Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 19:13:46 +0100 (MET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: dg@root.com, joe.shevland@horizonti.com, grog@lemis.com, adrian@virginia.edu, julian@whistle.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, c@lemis.com Subject: Re: Fairings Message-ID: <199801281813.TAA01366@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <29851.885964892@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Jan 27, 98 09:21:32 pm"
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As Jordan K. Hubbard wrote... > > The most common type is a [usually plexiglass] windshield on a motorcycle. > > Or otherwise known as a "half fairing." A full fairing typically While we are rambling 'bout fairings: check out http://www.tcja.nl/mensen/wilko/wilko_honda_eng.html for a sample of a half fairing. > protects also the legs and feet from wind blast and also, as David > noted, reduces the overall drag of the motorcycle (your knees are not > otherwise very aerodynamic sticking out there in the slipstream :-). > > You most typically see full fairings on Japanese racing motorcycles. > > Jordan Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko @ yedi.iaf.nl http://www.tcja.nl/~wilko |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands - Do, or do not. There is no 'try' --------------- Support your local daemons: run [Free,Net,Open]BSD Unix --
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