
However, mounted on my 2021 V9 Bobber, the screen IMHO, is pretty near perfect!

[bad Chad]

Looks ideal!

[TN Mark]

Congratulations on the V9 Bobber.

Hopefully the Givi 140A screen will solve your issue.

[Guzzidad]

   A little background on my Bobber purchase. I started riding Guzzi's in the early 80's. My first was an 850T. Then an 89 LeMans, 1100 Sport, Norge, and a few others. Never did I think I would be happy with a small block. But then a friend of mine let me ride his chrome tank Anniversary model. Took me by surprise. And I have to face the fact that I'm getting a little older now and just don't have the strength I used to have to push a 600# bike around. Two years ago the Local Harley shop took a 2020 V7 Racer in on trade. I had no choice. I had to save it from the ape hanger crowd. It's been a lot of fun. Takes me back to my youth when I was riding old Nortons and Triumphs. It's a lot more comfortable than it looks, but it does have a slight forward lean and the back of my neck was getting tired holding the weight of the helmet up. I wanted a more upright seating position and I saw this Bobber for sale. It's the same weight as the Racer but with a slightly bigger engine. Honestly, it feels like a big block. This might be the bike I ride into the sunset.

[Tkelly]

I bought BadChads Roamer a nd I have the same impression,it feel like an EV to ride but lighter.Looking forward to warm weather.

[Tkelly]

My history is similar,just bought a Roamer and it feel like an EV but lighter,50 mpg plenty of power.

[TN Mark]

Congratulations on your new to you V9 Bobber Guzzidad.

The more YouTube videos I watch on the V9 Bobber the more I like it. I’d love to see it come back into the lineup with a few modifications.

Maybe they could bring it back as the V10 bobber using a variation of the V100 engine. 

Then again, I’m also a bit curious to see what the next version of the California, the Eldorado or the Ambassador will be.