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Rb70383
| Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 06:00 pm: |
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What is the actual purpose of the chin fairing? Rock protection airflow or just looks? I have an oil cooler line leak and took the fairing off to trace the leak and after taking it off, I like the looks of it and thinking of keeping it off. |
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Sparky
| Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 02:03 am: |
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It is mainly a styling exercise. When the X1 debuted with a chin fairing, I believe its chin fairing was Erik's artistic tribute to John Britten's superbike which incorporated a chin fairing as one of the many aerodynamic features that contributed to the success of his radical machine. Erik Buell and John Britten shared lofty aspirations of producing V-Twin World Beaters. |
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Rb70383
| Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:06 am: |
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I did a search for John Britten and I see the chin fairing. On a pink/blue bike. Cool. Thanks |
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Court
| Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:18 am: |
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Hmmmmmm |
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Bombardier
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 09:52 pm: |
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Erik Buell and John Britten shared lofty aspirations of producing V-Twin World Beaters. And despite the issues I would say that the aspirations were well realised. |
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Petebueller
| Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 11:35 pm: |
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I saw a Britten in the museum in Wellington NZ. Radical and incredible. John Britten is a story in himself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Britten |
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Aptbldr
| Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 07:14 am: |
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Oil filter access and the chin fairing stayed off my XB12R, too. Its chin fairing and brackets weigh 2 lbs. What protects front face of engine absent chin fairing/better? Once it's messy, that 'front face' will be tough to clean and make all mechanical & 'purty again. Ideas for better coverage out of replacement front fender or as add-on-to stock XB-R's half fender? |
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Buellfart
| Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 12:01 am: |
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I always assumed that it might make a nice place to hide an oil tank were one to relocate a few of the other, under-slung devices, mass centralization and all that. |