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Originally Posted by PeterS
This looks interesting ,about half way down the page .
Tony Foale Designs, article on motorcycle aerodynamics.
It explains how a well faired teardrop shape develops side forces in a wind even at 15 degrees off straight ahead .Not encouraging !
There appears to be a case for a straight sided fairing or at least one that doesn't generate a side force . |
When you find a straight sided fairing that that does not "generate" side force please let me know. That way I could make that the front of the motorcycle and have no aerodynamic drag force at all.
