Tom Martin
Well Known Member
Lee
Dropping them would show a bit less tire but how much speed gain, if any, would be hard to say. If you are not happy with the look then change them. From the pictures they look a bit high but ok.
One possible change is to the stock lower gear faring. If you look at it there is a rather large frontal area that can be reduced quite a bit. I like smaller lower farings and on the top faring make sure it has a generous radius aft of the gear leg. To be effective these farings have to fit tight.
There is no doubt that the wheel pants and gear farings are good for 15 mph or so, and thus it makes sense to try and clean up an area from which obvious gains are possible.
You could also make sure the opening between the tire and wheel pant is as small as possible. A few guys have a rubber seal between the pant and the tire. It is a bit of a pain but I believe it holds some small gains.
Dropping them would show a bit less tire but how much speed gain, if any, would be hard to say. If you are not happy with the look then change them. From the pictures they look a bit high but ok.
One possible change is to the stock lower gear faring. If you look at it there is a rather large frontal area that can be reduced quite a bit. I like smaller lower farings and on the top faring make sure it has a generous radius aft of the gear leg. To be effective these farings have to fit tight.
There is no doubt that the wheel pants and gear farings are good for 15 mph or so, and thus it makes sense to try and clean up an area from which obvious gains are possible.
You could also make sure the opening between the tire and wheel pant is as small as possible. A few guys have a rubber seal between the pant and the tire. It is a bit of a pain but I believe it holds some small gains.