Cold Weather shield or hood or something!

[Moonbeam Development]

Just a link to something like I'm talking about
www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=783678

[WarrenS]

I don't know of anybody who makes a conversion kit. You could look at a scooter skirt.
www.scooterskirts.com/

["Big Guy"]

I have to disagree with what stormy posted. I did a test fit on it today and it fit like a glove. I had to use weather strip on the old shield just to keep it from rattling and the body parts fit well too.

Oh yeah, and it was 7 days form the order to delivery... fastest part I ever bought on the Internet.

Notice that it came VERY well protected. Triple wrapped:



Here you can see the substancial size difference between the two in both height and width.

Also, the stock shield curves back, toward the rider and the new one curves forward, creating a rise in the aerodynamics... very nice. This shield is absolutely the best quality workmanship! The edges are buffed and the holes line up perfectly. This can't be said for the factory shield.



Here you can see that I can bend the old shield with one hand; it's very cheap. The new one does not bend at all.



I am still waiting on my new instrument cluster, so I can's say how it works on the road yet, but as soon as it arrives and I get everything back on, I'll update this post with more info.

[monty57]

I am not sure if this will be the answer for you, but I just ordered two of these jackets for my wife and I.

(http://www.fitsmybudget.com/product.php?productid=23084)

I found them on several other sites ranging from close to $300 but this place was by far the least expensive and they arrived in four days.

They are nice looking all leather jackets. It is very warm and even has a neck warmer built into the lining. I went out tonight with a full helmet, leather gloves and this coat and was so comfortable I road for over an hour. The leather gloves I use are the jell filled motorcycle type available for around $20 on many sights. The jacket is also vented and the lining is removable for warmer weather.

I hope this helps.

[termite]

This thread has been great! But not as fruit-full towards a solution as I'd hoped. I think that I speak for alot of other people like myself. I just want to get back and forth to work in dress clothes (not suite clothes) but dress pants and a nice shirt in the cold weather without freezing. I own an F-150 that is paid for but I still get guilty when I pull up to the pump and put $65 a week in it just to get me to work and back!
While putting on layers of clothes or cover-alls might work if I were riding to my folks house, it's not practicle for me to pack like that to work every day. Eventually I'd just lose interest in riding at all unless it was warmer. I don't mind a coat, helmet and gloves.

I tell ya what I'd like to see is some sort of body conversion kit for these 250cc scooter that allows something like 70% protection from the elements while riding. Something much more than just a windshield.
It seems to me that the 250cc scooter has more power than I need to get myself and my laptop to work, so why not pack on a 100lbs "body cover" as well? I know several other guys who would be interested in this little package too.

I'm sick of paying high prices for gas and if you follow the news at all, or breathe at all - you'll know they are only going to get higher!

Richard

The Cabelas snow suit will fit nicely over your "dress" clothes, and has thigh length zippers on the legs for easy 0n/off. What's hard about that?

[2Down]

Seems like you're looking for something like the Diamlo Velux 150cc Convertible Top Scooter. I saw one of these in my town a few months ago. It looks like a good idea, but I wonder how it fairs in the wind. www.alibaba.com/catalog/10811233/Diamo_Velux_150cc_Convertible_Top_Scooter.htm

My solution is an extra large Black Leather Trench Coat that has double snaps from my neck to my knees. The collar extends up under my full face helmet. I can wear a heavy coat underneath. My kids think I look like I was in the Matrix Movie. My dad says I look like I could have been in the Schutzstaffel. I wear waterproof ski gloves, and when it's really cold I wear poly glove liners with heat packs that fit into a pocket touching the backs of my hands. I got these at www.bodyheaters.com.

In this outfit, I'm comfortable and dry in pouring rain and down to 20F. Below 20F I wear a snowmobile suit, and only go out if I really need to, because the streets are usually icy at that temp.

["Big Guy"]

Now that last post makes me happy I live in New Orleans...
Just imagine riding to work in February in jeans and a shirt ;D

[termite]

250mc54 said:

Now that last post makes me happy I live in New Orleans...
Just imagine riding to work in February in jeans and a shirt ;D

Not all the time, though. It can get chilly in N.O. And the north shore is always cooler in the winter.

[Moonbeam Development]

I know there is no way on Gods greegn Earth I would wear a "scooter-skirt"! I actually thought that site was a joke at first.
Do they think of everything?

[Gary]

Tank makes the 150 cc courier with convertable top:
www.tank-sports.com/products/urban/courier150.html

Have not seen anything simililar in a 250 version.

