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Old 06-20-2011, 01:10 AM   #7 (permalink)
alvaro84
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Originally Posted by redyaris View Post
Game on!
the average motorcycle has a Cd = 0.7 - 0.8. BMW got one of there production bikes down to Cd = 0.4 - 0.5.
With or without rider? And how does it change with the size of this rider? And what about a passenger?

Anyway, a tail section which can be used as a topcase sounds like a good idea to me. (Did you mention it here or in another topic, I wonder.)
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