Yes, Wes reminded me of that fact last night off-list. Petrali
(or Harley) just used the body-work for photo sessions.
As for "Fat Boy" I don't have time to answer now, but one more
clue: The name IS related to Wendover and the salt flats.
Ed
>
>Another interesting bit of trivia ... when Joe Paterelli
(sp?) set his speed
>record in the 30's on the Knucklehead on the beach, he did it
without the
>tail section fitted, as he reported poor handling with it on.
>
>I suspect there is more to this than just surface area. If
you view a bike
>with really good areo (like Charlie Toy's) from above, you
can think of it
>as an airfoil. With no side wind the airfoil would be
running at zero angle
>of attack. When you add a side wind, however, your airfoil
will be running
>with an angle attack equal to the vectors of the side wind
compared to the
>vehicle speed. Therefore, you'd be generating "lift" towards
the downwind
>side. But then maybe I'm just full of Shiite ...
>
>Dale C.
>
>PS: I give up, Ed, why is a Fat Boy called that?
>
>
> Subject: Re: rule changes
>
> Jon;
> Interesting reason, but as a street bike rider, I can
> understand it. I have a friend that bought a new Indian
>Chief
> with the huge retro front fender, and he complained often
> about getting blown all over the place on the freeway. This
> has also been reported by HD Fat Boy riders with the solid
> front & rear wheels. BTW, trivia question of the day (yeah,
>I
> know this is Turk's schtick), How did the Fat Boy get it's
> name? (You Jap bike riders will love this ;-) )
> Ed
>
>
>
>
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