The new super charger is coming closer and closer, until +1C charging is figured out properly I'm planning to roll with a 13,2kW unit and upgrade it later when the tail goes on.
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Originally Posted by briantrice
There will be a tail, just shorter: not the ideal 7 degrees but Kamm ended and probably 10 degrees which with a 6" wide Kamm back makes a tail only 31" from the back edge of the luggage rack.
I'll attach a CAD screenshot of the outline comparison.
What I've spent time on is making sure I can easily remove the tail by using the luggage rack for attachment points and the seat plus top rack for another support. So the construction has been a thought process.
The other difficulty is an effective way to craft a rounded front / seatback for the tail. Any thoughts? For the DSR, I need to put chargers there (on the passenger seat) for ideal load distribution, which I bought a used but suitably-dimensioned Pelican case to mock up and it seems workable. The Pelican case is just too rectangular.
The polycarbonate windscreen to cover that area is on order right now and will be ready by Monday. Unfortunately, I'll be on a trip for a week, so won't be able to pick it up and try it until MLK today (following Monday).
I only get the most modest of benefits right now, maybe 10% at best. The airflow is much smoother and it is really doing enough work that my windscreen design is now unsuitable overall (it'd be fine for most riders but I can tell that I might actually benefit switching back to Zero's MRA windscreen with the spoiler).
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I'm looking forward to see the poly go in, are you going to keep that stock front fender?
I'm also looking in sacrificing the back seat for a small charge tail since it's not used anyway, but until then a top case has to suffice in keeping the chargers dry.
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Originally Posted by sendler
My tail is only a few inches behind the rear wheel.
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And I wouldn't know what you mean since I am never on the edge of sensible. I would hope that you would be patient and safe in traffic. Aggressive and selfish riding by a few gives us all a bad name.
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Nothing stupid of course, filtering is legal here and it's nice to squeeze through the small gaps or pass a row of cars that are waiting for a traffic light on the left. Both things need more flexible manoeuvring that a full vetter can handle.