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Old 10-15-2012, 01:00 PM   #90 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PeterS View Post
Let's just say that on a normal bike , say a 250 sized bike, a good aero fairing is worth double the horsepower at highway speeds.
Yup, when going down the hwy wide open in the slow lane on my 95 CB250 it tops out around 75mph. When the lady in the minivan talking on her cell phone cuts in front of me almost hitting my front tire, the sudden loss of wind drag has me rolling hard off the throttle and grabbing for the brake
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