Poorly designed windscreen

Man that is huge.

The problem is...I try to duck down and find smooth non-noisy air. It's not there. But if I raise up a few inches off my seat it gets super quiet.

Maybe it would be better with a large screen like that...but not sure I could stomach it.

No not for everyone, look at wrs, think they do one smaller then original

Crazy. I’m 6’5” and the buffeting isn’t too bad for me. I sometimes attach a Puig windscreen for longer rides and that seems to decrease to make a difference over distance. It’s certainly never going to be a wind free motorcycle, but I’m not planning on touring on mine anyway. Good luck finding a fix!

I got the largest WRS windscreen and buffeting is about the same as the stock. I’m 6 foot and the buffeting and wind noise is really bad. I’m coming from a naked Monster and the Desert X might be less comfortable when it comes to wind. I bought one of those clip on screen extenders and it was worse. After trying several different positions, I ended up just pulling over and removing it. I’d rather not buy a 3rd aftermarket windscreen accessory and try the smaller WRS. I’m hoping someone comes out with an adjustable screen.

Try it with the screen off.

CagivaEric said:

Try it with the screen off.

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That would kill me if it's better. One of the big reasons I moved from a Monster to a Desert X was more wind protection for touring.

Ohseedee said:

That would kill me if it's better. One of the big reasons I moved from a Monster to a Desert X was more wind protection for touring.

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I’m in the same boat as you, also 6ft tall. I’ve reserved judging until I had more time on the bike. Now with around 600 miles, it’s time to admit it’s really bad.

I replaced the oem windscreen with the WRS touring version with little to no improvement. Guess I’ll try a Puig clip on and see if that helps. Fingers crossed.

BigPappa said:

Crazy. I’m 6’5” and the buffeting isn’t too bad for me. I sometimes attach a Puig windscreen for longer rides and that seems to decrease to make a difference over distance. It’s certainly never going to be a wind free motorcycle, but I’m not planning on touring on mine anyway. Good luck finding a fix!

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Which Puig extender are you using on the DX?

Anyone try these air deflectors? DU026T PAIR SIDE AIR DEFLECTORS WRS TRANSPARENT DUCATI DESERT X 2022

I’m wondering if this would help…

So I just realized that WRS actually didnt send me the Caponord windscreen (the largest one they make) I ordered but instead sent me the touring windscreen (2nd largest). It didnt look right when I got it, but clearly a different shape than the one @Michael Smith posted above. They are going to send me a Caponord and take back the one I have. Hopefully the Caponord will help, otherwise going to try the deflectors next.

Hi ohseedee, i have the caponord and the deflectors, and would say it's almost there.
I was out on the bike pulled up for a coffee, and someone with a x was there, he has the same set up as me , but different helmet and said it was 100% for him, he is 5.10 the same as me, so would say helmet and size has a lot to do with it.
But the deflectors do take the wind of the top of your body

Michael Smith said:

Hi ohseedee, i have the caponord and the deflectors, and would say it's almost there.
I was out on the bike pulled up for a coffee, and someone with a x was there, he has the same set up as me , but different helmet and said it was 100% for him, he is 5.10 the same as me, so would say helmet and size has a lot to do with it.
But the deflectors do take the wind of the top of your body

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Good to know. I'll hold off on buying the deflectors until I get the issue with WRS resolved, but assuming they make things good and get me the Caponord, I'll order the deflectors too.

I just installed the WRS Caponord windscreen and it's a big step up, but not where I want it. I tried the WRS Touring screen and I only noticed a small improvement over the stock. The Caponord gets me to about 75% of where I want to be. If my torso was just 1 or 2 inches shorter I'd have very little wind. I'm 6 foot tall. I'm not sure if the WRS deflectors are going to help. I think I'm going to live with this for a while, do some longer trips, and see how I feel. I do have a cheap Amazon windscreen extender and it's beyond terrible, so I'm hesitant to invest in the puig just yet.

Ohseedee said:

Good to know. I'll hold off on buying the deflectors until I get the issue with WRS resolved, but assuming they make things good and get me the Caponord, I'll order the deflectors too.

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agree helmet has a lot to do with it i ride with a open face and from a rally bike to X i have a bit of buffeting close to a vehicle but other than that very little, me 6,3 and normal screen also have rally seat that lifts me another 2cm. One tip i did fine from Africa Twins is the air flow from the air vents below the screen creates a lot of turbulence and blocking them did help, maybe option on the X??

I'm gonna try blocking the vents. First I've heard of that.