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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
I think that on a motorcycle there are more important aero solutions than the mirrors. What is the Cd of a typical motorcycle?
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Small sport bike (tuck) motorcycle with rider has a Cd of around .50-.60 and CdA 3.0 - 3.5 ft^2. Changing something like the mirrors and adding a boat tail trunk on the passenger seat is easily doable. Every little thing helps. Modding to a full stream liner is way beyond my plans for this brand new bike. See one of the few published articles I have been able to find on a motorcycle wind tunnel comparison.
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Sport Rider-Testing Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki ZX-12R aerodynamics in the wind tunnel
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