vectorvictor Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 All that's left to do is actually put it in a wind tunnel and see if it works... I'll be impressed once I see that comparison... Some big words (1/2 the drag of conventional bikes )... Prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Seems like the idea may work... I want to see the proof tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectorvictor Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 All that's left to do is actually put it in a wind tunnel and see if it works... I'll be impressed once I see that comparison... Some big words (1/2 the drag of conventional bikes )... Prove it.Well he could mean half the drag of a harley softail w full windshield. That I would believe but who knows it could be much cleaner than a current race bike but half is pushing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Well he could mean half the drag of a harley softail w full windshield. That I would believe but who knows it could be much cleaner than a current race bike but half is pushing it.I saw a speed interview with this guy during the GP races. I think he specified sportbikes. I'll have to watch it again. I think they also said they planned on producing 10 of these in the near future.They did admit that doing everything on the computer was one thing and actually getting it test real world is another. So it seems they aren't sure themselves how it really will perform once it's on the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 One of the biggest problems with bike aerodynamics is the fact that they are so short that the wind gap never really closes around the back of the bike... If they were able to engineer around that, I could see a major difference. Extremely skeptical at this point though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectorvictor Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 One of the biggest problems with bike aerodynamics is the fact that they are so short that the wind gap never really closes around the back of the bike... If they were able to engineer around that, I could see a major difference. Extremely skeptical at this point though...Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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