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Old 01-25-2011, 01:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
Clev
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Agreed. My guess was that having the top of the bike peeking out above the cab is a little more efficient than presenting a jumble of surfaces to the airflow by hanging it off the front. (I also assume that the wheels poke out into the airflow if mounted to the hitch on the front or back.)
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