Author Topic: What does the space under the fairing do? (Read 4064 times)

jbrough7 · « **on:** April 11, 2006, 09:05:47 PM »

tons of wind rushes in UNDER the fairing in that little space...anybody know what that thing does?

Signed - spaced out!

PaulVS · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2006, 10:49:53 PM »

You actually just stated it.... tons of air rushes thru it because otherwise you would be a barn-door on the highway.

cb400bill · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2006, 12:11:58 AM »

That hole in the bottom of the winds screen equalizes the air pressure in front and behind the wind screen. This means less turbulance t the rider.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2006, 06:02:45 AM »

Thanks, guys...that's why i can always hear david bowie singing 'under pressure' above 164 km./hr!!

Sven · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2006, 09:56:26 AM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

that's why i can always hear david bowie singing 'under pressure' above 164 km./hr!!

The question is: do you sing along? And do you do the Freddie or David parts?

jbrough7 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2006, 04:27:33 PM »

NOT that there's anything wrong with that.......

Sven · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2006, 04:49:44 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

NOT that there's anything wrong with that.......

Wandering off topic here...

When I am "in the zone" (not AutoZone), I get stuck singing the same song over and over, inside my helmet, sometimes almost and hour before I realize it. Something about riding stimulates that part of my brain, I guess. I have several that come up for no reason, but the absolute most frequent is another duet, "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" and yes, I do both the Kiki *and* Elton lines!

txbanditrydr · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2006, 05:03:13 PM »

jbrough7 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 12, 2006, 06:04:49 PM »

Sven: This is embarrassing but I love 'Climb Every Mountain' from the sound of music every time I go up a hill. And on a nice day, I always scream out Mr. Blue Sky by ELO!

hey - if i ain't got a radio, I make one!

Jim

snofrog · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2006, 07:03:36 PM »

who wants to take up a collection to get jbrough7 a $20 walkman

Sven · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2006, 07:15:36 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

And on a nice day, I always scream out Mr. Blue Sky by ELO!

That is one that I sing a lot too...it's got to be some sort of "motor reflex"!

mike · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2006, 07:37:33 PM »

or a cellphone with in helmet mics, so he can walk around walmart talking to himself.

"honey, don't take the kids on the isle where Darth Vader is, he's talking to the merchandise... "

jbrough7 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2006, 07:58:44 PM »

Hey - I don't have to sit here and be insulted, you know - I can go home and be insulted there instead!!

mike - talking to yourself is a sign of intelligence, or is it craziness?? I can never remember which! Yes, you can! No, I can't you retread! Back off jack, or I'll hit you!

Sven : whatever happened to Kiki? Elton married a guy from Canada - but we won't go there ! Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Jim

CWO4GUNNER · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2006, 01:19:25 AM »

jbrough7 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 13, 2006, 07:23:58 AM »

One bad thing about the space is it lets all kinds of water and dirt in there and then you only have a .5 inch of space to clean on the back of the fairing.