Fitting a Fly Screen to my Royal Enfield Meteor 350.

Another not 'how to' vlog, featuring how not to fit a Fly Screen to your Meteor. 😏
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[@caldaemon]

Got to love an instructional video without annoying music and endless pointing at objects. Thanks Charlie!

[@speedfinder1]

Congratulations, you have made a nice job of fitting the fly screen and given us 15 minutes of innocent entertainment into the bargain. A job well done all round!

[@restdayrider]

Thank you very much. 😊

[@danielmcneil3004]

Congratulations Charlie on your flyscreen install. Looks much better than the high screen , which is a bit of overkill considering the average speeds you’ll be riding at. Wind blast probably won’t be an issue most of the time. Good work. Cheers and ride safe, Dan. ✌️🏍🇨🇦

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Dan. 😊

[@kyhlmann1961]

Charlie, the handy(wo)man. Yet another nice video. Bravo.

[@vijay0070]

Hi There, I am really impressed to see your precision while fitting this screen. Keep up the good work.

[@copperskylark]

Hello! Thank you for your content. I also have meteor and I’ve bought the same screen and saddle bags, so your videos are very helpful for me:))

[@restdayrider]

Hi, excellent choices there. I hope the fitting is as easy for you. 😊

[@dennishelferich8335]

Great Job Charlie. You did a better job than I did. One note of advice for everyone. The step where you drop the chrome bars with the fly screen attached into the brackets that hold them. Do not over tighten the screws that hold them. I wrenched a little too hard on one and it cracked. You cannot get replacement ones without buying a whole new fly screen kit. For me a little epoxy and a couple washers and it has been holding up well.

[@restdayrider]

I may loosen mine off then! Thanks Dennis. 😊

[@jonathandeeley6276]

You got there in the end. Like you I've taken the large screen off my Supernova as the buffeting was awful. Currently riding it without the screen which is better. Like the look of that fly screen and would be interested to hear the verdict on it when the results are in. 🙂👍

[@restdayrider]

I'll keep you posted!

[@SmokeyGunn]

Great install vid ... considering the amount of use the manuals normally are you have to appreciate a good youtube 'how to' Love the banjo moment at the end 😄

[@restdayrider]

I find it easier to learn by trial and error on the simple non-crucial stuff, not sure I'd trust myself on brakes for example tho. ,🫣

[@charlessmillie8774]

Good job Charlie 👍 Little tip if you want it . Old dish towel or clingfilm around headlamp indicators when working in the area stops the Little scratches. Beauty 👍 Chas.😁

[@restdayrider]

Excellent tip! 😊

[@keithbateman5360]

Greetings from down under, love your work. Thanks.

[@restdayrider]

Hi Keith, Thank you!

[@geraldtakala1721]

The fly screen is decorative which appears to be it's primary function

[@restdayrider]

It did help a bit with protection for the instruments, but that's largely it.

[@Donnabatical-0O]

Your videos make me smile :) My Supernova also came with the touring windshield installed, amd I think I'm also going to swap for this shorty flyscreen. Luckily the mounting brackets are already installed so it should be an easier swap for me! As a shorter rider at only 5'3", I wonder if I'll feel a wind buffeting difference?? Regardless - I love the look more!

[@restdayrider]

I agree, the flyscreen does just look better in my opinion! I did notice a benefit from less wind buffering too, the larger screen seemed to direct it straight into my face.

[@geoffballe8766]

Thanks Charlie, luv the way you dress, luv the way you do things, luv everything about your show, looking forward to your next

[@restdayrider]

Thank you as always for your support Geoff.

[@gbsirio]

Ottimo video.. Utilissimo👍 ben fatto ❤🇮🇪 Ps. Not bad the journal over the lamp... It was fine 😂

[@restdayrider]

Grazie mille, benvenuto sul Canale 😊

[@BhattiJatt]

Awesome video .. it also gives a Message to not always depend on the machanics for such small works. New subscriber 😀👍🏼

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Bhatti 😊

[@Caledonia3104]

Worth the effort you put in. Suits the bike. You have amazing patience, normally when i drop anything its followed by a few expletives. I bought a magnetic dish for a few quid, you can stick it to the engine bars or such and place bolts in it that your going to use at the height you want. Its one of those tools that just make life a wee bit simpler. I have bought and built up a small but useful set of tools for my bike maintenance. You should treat yourself to some decent tools and forget the tools that come with the bike. Jobs will be easier and quicker but on the downside you will get less tea

[@restdayrider]

