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Old 07-30-2013, 12:37 AM   #13 (permalink)
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My question stems from discussions of whether streamlining the front or the back of a motorcycle will make the most improvement if you were only to do one or the other.
There, see? Instead of a nebulous target we have a clear one—maybe the worst possible case. Length challenged, with the biggest problems in the middle, not the front or rear. Fully enclosed, semi-enclosed, sit-on or sit-in? Whoa. Beware weather-vane effects from the enclosed front wheel.

And the question is a set-up. What you do at the front influences the rear more than vice versa, but why would you do only one or the other?

Still, thanks for asking. Do you know what college Emil Faber was past President of?
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