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Old 03-26-2013, 11:01 AM   #5 (permalink)
redyaris
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redyaris - '07 Toyota Yaris
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90 day: 45.54 mpg (US)

Gray - '07 Suzuki GS500 F
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90 day: 70.4 mpg (US)

streamliner1 - '83 Honda VT500 streamliner
Motorcycle
90 day: 75.63 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by alvaro84 View Post
And the 'ideal' bike (for me) can provide good aero sitting upright, lets me look through my helmet's visor (not an additional windscreen), doesn't block the view in any direction, lets me help with my feet if needed, and even push the (not too heavy) bike. Is this possible at all...?
People will slowly get accustomed to streamlined motorcycles on the road as they see more and more of them. I can only think of 6 to 10 people in the world who build and ride streamliner on the road...

The first versions to be sold to the public will look like Vetter streamliner's with a trunckated tail, that ends within the first foot [30cm] behind the rear wheel. The width at the back will be about 20cm, the width of a licence plate, the seat will be quit low; around 65cm.

Lots of design details will need to be discovered before the public will buy in...
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