Hi, thanks for stopping by! I do have access to lots of tools, it's just working out what they all do, and then secretly stealing them without him noticing 🤣

[@BlackThor15]

Well done Charlie, in my opinion she looks much better now! 👍👍

[@timsatch9198]

Another excellent and entertaining vidio. Not round = hexagonal. Rubber thingy = grommit. Nut with black thing = nylock nut. Excellent job. A tip about a work bench. Get a Black & Decker Workmate. Can be old and scruffy from a scrap heap. All broken plastic parts are cheap on eBay. Cut a piece of plywood/cupboard door a bit wider and longer than the Workmate. Screw a 2x2 block along the middle of it and clamp it into the Workmate. Bingo, you have a mobile bench / table that can hang flat on the garage wall. Absolutely love the Stirling engine. That's the dogs thingies. Where did you get it.

[@restdayrider]

Well, why use proper terms when a thingamajig will do. 😏 It is rather snazzy, doesn't keep my tea warm tho!

[@slobones7618]

Just Luv your videos for all those technical terms

[@restdayrider]

I'm all about using the correct widget on the doodah. 😏

[@OldSkoolGrandad]

I've got a similiar screen on my Triumph , keeps a lot of wind blast off your chest ..love your terminology and cursing😂 , good luck on your travels up North 👍

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Kevin. 😊

[@stevecoppin4278]

Well done Charlie , it looks cracking tbh , ride safe

[@restdayrider]

Thank you! 😊

[@grayman999]

Take ten and call haha the NHS runs on tea love the tea do dad the fly screen is fab very satisfying to watch you fit the screen I'm looking for a small bike to run alongside my Africa Twin I had looked at Royal Enfield but decided it wouldn't be a Royal Enfield too much chrome 🤔 but then again 🤗💚

[@restdayrider]

Who doesn't love Tea!? 😏

[@stevied6286]

I didn't realise there were no fitting instructions in there Charlie..I could have explained the fitting ..feel guilty now 😱🤣. It was cheap though!! Steve

[@restdayrider]

It's fine!!! I don't mind working stuff out, and it was fun. 😊 It was cheap too! ,😊

[@jmdubslaine]

I never doubted you for a second. 🥂🏅

[@TheArtdecovampire]

Entertaining and informative. Luckily I'm very mechanically minded so I can usually get by with a little bit of chin scratching, but I need four hands. My best advice to anyone is to buy a set of cheap spring clamps from the pound shop to hold things in place while you reach down for tools and parts. If I was touring I'd fit the fly screen, the bigger one just causes buffeting on my face. Currently I'm looking/negotiating for a custom mat black steel one with some posy slots in it, or a similar one to my LFS mutt one. What can I say I'm vain about my bikes. Keep up the great work I look forward to the vids.

[@restdayrider]

I agree, I'm hoping this fly screen will be perfect for touring. I found exactly the same with the large screen. I do like the look of the Matt / buffed steel ones I've seen on GT 650s, but the fittings seemed very different and a bit beyond my scope to adapt!

[@TheArtdecovampire]

@@restdayrider Yes the fittings bolt to the headlamp on the 650s rather than the fork top. I have toyed with buying the small screen, and order a blank from LFS and putting the brackets on the blank. Not beyond me by any means, but far exceeds the reach of my wallet. Lol

[@callummcintosh9498]

Been in similar situations with tools and parts and not remained as calm as you did. You did a sterling job and made me laugh, especially at the 120nm torque wrench! Lol

[@restdayrider]

😏

[@simonchristie4117]

Angled thing and a rubber do dar! 🤣 if you ever give up saving lives, maybe work for Haynes manual? Great video 👍✌️

[@restdayrider]

Think there's a career there for me. 😏

[@simonchristie4117]

@@restdayrider 😁👍

[@RichardThomas-sp4iy]

you are a flippin inspiration.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you! And welcome to the channel. 😊

[@katarinasjoberg]

Your frame was much nicer on the motorcycle than the one that came with it. Nice work!

[@stevied6286]

Brilliant Job considering I forgot to include the instructions..sorry.I would have posted them had I realised!!🙈🙈

[@restdayrider]

Hahahaha, it's all good. 😊

[@classicrider5274]

Not a Meteor man but I think it looks much better, thanks for the technical names of parts as well, a good one!

[@restdayrider]

Well I like to keep it real. 😏 Thank you for your comments. 😊

[@stephenrandall5052]

i think i will stick with the large toring screen thank you for getting back to me .

