Hi Ironside,
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Originally Posted by Ironside
Teri, just for your information, us Welsh are fiercley proud of our heritage, and would prefer not to be called English (ask Catherine Zeta Jones, Anthony Hopkins or Tom Jones). We have our own flag, language and National anthem British - yes, English - definitely not.
Can't resist an opportunity to put Wales 'on the map'.
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My apologies. Sorry about calling you an Englishman. I wasn't aware of the tension between the Welsh and the English. I was only making a joke about the nautical theme of using rope. Here, most folks just refer to themselves as Americans even though there are many different origins. Interesting that the Amish here in the US refer to ANY outsider as "English". I need to research the origin of that apparently derisive term, I suspect they (and other religious groups) were persecuted by the English before migrating here. I only know of the Cornwall region because of the "Doc Martin" series on BBC TV here.
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Another windy day today, gusting at 38 mph. There was a gathering of vintage and classic motorbikes at a local beach, a perfect excuse for another run. This time I had a length of 10mm rubber tubing as my stall strip.
Despite these being the worse conditions so far, I was always in control, and apart from a couple of surprise gusts, was quite comfortable. It may be that I'm gaining confidence, but I would say that this is the best set-up so far.
Interestingly, even though the bike felt as though it was moving around, it was steening precisely.
Even though I'm happy with the result, further testing with a triangular and a straight 'fence' is planned, I will report on findings.
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Interesting that the bigger tubing was apparently more effective. I had suspected that a larger stall strip would be more effective although there are probably diminishing returns. My best guess is that a fence would be most effective for any given height or protrusion but as I had said it would almost always cause turbulence and thus some drag. I do believe a triangular shape is best for a given height and can be designed for a given apparent cross wind angle. What angle you should design for is a function of what conditions you experience and feel comfortable with.
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Thank's for all the help and encouragement, without you I would be waiting for calm weather before my next ride.
Regards,
Pete.
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No,
THANK YOU for testing and demonstrating the effectiveness of a stall strip like device. Your first hand observations and pictures of the tuft test experiment are the only known evidence of a possible solution to making streamlined single track vehicles safe in cross wind conditions. I only posited a theory based on a problem and some research.
Not that I'm much of racing fan anymore, but
IF the FIM could be convinced ...
Regards,
Teri