First off, an apology:
For years on bike forums I've heard about "buffetting". My silent response has always been "It's called WIND you big softies - if you don't like it, get back in your car".
Until I picked up my Vee...
On the way home after collecting it, sat at 70mph, I suddenly realised I had a splitting headache and my vision was a bit blurry. Gantry signs over the motorway were almost unreadable. Not particularly noisy, just really painful.
So, turns out buffetting does exist, I'd just never had a bike that did it before. So, to all the bikers I've privately mocked over the years: :text-imsorry:
Anyway, I've fixed the buffetting problem with the unusual choice of fitting an original screen on my 2002 Vee. It came with a Cee Baily vented touring screen which was giving me headaches. I've just fitted a powerbronze copy of the original screen (as supplied by Wemoto) and all is well again.
There is more wind noise with the smaller screen, but it's much "cleaner" air - no booming and no headaches.
I think it just goes to show that this sort of problem is very personal - height, weight, screen, riding style, crash helmet, and (I reckon) the resonant frequency of your brain/eyeballs!
The good news is that (once I get chance to give it a clean) there will be a Cee Bailey vented touring screen to sell on to another Vee owner who is probably getting blinding headaches from the standard screen.