[@jamesbarr7320]

The screens don't come with any instructions, I've just fitted. a touring screen to my meteor

[@trevorthorn5011]

You got there in the end 👍 well done

[@restdayrider]

Took a while Trevor!

[@graham9723]

Hi Charlie, The fly screen is a big improvement on the old big one and should deflect the wind a lot better. When doing fiddley jobs like that I always find that swearing out loud a lot really helps.

[@restdayrider]

Doesn't it just! 😏

[@bidouchonsan]

well done! it looks better, i don't like those big screens reaching the sky. that's enough to protect your gauges from the rain. i love women doing mechanical work, so fresh, but not very easy with long nails 😂

[@anroadking]

Must get round to getting my flyscreen out of the box and fitting it, now I've been shown how to do it. 👍😘

[@restdayrider]

I suggest you find the vid I did rather than follow my fumbling Dojamaflips.😏

[@the.just.able.biker67]

Well done you. 👍 I bought a Classic 350 a week ago and after doing nearly 600 miles on it I reckon I could do with a screen as well. The problem is, there isn't really one that suits it because of the nacelle with the extra side lights in it that surrounds the headlight. I've seen ones with the big screen that your Meteor had and they look rediculous. It's a bit of a pisser really. I can only hope that someone makes a decent looking aftermarket screen soon.

[@restdayrider]

Enfield seem to have got the Aftermarket / Add ons in their sights and I'm sure they will produce more . Maybe there is an Indian manufacturer that is doing one, a lot of my bits have come direct from India as Enfield have been out of stock!

[@ed.barker7069]

A big screen could be cut down to the required size.

[@restdayrider]

@@ed.barker7069 I'd be worried it would crack, and to be honest I sold the big one for more than I paid for the smaller tinted fly, so I'm happy!

[@ed.barker7069]

@@restdayrider Thanks for the reply but my comment was more aimed towards A-just-able biker or anyone else who might be thinking of changing their screen. It's the cheapest option and you already have the fixings ( if your Bike came with a screen).There are plenty of KZbin vids of people cutting down their windshields and if you cut down in small 1inch increments you could get the height just right to stop the buffeting. Having said that your new screen looks really good so my comment is superfluous to you!😀👍

[@grahambarber2766]

A perfect demonstration of how an egg banjo got its name! 🍳

[@restdayrider]

Apparently this was a Bacon and Egg Banjo, I didn't even know that was a thing. 🤣

[@alain7338]

Obviously I was talking about thé look of the bike😎.,..i like your humour✌️🇨🇵

[@daviddavies5347]

Get in! New it!!! 😂😂

[@daviddavies5347]

The shame 😱 KNEW!!! I’ll get my coat!!!

[@martynleyfield2941]

Hey looks Amazing 😻 better than my screen…..🙄🙂 just one thing I would of done ever so slightly different and that is I would of put a flat washer against the bracket under the nut with the plastic bit in it just so it pulled the bracket together better but all the same well done you and yes it is so nice to have 3 hands sometimes 😊till the next.M 🏍💨

[@restdayrider]

Thanks Martyn. 😊

[@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield]

Very cool. Now a #Shorts of you zooming by to see the bike's sassy new look. The problem is going to be that all 1.2M of us viewers will want a link to the gadget that spins on top of your cup🤭 No, seriously, I want a link.

[@OldSkoolGrandad]

so do I !

[@billcotton1551]

Wow ,it comes with more hardware than an Ikea entertainment center!

[@restdayrider]

🤣

[@jamesparsons1887]

Well done.

[@aussiebikerdude6563]

Another great video. I’ve ordered one for myself… well for the meteor 😂 not myself ..that would be weird.. 😉what do you think of it. Does it work well.

[@restdayrider]

It could work, but you'd have fun attaching it to a hat. 😏 I think it worked well, and certainly kept the worst of the elements off the dials etc.

[@aussiebikerdude6563]

@@restdayrider lol and might be painful if I attach it to my face 😎

[@rabh6746]

What was that about a 10 minute break?🤣Good job in the end👍How long did it actually take? how many hours?😉Way nicer than the big screen👌

[@restdayrider]

Took at least an hour. 😆

[@rabh6746]

@@restdayrider It would have taken me 2 hours and I'm an ex mechanic🤣

[@restdayrider]

😆

[@nigeltomes3964]

That was very good but you didn't have any bits left over . x

[@restdayrider]

😂

[@bananabrooks3836]

