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Old 03-06-2014, 10:06 PM   #46 (permalink)
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The basic fact that motorcycles lean makes fixed canards and wings difficult to use effectively. Some strakes at the nose could help but at a cost of drag. To complement the storm strip, a cross section where the top curvature is flatter than at the bottom could reduce lift. Most of us are wider at the shoulder than at the ankles, at least riding a bicycle. One advantage a cyclist has is greater ground clearance. The center of lateral pressure may need to be closer to the ground than the center of mass. Lots of work to do on stall aerodynamics and the effect of the Kamm tail on cross winds.
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