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Old 09-07-2008, 06:28 PM   #16 (permalink)
ac7ss
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Red Beast - '82 Honda V45 Sabre Vetter Fairing
90 day: 39.38 mpg (US)

The Wife's bike - '82 Honda CM450E Red
90 day: 57.22 mpg (US)

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Besides a windscreen, what other mods are considered for motorcycles?

I have a Vetter fairing on the front, and am working on keeping speed down to the speed limit (Made a big difference already, 45mpg vs 38mpg) and learning to keep by knees in. I will try it without the trunk in a week or so when I have a new baseline from keeping the speed down. I have tried Power off coasting, but as mentioned earlier, you tend to shed speed too quickly, it does work well downhill (cutting the rpm in third has got to mean something right?)

One mod I am considering is a fabric "Sock" running from the fairing on each side to the rear of the bike, I would place my legs inside the sock and I think this will lower the CD over the lower body. Any thoughts on this?
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