Gibernau's a hot property

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Doc 79 @ Jul 11 2008, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>With weight being the obvious downside, I'm surprised that past and present GP bike designers were never compelled (especially after Sete's accident) to install hand guards on race bikes. Acerbis makes aerodynamic components for supermotards and it often prevents snapping a clutch or brake lever if the bike was put down....if they had used them, it would have prevented this pile up all together.....


I was wondering simillar on my sport bike a few months back whilst tossing up on making some Duc. style mirrors or putting on some ye old bar end mirrors ..... but then I had this thought ..... how much force is on the bars due to the mirrors at higher speeds?? ...... especially if one came off ( and they were pretty lightly fitted CF type Bar end mirrors I was toying with.) So I wonder what drag on te steering such things as handguards have at such high speeds ...... I don't think I;d want them there .....

PS ..... I went to the Fender moulded mirrors for the exact same reason.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GeePee @ Jul 11 2008, 01:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Not really but isn't Roger M on here really Roger Mellie???
"Hello, good evening and bollocks!"


Ha Ha never thought o that! Come on Rog, are you indeed "The man on the telly?"

Anyone else remember Nude Motorcyle Girl, aka mild mannered librarian Noreen Norton whose impressive breasts foiled crooks by distracting them?

Pete