Subject: Mid Ohio Purchases -- Bates fairing effects on handling
Author: ForestFarm
Date: Jul 22, 2003, 12:32 PM
Post ID: 1713868777
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I had this fairing on my eldo.Adds a great deal of wind resistance to the bike,all of which is mounted high on the forks.At normal speeds all is well,but over 80 is a different story.Bike wobbles when pulling into the slipstream of a vehicle ahead.At 100 and above its just plain unsafe,but exciting none the less.I took it off to correct high beam out and have left it off.What an improvement on handling and overall enjoyment of the bike.Just a heads up to all the guys plowing around with a sail on their front end.For the open road the fairings the way to go,but for country riding the fairings best left at home.
Scott K
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I had this fairing on my eldo.Adds a great deal of wind
resistance to the bike,all of which is mounted high on the forks.At normal
speeds all is well,but over 80 is a different story.Bike wobbles when pulling
into the slipstream of a vehicle ahead.At 100 and above its just plain
unsafe,but exciting none the less.I took it off to correct high beam out and
have left it off.What an improvement on handling and overall enjoyment of the
bike.Just a heads up to all the guys plowing around with a sail on their front
end.For the open road the fairings the way to go,but for country riding the
fairings best left at home.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Scott K </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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