Howdy Jon,
How much can you help? I realize that the answers you give do not have
the Official stamp on them, but mostly they are ideas, and I'm just looking
for confirmation. I work here at the UW Mech Engr with the undergrad
students, and in a couple of bench races we came up with a lot of
aerodynamic mods to make to my bike, these are just some of them, whatcha
think? speeds I'm looking at are slow, 100-110 MPH, so making the bike
airflow smoother is , I think, critical....
> > I've got more bike questions for MPS/PG:
> >
> > How much turn radius can I remove from a stock BSA turning radius (modify
> > the steering stops so the bike can make only wide turns) and still pass
> > inspection?
> >
> > The rules say the foot pegs have to be 6 inches in front of the rear axle.
> > How low can I mount the pegs (below the axle centerline?)
> >
> > Are fabric pods (AKA parrot beak mounted on the backside of the helmet)
> > allowed to streamline the helmet?
> >
> > Can fabric/leather "skirts" be attached to the knees and hooked over the
> > toes of the boots to streamline the riders lower legs?
> >
> > Can plastic vanes be attached to the riders boots to direct airflow?
> >
> > Thanks and drive careful
John Robinson, Mechanician
Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
1513 University Ave.
Madison, Wi. 53706
608-262-3606
FAX 608-265-2316
Current World Land Speed Record Holder
Bonneville Salt Flats
H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
131.333 MPH set 1995
136.666 MPH set 1996
140.292 MPH set 2000
144.396 MPH set 2000
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