PRODUCT
EVALUATION
Zero Gravity Windscreen
While reading through the
product literature for Zero
Gravity's colored windscreens,
we noticed one phrase in particular that so u nded interesting, if
not far-fetched.
"The flu orescent green a nd yellow
screens seem to brighten and sha rpe n
vision," it read. " O ur blues and
bronze a ct as temper ing filt ers,
helping to cu t sun a nd road glare."
Hyped-up, over-exaggera ted advertising is co mmon in the world
today, but could an item as simple
as a windscreen reall y serve more
than th e si m ple function o f deflecting wind a nd debris, a nd sti Il allow
a clear view of th e road ahead ?
The ans wer is yes.
After taking less than 15 minutes
to a ttach o ne o f Zero Gravity's red
windscreen s to o u r test bike, we
cruised down th e boulevard at high
noon and promptl y dis covered that
th e red scree n did cu t down glare
from th e road 's surface. Sunlight
often pi erces through a windscreen
ca us ing a bright refl ection, a nd
su bseq ue n t distra ction , off o f a
polish ed fuel tan k, a nd we not ed that
thi s was no longer happening.
Now th at we kn ew that the screen
worked in th e da ytime, we had to
see how weIl it worked a t ni ght. T he
red screen appears dark even in
daylight , a nd we wonder ed if it
would render us sem i-blind at night.
Even though th e Zero Gravity screen
did impair our vision some, it still
left eno ugh light to see by. The view
wasn 't th e grea test, but it worked
better th an we thought it would.
Although most of th e windscreens
on today's sport bikes are too low
to see th rough unless you tu ck in in
road race fashion, it 's com fort ing to
kn ow th at the scree n does more than
improve your bike's looks.
'The bri ghtl y-colored Zero G ravity .
scree ns also add a n add itio nal safety
fa ctor by making the bike more
visible to motorists. Or to spo nso rs,
if you're rac ing - just ask AMAI
CCS Endurance Challenge Champions H yp er-Cycle.. .
T he Zero Gravity Corporation
claims th at its scree ns are some o f
th e most d urable o n th e market, and
a t 1/ 8-in ch are th ick er than many
OEM screen s. Zero Gravity's screens
are mad e individuall y by .hand,
molded with air, and personall y
inspected to g uaran tee each windscreen is opticall y correct and free
from imperfections.
For prices a nd a p plica tio ns, see
your local dealer or contact Zero
Gravity Corp., 21601 Vanowen St. ,
Suite 201, Canoga Park, CA 91303,
818/883-3 308.
Ken Faught
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