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beatr911 · 08-31-2012, 05:08 PM

Oh, I almost forgot. The thing that drives this is a LOW seat height to get out of the wind. I think it is about 17" above the ground. This corroborates desired values on the FFWeb discussions from those who've experimented and now know. Apparently the sweet spot is like 12"-17". But much lower than 17" runs into clearance issues with the swingarm with motorcycle wheels and adequate suspension travel.

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beatr911 Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 516 B2300 - '96 Mazda B2300 SE Focus - '05 Ford Focus ST The red car - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 6 Thanked 77 Times in 56 Posts	Oh, I almost forgot. The thing that drives this is a LOW seat height to get out of the wind. I think it is about 17" above the ground. This corroborates desired values on the FFWeb discussions from those who've experimented and now know. Apparently the sweet spot is like 12"-17". But much lower than 17" runs into clearance issues with the swingarm with motorcycle wheels and adequate suspension travel. __________________ Good design is simple. Getting there isn't.