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Old 11-30-2004   #10 (permalink)
kuhlka
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Plano, TX (north Dallas)
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I've got the standard RoadRacing fairing on mine. Its the same one SkyKing sells and it made a BIG difference. I went from getting my body and legs blown all over the place at any speed over 80, to almost NO wind problems on my body except at ludicrous speed, which is, btw, 150MPH. Yes, our wee S3 WILL break that supposed 140ish speed barrier, with nothing more than a racing exhaust and tiny fairing.

At non-ludicrous speeds, you'll still noticed a marked difference when it comes to getting blown around by the wind. I don't feel much of any wind below my neck (with helmet on), and the wind noise is about the same if not a hair louder. I think a chin spoiler and one of those helmet socks that seal in the open area around my neck would solve that. My balaclava helps a bit, but it seems like most of my wind noise on my helmet is caused by the back end of my helmet and the wind that rushes in there. I've got an RF1000 Shoei just as reference. I'll probably pick up some of the extra accessories for it to fix that.

I'll try and get some better pics of my bike outside where its less cluttered. I would have taken some yesterday, but it was raining out by the time I got home. Luckily, it was still around 36 degrees and not freezing outside, lol.
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