Rubber squashy do dah = Grommet. Angled metal do dah = Bracket. Posh torque thing = Ratchet. For a portable work bench, 'borrow' the Black and Decker Workmate, and G-clamp a flat piece of wood to it (to allow bigger tool carrying surface) with a cloth spread over it. Try not to bump into it when working. 😊

[@restdayrider]

Thankyou, maybe I'll ask Santa for a workmate. 😊

[@daviddavies5347]

I claim my bonus point. The correct reply to your mumble is, ‘milk no sugar, thank you!’ 😂

[@restdayrider]

You Win. 😍

[@davidreed6817]

Congratulations on working that out, I work with a "qualified engineer" (yeah right) who would have royaly f****d that right up, I think the dark plastic compliments the blue/black of your bike. Loved the humour where your fella passes you that humungous torque wrench, classic!!

[@restdayrider]

Thank you. 😊

[@joseoliveiraoliveira1550]

Bom apetite.Minuto 15.07👍

[@stephenrandall5052]

was the fly screen better than the one that came with the bike .

[@restdayrider]

In my humble opinion, yes. It offered lower protection without directing the wind into my face as the larger touring screen did, and didn't create any extra buffeting from side winds etc. 😊

[@dalewood7047]

Great video from an obviously intelligent woman

[@restdayrider]

Thank you 😊

[@AlexDhyan]

Does it help with wind on top speed?

[@restdayrider]

A little....

[@Team-fabulous]

Does the Supernova not come with one standard!?. Mine did!!

[@restdayrider]

It came with the huge clear touring screen which I didn't get on with.

[@Team-fabulous]

@@restdayrider I love my little Meteor though I'm not fussed about the back rest, maybe a nice chrome grab rail instead would be nice..

[@Team-fabulous]

@@restdayrider are you still using the standard exhaust

[@restdayrider]

@@Team-fabulous just the standard, at the moment... Maybe I'll upgrade in the future. 😏

[@Team-fabulous]

@@restdayrider make a big difference, watch my video

[@skippercaship]

What a lady great video and well done yet again

[@restdayrider]

Thank you. 😊

[@martynleyfield2941]

Oh and are we all having a party when you hit the 1000 subscribers 😂.M 🏍💨

[@restdayrider]

Most definitely! 😊

[@robertadams4415]

When the finances allow you should get a small service cart it will make your job easier

[@restdayrider]

I agree! 😊

[@war3zuk211]

You ever considered the African Twin 1100cc ? Hamalian ? Tiger 900cc :)

[@restdayrider]

I absolutely would, except they're too tall for me. 🥺

[@war3zuk211]

@@restdayrider you can flat foot the AT1100cc with the seat lowering kit if your around 5.5 or so :)

[@restdayrider]

Trouble is, if you lower it that much you loose the ground clearance for adventure riding. 🤔

[@war3zuk211]

@@restdayrider Thats why they use the word Adventure :)

[@zarrzarr9989]

just kid on its cafe racer

[@BikerMichael]

Took mine off as well but it’s naked at the moment

[@restdayrider]

I did ride it naked for a while, but this is hopefully a half way point between the comedy touring screen and naked!

[@alain7338]

Yes very attractive look!Hello Anothter great mechanical vidéo 😀 you know that I am French and I have a question....... What is this Englinsh passion for giraffes ?😀😉✌️🇨🇵

[@restdayrider]

I'm not sure it is actually a passion, my tall giraffes were salvaged from a skip about 20 years ago. 🤣

[@alain7338]

@@restdayrider to something old then as the All Year Motorcyclist who talks to giraffes😎. MARVELLOUS ! Ah if I could swim and speak English...

[@daveaus8386]

Bikes easier than people,you handled very well,and looks good.

[@restdayrider]

My God aren't they just! 🤣 Thank you.

[@kevindarkstar]

I can't believe that you said "put the nuts in ya mouth" 🤣

[@restdayrider]

As a medical professional I can confirm putting tools, or nuts, in your mouth is probably not ideal. 😏

[@bananabrooks3836]

and... "lts a bit runny"

[@chriserskine585]

This is a good bike to cut your teeth with the tools, are you planning on doing your own servicing?, very easy on these bikes even the valve clearance check is a doddle 👍

[@restdayrider]

Hi Chris, I will eventually do my own servicing when it's out of warranty. 😊

[@johnthorburn1913]

The terminology was far too technical for me. You lost me at ‘doo-dahs’. Good job though. Looks good!

[@restdayrider]

Sorry, I'll try and be less technical in future vlogs. 😏

[@annhennessy178]

Have one on my bennelli it looks good but it's useless