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Originally Posted by Varn
One aspect of streamlining is that the noise that develops inside is incredible. Even in our pedal powered liners the noise level gets pretty high. The bodies tend to resonate over the road like a transducer.
I am guessing that if you add a clattery air cooled diesel even if the engine is isolated by a firewall, you won't hear the traffic around you.
Perhaps someone who has built or ridden one can add. Might make a good case for having the engine water cooled and somewhat isolated from the rider.
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I spoke with Craig Vetter at the 2011 Mid Ohio ride about his Alcan fairing. I was mulling over the idea of putting it on my Dakar. He did say that it does reflect every engine noise back at the rider. He has used the white closed cell foam as sound deadening as well as bulkheads. Its light weight, holds its shape decent and works well to cut the noise.
From what I've read, the last Vetter fairing doesn't have the buffeting you get from just slaping a windshield on a bike and it's actually pretty quiet in the bubble of air there in the middle. But I haven't actually riden in one.
