Allo everybody

I have been searching for the right windscreen for myself and unfortunately the previous screens have not been up to mark.I purchased my latest screen from California scientific.

www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo.com

Now i decided to take a relatively longer ride to really test its performance.I had the screen for 2 months before i could go on a 2 day trip but from short day rides i noticed

- minimal buffeting
- Really calm air if you tuck in slightly
- Very much reduced buffeting on overtaking an 18 wheeler .
- Much more relaxed n comfortable ride

The screen has a vent cut into it to reduce back pressure and the new ninja650r 2009 model has a similar configuration.My ride consisted of 300km coastal B roads and 200km freeway return trip over 2 days.I wanted to see the handling and test all aspects of the bike.
So after saying goodbye to my understanding wife :lol:


Woohoo




Dont leave home with out the Garmin






Living in the city this is something we hardly see.




Riding through the villages the roads were not as nice but still quite empty and a blast



Stopped at one of the beaches for a break



Around lunch I reached my destination( 200km done now to laze :D ) and checked in.


View from the room



Lunch yummy ; Beer at the beach - priceless



They let us park superbikes at the lobby entrance



My country has got really beautiful beaches








The next day i visited an old ruin/tourist spot ~100km away (any excuse to ride)









After visiting a few other places i headed home.Slab all the way.I averaged about 140-150kmph (with a few forays into the 180+  ) but the bike was steady and wind protection was excellent.Overtaking large rigs was a breeze and i really had issues with the stock screen esp with this .The only con about it is there is no lip at the pointy edge so it just rests on the headlight fairing.Its still a keeper though.

Before anyone comments about how unsporty it may or may not look.i really dont care.My comfort is critical and if i wanted to impress others i would have bought a Gixxer or R1.

Now all i have to do is get a better seat as my butt was sore as hell after only 500km .

All good things come to an end.BTW i thought taking a long ride will cure the itch for a while but it has made it worse.All i do at work is plan for the next one .

Cheers.

Mauritius

Some years ago i was fortunate enough to visit the island of Mauritius.

It was not too far from Malaysia and the sights,culture,people and food made this a great holiday.

Berjaya Hotel 

Malaysian food  ha ha

Nice pool 

Zoom 

One of the most famous landmarks in Mauritius- Le Morne 

Sights from our beach 

Day 2

Island hopping time 

Clear water 

nice huh 

It was about 15 feet deep here 

After a good swim its time for food  

Look at the water colour 

The captain and his mates were really good entertainment 

Back , eat and zzzzzzz

Day 3

Nemo time 

Just as we get below the surface 

our captain of the sub 

my first time ever in a sub 

So cool 

An old shipwreck 

Coning tower 

See the anchor ? 

Our ride :-) 

Back on shore  

Nice  

Eat and sleep some more :-)

Day 4

Time to explore Maurutius 

Standing on the rim of a volcano here

What a view 

The crater.. 

Some of the local handicrafts here 

A large Statue of lord Shiva under construction.

Mauritius has a large Indian population .

And the temple sits on the rim of another Volcano crater. 

Cold at the top... 

Crater is filled with water 

Looking down 

Chamarel waterfall was our next stop 

Nice huh 

Finally we went to see the 7 coloured rock formed by the volcanic activity- Terres des Sept Couleurs

As the sun set on Mauritius 

We  had our last look of this wonderful island 

Cheers.