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That didn't take long, did it. 
edit: Acck! You made me look at Google. Google is eeeevil.
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01-11-2021, 05:17 PM
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Honda calls tire deflectors "wheel strakes" in their press material. I think that's as good a name as any, so I typically call them that now.
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01-11-2021, 05:33 PM
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Honda calls tire deflectors "wheel strakes" in their press material. I think that's as good a name as any, so I typically call them that now.
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Normally though, strakes are longitudinal. Google pics. |
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01-11-2021, 08:23 PM
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Not necessarily. Turns out they're labeled as "strakes" in some parts catalogs too.
"Strakes" rolls off the tongue better than "deflectors" or "fender liner extensions" (the other common parts catalog designation). So strakes it is for me! And no "boots" or "bonnets" either, they're "trunks" and "hoods," dammit. |
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Boots and bonnets are UK usage, not really Australian as such. We take after the UK in spelling and word usage (and system of government too, actually). |
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I remember Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) in that bar in Nevada "I'n not a pommy!"
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I remember Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins) in that bar in Nevada "I'n not a pommy!"
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That's like asking a Canadian if they're American. Munro was New Zealander. |
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That's what made it funny to me. I thought he was referring to Australians until I looked up the quote. I knew about pomegranates.
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