I have been on Bowling's Aerodynamic & Rolling Horsepower Computation.com website to see what it would take to become a member of the 150 mph club. My 1988 Honda CBR is aledged to get 85 bhp at the rear wheel. So with a home made dustbin fairing with a frontal area of 7 sq ft and a Cd of 0.40 it would need 80 bhp to go 156mph on the salt. The same bike at 100 mph would need 22 bhp and at 70 mph it would need 7 bhp. So for me the challenge is can I ride the bike to Bonneville at 70mph on the interstate, getting close to 100mpg over a 2000 mile ronnd trip, then run at 156mph on the salt then ride home at 70mph on the interstate getting close to 100mpg?
Last edited by redyaris; 12-05-2011 at 10:09 PM..
|