Loan your bike to ZG for a new screen?

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sendler

Discussion Starter · Nov 3, 2011

Anyone want to loan their CBR250R to Zero Gravity so they can design some bigger windscreens for us?
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On Nov 2, 2011, Glenn Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion. This may be a bit overkill for a 250 but we'll take it into consideration. We can make the screen that will fit the complex mounting system. That should be no problem. The problem is getting a bike in our shop we can take apart. We can't do that with a brand new bike we get from the dealer. We're waiting for a customer to step up and let us use his bike for a couple of weeks....
Glenn Cook Zero Gravity Corporation 912 Pancho Rd Camarillo, CA 93012 805-388-8803 phone 805-388-8285 fax

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llory

· #2 · Nov 3, 2011

I agree! Anyone in the SoCal area that could loan the bike to ZG for a better windscreen would be doing us all a huge favor. I'm sure they'll give you a free windscreen for letting them borrow your bike (and if you don't like it you could always donate it to me

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sendler

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 22, 2011

Zero Gravity is still looking for a loaner bike in the SoCal area so they can develop a larger windscreen for us if anyone is interested in a free windscreen.
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http://www.cbr250.net/forum/cbr250-new-member-introductions/1859-hello-fellow-cbr250-riders.html

Arc2146

· #4 · Nov 23, 2011

im bout 2.5. hours away ill see what i can do..

TheMente

· #5 · Apr 24, 2012

Glenn Cook
01:12 (7 ore fa)
We've finished our prototypes and are waiting to find a customer who will loan us his bike for a couple of weeks so we can do fit testing and shaping the screen to the body lines. It's been difficult finding such a person. I'll make sure you're on the list of people we contact when we have them finished. Sorry for the wait....ZG

Mario Benintende
08:13 (8 minuti fa)
a Glenn
Hi Glenn,
I'm posting this message on the CBR250 Forum, so your search will be easier.
I suppose your research center is in the US, I am not so it is even more difficult for me to loan you my bike from Italy.
Anyway, on the forum there are many many owners from US-Canada and I really think someone will be glad to cooperate
with you. Zero Gravity has a great name!
Just grant them one screen for free when the task is completed!

Thanks again,
Mario

They still look for someone.
Come on guys! It's for the science!!!

Maxidax

· #6 · Apr 24, 2012

I would do it. I'm only like 30-40 minutes from camarillo.

TheMente

· #7 · Apr 24, 2012

I can pm you Glenn's email address

Wynne G Oldman

· #8 · Apr 24, 2012

I had a Zero Gravity touring screen on my 250 Ninja, and very good it was as well.

Shaolin22

· #9 · Apr 24, 2012 (Edited)

I tried calling. Wouldn't mind giving my bike for a little. I don't ride it every day.

7point62fmj

· #10 · Apr 25, 2012

I find it interesting that the guys who are supposed to be the big dogs when it comes to wind screens are so far behind the power curve. I can think of three maybe even four companies that already offer a replacement for us. It sounds like they offer a great product but I wonder what there hook will be to beat those on the market who already has product out there. I am picking my puig from the post office tomorrow about 60ish shipped (IIRC) I wonder if they could of beat that price.

Maxidax

· #11 · Apr 25, 2012

Got an email back from the guy over at ZG, Glenn. I guess they found a guy (not me :'( aww shucks!). Soo I guess we'll see how long it takes them to come out with a screen.

7point62fmj said:
I find it interesting that the guys who are supposed to be the big dogs when it comes to wind screens are so far behind the power curve.

I too am confused about that. I'll probably end up going with the puig unless zg can beat the price...

Ash-Aus

· #12 · Apr 25, 2012

Would there really be a massive difference in price? I love my Puig, just not the install... Was easy with the DIY guide, just unnerving pulling the whole dash and headlight off the bike.

sendler

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 25, 2012

7point62fmj said:
I am picking my puig from the post office tomorrow about 60ish shipped (IIRC) I wonder if they could of beat that price.

Most of the Zero Gravity wind screens are in the $70-90 range. They may offer a slightly better thought out aerodynamic design and usually have 2 increased heights to choose from but I expect the complex screen for the CBR250R will have to cost more than the others.

sendler

Discussion Starter · #14 · May 28, 2012

I just had an idea to help deal with the complex wind screen shape of the 2011 CBR250R. Zero Gravity could cast up an adapter that would bolt on to the stock mounting points in the cowl and then accept a simple bolt on version of various screens from there. I also wonder about making the screen stand off so it could have a simple height adjustable system as on the Ninja650. The CBR250R is going to be a huge seller world wide and in the US with future total sales in the 100,000's.

TheMente

· #15 · May 28, 2012

two part wind screen. It has been used in several bikes, so it would probably work.
Hope they are reading you, sendler.

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