thanks for that, hadn't seen the suzuki before.
Before anybody runs out to make one of these note this quote, "Matt Guzzetta told back in 1982 that although the High
Mileage Suzuki can be ridden on the road, it is not a practical bike. It cannot be leaned that much in corners because
of the shape of the aerodynamic fairing, that also makes the vehicle very sensitive for side wind.
— A powerful blow of wind could lift me and the bike in the air and throw us to the
Ocean..."
Back before they outlawed highly-aerodynamic fairings, there was an aero NSU racer, I could probably find the picture on
Micheal Moore's site if anybody cares... The experts said it was squirrelly to ride. Trouble is the dynamics change so
much when you lean it over, as noted above.
There are a couple of bike-car like things ( Ecomobile, Carver, etc) that are highly faired and they seem to have
gotten past the worst issues. Shrouding the entire front wheel and cleaning up the rear might bring the greatest
benefits, but anything that sticks out behind the rear wheel is a big lever in a crosswind. There must be something you
could do on an e-bike to make it more aero, cuz standard bikes could hardly be worse.
John
dale henderson wrote:
here a couple of links regarding motorcycle aerodynamics, they are for
gas bikes, but could be easily adapted.
http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/470MPG/470MPG%20Main.html
http://www.suzukicycles.org/high_milage_suzuki.shtml
