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Richard230

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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2012, 05:04:25 PM »
Those complicated add-on screens can work, but you need a lot of experimentation to get them adjusted just right and they can get pretty pricy.  And then there is the issue of how hard it is to clean bugs off of those various surfaces.   ;)

You know how bugs are. They always go to die on the shield edges and supports.   ::)
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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2012, 07:02:22 PM »
Yeah, it looks a bit more trouble than I want to have. That's another reason for the cafe' racer clip-ons, so I can just tuck in there, avoid the wind, and look good while doing it.  8)
After all, my commute is just a few miles, even if I take the long way to work just to get on the faster lane it still doesn't add up to 10 miles.
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« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2012, 11:54:21 PM »
Those complicated add-on screens can work, but you need a lot of experimentation to get them adjusted just right and they can get pretty pricy.  And then there is the issue of how hard it is to clean bugs off of those various surfaces.   ;)

You know how bugs are. They always go to die on the shield edges and supports.   ::)

Richard, Richard, you know there's no bugs in San Francisco's cold climate! ;D   I've got some kind of spray-on bug remover from Kragen's that works. Just let it set a couple of minutes and hit with with the hose nozzle stream. Bye bye bugs. Besides, I only wash my bikes every 6 months whether they need it or not.

Adjustment? It's a breeze! Pun intended. I've got it fine tuned and make it just what I want for any day's condition in about 5 seconds: Unlock the cams with gloved hands. ( flip flip) Push the moveable screen down or pull it up. Leave the spoiler all the way up. Push the cams back down in place (flip flip) Done. On  the freeway, at, um, exactly 65.0 mph officer.  

And cost? Heck, you own BMW's! Need I say more?  ???
All seriousness aside, the Givi and the Vario didn't break the bank. Way way less than a Parabellum Scout. It was GETTING to that solution with all the other windscreens I didn't like (ZTechnik version 1 was AWFUL!)  that drained my bank account!

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Richard230

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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2012, 07:49:29 PM »
Speaking of streamlining, I saw this today at the Brisbane, CA car show - which seemed to be featuring more Hells Angels choppers than cars.  I think they were recruiting cannon fodder.   :o
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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2012, 01:36:32 AM »
That picture is a Litestar.  See http://www.autocycles.org/

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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2012, 04:29:13 PM »
The 2012 Craig Vetter run was just recently:
http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/2012-Streamliner/2012-vetter-streamliner-p60-Quail.html

Top competitor did 100 mpg @ highway speeds on a diesel bike. Used a JCF1 land speed racing fairing.
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Re: Racing Fairings Anyone?
« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2012, 09:45:31 PM »
A sport fairing kit would be great, and a must buy for me. Anything to make it look more like the rr is a must in my book.

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