I believe in Europe many scooters have cloth 'sides' with elastic at the bottom so you can still get your feet out. I've been thinking about making a home made version out of dacron sailcloth that I could velcro on to my scoot. The idea would be to attach the cloth with velcro at the front and with shock cord at the back. I think this would block the wind and rain that wraps around the lower front of the scoot.
Gary
PS: I like the scooterskirt! Do you step into it or does it zip up around you? And what keeps it from flying up in your face?

[WarrenS]

I guess the scooter skirt isn't so hot. There is a review of it here.
www.jerseybiker.com/
Also check out the termoscud on the same site.

[Moonbeam Development]

I know it sounds crazy, but CPVC pipe 1/2" or 3/4" is really flexible and paintable with Krylons plastic paint. I'm starting to think I can fashion my own extra large topper with CPVC and a good acrylic plastic molded to fit - whatcha think? I suppose I could get some carbon fiber and mold my own new front as well then get the acrylic glass over it?

[keith4scoot]

So far, I've found that the following keeps me warm on my ride to work (with my dress work clothes):

- Pull over type sweat shirt with a zippered coller zipped all the way up to my chin.
- Lined sport jacket with PVC tela exterior, zipped up and hood cord tied tight
- Ski socks pulled up the calf
- Long johns under my slacks if it is under 45F (have to remove them at work if the heat is working good...)
- Full helmet (although the ventilation system keeps my face cold)
- Leather gloves (although my wrists are cold, need longer ones that go up my arm).

The only part of me that gets cold on the ride are my knees (if no long johns), wrists (going to a cycle shop today to check out some longer ones), and face (I wish I could reduce the amount of air my helmet lets in...)

That's my two cents worth. I get 110mpg on my 50cc 2cycle and 90mpg on my 150cc chinese scoot. Take that, all you money grabbing oil companies, arab countries, and gas distributors! My gas bill last month was $17!

[rerun2]

keith4scoot, you might try a $1.00 ski cap from Wally-Mart, they are real thin, and probably will not make your helmet to tight... just picked o ne up the other day out of curiosity, you know, Heck, 1 buck? Anywho, it does the trick well enough, been riding in 28-32 degree frosty mornings lately...
;d

["Big Guy"]

Okay, I know it's been a while, but I had to wait for my new gage package to arrive before I could install the windshield. Well it finally got here, so here are the pics:

This is with no windshield, I just got the gages installed:


Here you can see how perfectly the shield lines up with the holes:


This is the EXTREME difference between the old one and the new one:


And finally, the finished product:


Now it's out for a ride, and let me tell you, this shield ROCKS!

NO WIND WHATSOEVER, NO NOISE AND NO GLASSES NEEDED!

The fit was near perfect, though getting the last piece of trim on was a challenge since it was designed for the old shield, half the thickness. After a few tugs and pushes, it was fine!

Anyone looking to eliminate noise and wind, this is the puppy for you!
Go to Cee Bailey's website and get one for yourself!

[zippadeedudah]

I have a Kymco People 250 and this bike, as do some others, has heat vents much like a car which come out to keep your knees warm while you are riding. I am thinking about ordering something akin to a space suit, but extremely light weight, and then, building a hose like adapter which would run the input of both warm air vents into the space suit keeping me warm as toast as the air circulated about the suit. The helmet would be separate from the modified space suit and would be a full size. That takes care of keeping your head warm so there might be a half-inch area between the helmet and the suit where one could get cold but one could use a scarf as Johnnyscoot does or configure a buckle arrangement so the space suit would attach to the helmet without driver interference. Patent pending...LOL Joe ;D

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warstein said:

twister said:

Sometimes an Avatar that only depicts what we are all about can be better than the real thing.

Twister, that was cold. I guess when you have that many karma points you can say what you want. ;D

I say pretty much what I want regardless of the KARMA.

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warstein said:

I don't know of anybody who makes a conversion kit. You could look at a scooter skirt.
www.scooterskirts.com/

Looks a bit sissy.

[T W I S T E R]

gary505 said:

Tank makes the 150 cc courier with convertable top:
www.tank-sports.com/products/urban/courier150.html

Have not seen anything simililar in a 250 version.

I believe in Europe many scooters have cloth 'sides' with elastic at the bottom so you can still get your feet out. I've been thinking about making a home made version out of dacron sailcloth that I could velcro on to my scoot. The idea would be to attach the cloth with velcro at the front and with shock cord at the back. I think this would block the wind and rain that wraps around the lower front of the scoot.
Gary
PS: I like the scooterskirt! Do you step into it or does it zip up around you? And what keeps it from flying up in your face?

do you have to squat to pee.

[poohbear]

OUCH! Glad I dwell in a climate that allows pretty much all year scooting! ;D