2007-12-20 20:51:34 · 9 answers · asked by darkling 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Fairings serve two very different purposes... Fairings on race bikes are all about aerodynamics and streamlining the motorcycle to allow it to go faster. Most "sport" bikes with fairings are not really all that aerodynamic, but make the bike look fast, so children and young adults with "Speed Racer" fantasies will buy them.
Fairings on touring bikes are all about weather and wind protection for the rider and passenger, and they make the bike more comfortable to ride for long distances or in cold or wet weather.
2007-12-21 02:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A full fairing reduces aerodynamic drag, but if you ride a cruiser you aren't concerned about cornering, top speed or handling anyway.
Also, chrome is mmm heavier and doesn't add to mmm performance.
2007-12-21 00:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I rode long distance for many years without one. In 2002 I picked up a new Road Glide. Because of the frame mounted fairing and other features that make it more comfortable, my max mileage per day went from around 500 to around 1000. I still prefer my 55 pan chopper for short rides, but when I need to pud down some serious miles the fairing on my garbage barge sure helps.
2007-12-20 23:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by jrrysimmons 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
While there is some practicality to a fairing, if you want practical buy a Hyundai. I'm with you on this one, motorcycles are about minimalism. I owned a early 70's chromed out BMW in Hawaii, took the huge clunky fairing off, road it in the pouring rain and never regretted it. It was wet, but it was very pretty.
You look at some of these bikes and you wonder why the guys don't just buy a car. There is nothing nimble about the things.
I road bikes all over the west, my first trip from Denver to Idaho on a Triumph Bonneville when I was 16. Never a fairing until I started buying sport bikes. There are some guys out there that seriously need to sack up.
2007-12-21 02:52:57 · answer #4 · answered by ninebadthings 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Try doing a 70 mph chin up for 8 hours and you'll be able to answer your own question.
2007-12-21 02:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by bikinkawboy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Air dynamics. It helps save fuel and also makes the bike more stable at higher speeds.
2007-12-20 21:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by two_wheel_racer 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
keeps the bugs off your teeth
2007-12-20 23:19:58 · answer #7 · answered by ridingorracing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chrome has no use other than being shiny.
2007-12-20 23:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
aerodynamics.mmm,No.
2007-12-21 00:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by Ninky Nonk---In The Night Garden 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