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Old 12-29-2012, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kiwi TK
What are the fans for? are they something to do with the aircon?
I think those are little jet engines for speed.
Vrrroooooooooom.
 
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Old 12-29-2012, 11:20 PM
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Of course; how foolish of me.

Your idea makes much more sense.
 
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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout
I think those are little jet engines for speed.
Vrrroooooooooom.
Or?

Ground effects.

Like the Brabham "Fan Cars" that Watson and Lauda drove in the late '70's
 
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Or?

Ground effects.

Like the Brabham "Fan Cars" that Watson and Lauda drove in the late '70's
No wonder they're so cheap.
 
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Old 12-30-2012, 12:12 AM
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It was obviously race inspired
 
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Sorry, but this is not a position I'll ever go for. Not even if I was in prison

"The resultant hands down/bum-up riding position, although coloquially Italian, made earlier testers question the duration of any long-distance riding, placing a lot of weight on the riders wrists and stress on the extended back."
 
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Old 12-30-2012, 01:28 AM
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Interesting.

It also meant that airflow was restricted around the radiator, resulting in the need to place twin yellow-coloured electric fans under the rear seat, which became a distinct rearward view of the bike.

Wonder why they had to be yellow though? I would have thought red ones would have worked better.

The mysteries of wind tunnel testing, something us mere mortals can never hope to understand.
 
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Originally Posted by kiwi TK
Interesting.

It also meant that airflow was restricted around the radiator, resulting in the need to place twin yellow-coloured electric fans under the rear seat, which became a distinct rearward view of the bike.

Wonder why they had to be yellow though? I would have thought red ones would have worked better.

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Perhaps red ones would've looked too much like brake lights?
 


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