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MRA at the Macau Grand Prix |
MRA, the Original Creator of the Double-Bubble
Racing Screen
You’ll
know high-speed wind blast is a pain,
but a remedy is at hand with our high-quality
MRA motorcycle screens, which not only
reduce drag but enhance your bike’s
appearance too.
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The World’s First...
In 1994 MRA
showed the World’s first “Double-Bubble”
racing screen at the international
motorcycle trade fair, IFMA, in
Cologne.
This, then unique screen type, had
been developed by MRA at the request
of leading race teams who were looking
for a way of reducing air resistance
and drag when their riders wanted
to “tuck in” their upper
torso and helmet behind their bike’s
screen, to increase top speeds.
...and the World’s
Champions
Subsequently, renowned world level winners and champions - including Tom Sykes, Scott Redding, Esteve Rabat, Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, Carlos Checa, Andrew Pitt, Gary McCoy, Ralf Waldmann, Nobby Ueda and many others over the years - have had Grand Prix victories up to Grand Prix level and won national and World Championships on bikes equipped with MRA Double-Bubble Racing screens and many other screen makers have now tried to imitate MRA’s original and groundbreaking concept.
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The
next generation
However, ideas
in racing do not stand still and
no matter how successful improvements
are on the racetrack, they do not
always translate to the open road
without some modification. During
development for some of the latest
models of bikes with more angular
and pointed fairings, the original
Double-Bubble round dome was being
found to have a less beneficial
effect on riding stability, causing
lift at top speeds. The screen shape
could also cause air turbulence
that tugged the rider’s helmet
to and fro unless the rider kept
hunched down right behind the screen.
MRA Screens chosen by TT Marshalls
When the Travelling Marshall’s for the TT tested their new Fireblades they found the wind blast was far too harsh too, so we were proud to have been asked to supply the perfect solution for them which came in the form of our MRA Double-Bubble Racing screen...
2018 Isle of Man TT Marshalls
The benefits
Thus, the
latest generation of Double-Bubble
Racing Motorbike Screens from MRA
come with a very different dome
design that is flattened at the
top on models where it has been
found to be beneficial; so, instead
of creating lift, it tends to pull
the front of the bike onto the road
– a much more desirable effect.
The turbulence problem has also
been eliminated and in order to
reduce the vacuum effect under the
dome, some models now have air intake
slits in the front part that improve
airflow at the edge. These improvements
are also being adopted for existing
models, where necessary, so those
who ride earlier bikes can also
benefit from these developments.
MRA motorcycle screens are manufactured
from a unique and specially developed
material - used by no other screen
manufacturer - with the following
ideal and unique combination of
properties.
• Shock resistant and shatterproof
- to minimise the chance of breakage
from the impact of stone chips
etc.
• Rigid - to retain its
shape and avoid distortion under
extreme wind pressure and high
temperatures
• Safer - in extreme circumstances
should it break, the resultant
edges are not sharp
• Resistant to most chemicals
- including Petroleuml/Gasoline
and Alcohol etc.
• UV (sunlight) resistant
- for at least ten years to avoid
dulling or clouding |
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Second
to none in style, fit and
finish |
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Raster
black gradient finish at front
base of screen (on most bikes)
to conceal and protect rear
of instrument panel from strong
sunlight |
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Smoked
grey tint (other tints available
to
special order) |
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Aerodynamically
efficient design for improved
wind protection |
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Special
grey rear edge beaded safety
trim
(not shown in all photos) |
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YAMAHA YZF-R1 2015 PICTURED |
Available
tints
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