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Old 10-19-2012, 10:29 AM   #94 (permalink)
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I remember back in the early 80's when I was road racing motorcycles. Hardly any bikes had more than a headlight cover. When the Yamaha RZ350 was introduced it became apparent that they were more efficient and drafting them was much more difficult. I really don't like the trend in current motorcycle fairings with lots of sharp corners on them. I would guess that they penetrate the air better than my old 2 stroke but the shapes are not intuitive.

I still have my old rz350. Runs great.
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