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Old 01-07-2016, 10:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Small, light and featuring low-displacement engines. But they're often not so great regarding aerodynamics. But a Honda NC750 engine in an aerodynamically-enhanced trike might achieve some great mileage...
The CD on a bike is poor, but the frontal area is 1/3-1/4 that of the smallest car. Emissions and economy regs on bikes have never been as strict as they are for cars.

Put a Fiat Twinair in that trike I get 50MPG thrashing mine.
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