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Old 02-25-2009, 05:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I wrote to the builder , asking about the front suspension/fairing clearance question.

He writes:

The front fender/fairing is attacehd so that it turns with the forks but does not move up and down with suspension movement. So - it's tall enough to accomodate full upward travel of the front wheel. The clearances between the fairing parts should not change with suspension movement. That being said, it's all a bit of a work-in-progress, and I'm keeping an eye out for skid marks inside the fairing!


very cool of the guy to write back

I would think the front shocks would be inside of the housing
as there is visually no room for up/down travel
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