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Originally Posted by sendler
That's pretty tall. ...
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Originally Posted by Ironside
I'm inclined to agree, ...
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I too had concerns. And the solutions mentioned are valid. Yet I am reminded of a story about satellite building: Engineers were concerned about the deployment of some solar arrays because they felt that a mechanism was needed to dampen the array. During testing the complicated dampener failed. Yet the array deployed without the aid of the dampener just fine. Turned out it was dead weight. The problem they imagined failed to materialize in real life.
Because of the low speed regimen of a legal motor scooter in the United States I will test at speeds no higher than roughly 30 mph. If the fairing feels bad at these speeds in high wind then I will address it.
I feel only real life testing can assuage our concerns.
Let us hope for the best case scenario; that handling issues are real but mild enough that typical drivers quickly acclimate. The worst case scenario can be dealt with in a number of ways - venting, cross-section aspect ratio, wheelbase and height alteration, etc.