So I was out riding around a bit ago. It's a tad windy out and I was on a road that has a lot of trucks traveling on it.
Every time a truck passes, you get that blast of wind. When that happens, I can feel the front of my bike get light. I've got an R front end if that adds any needed context.
So I started thinking about the downforce created by our bikes. It seems to me that there is very little downforce.
I know that usually the thought of downforce on a bike is met with opposition. A lot of people say that downforce on a motorcycle is a bad thing for cornering. I agree, it is.
I was thinking it could be possible to 'close up' the bottom of the fairing to create an airdam for lack of better terms. I don't see how it would affect cornering. I can't think of any draw backs to this.
Either way, I'm curious, has anyone else wished there were more downforce for the frontend? Has anyone ever tried adding downforce? I know ducati used to have small wings on the sides of one of their race bike.
Every time a truck passes, you get that blast of wind. When that happens, I can feel the front of my bike get light. I've got an R front end if that adds any needed context.
So I started thinking about the downforce created by our bikes. It seems to me that there is very little downforce.
I know that usually the thought of downforce on a bike is met with opposition. A lot of people say that downforce on a motorcycle is a bad thing for cornering. I agree, it is.
I was thinking it could be possible to 'close up' the bottom of the fairing to create an airdam for lack of better terms. I don't see how it would affect cornering. I can't think of any draw backs to this.
Either way, I'm curious, has anyone else wished there were more downforce for the frontend? Has anyone ever tried adding downforce? I know ducati used to have small wings on the sides of one of their race bike.
