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Old 10-10-2011, 08:45 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BHarvey View Post
I was thinking of a two piece full faring that joins by the riders legs, with the rear section of the fairing on rails so it could be slid rearward and expose the entire sides of the rider and be locked in that position for city use.

Then slide it forward for highway use to get the full effect........
Honda R&D made one like that for the Vetter rally. I tried to copy the idea for a 10-speed bicycle. I did wind tunnel testing and I could not get the rear half of the fairing to work. Drag went up. We ended up running a front fairing only.
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