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Originally Posted by RichLockyer
If anything, I would want to shield the BACK, rather than the front.
Shielding the front would end up drawing against the intake at high speed.
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Man, it's hard for me to think exactly what might happen without some kind of air tunnel test, or a real road test.
You'd probably create a bunch of turbulance, but with the large surface area of the filter, even that may have little effect on performance.
The turbulence might, however, cause more water to enter the filter instead of less. Air is funny like that. A tiny little deflector might deflect more water than a big cover.
But, I'll tell you: if I ever get caught in a rain heavier than the one I rode through on Tioga, I might be just as happy if the bike stalled out so I could pull over under a tree!
(Except for the lightning. