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Old 03-14-2010, 01:04 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I have to endure a lot of city driving here. I'm used to 1) getting in vehicle 2) going to destination. Here, I 1) get in vehicle 2) accel, slow down, brake, stop, wait, repeat ad infinitum.

It will be interesting to see what it would get if I only ran down the freeway for a tank. I've been maxing out at 60 mph.
Should be right at 40-ish, I think.

Better gearing and some real aero packaging of the luggage, fairing, etc... would net you nearly 60 in the same conditions. That bike has alot of A that's "technically" hidden, doesn't show in a frontal view, but the air still sees it as it closes in around the fairing edges, then hits the bags with a vengeance.
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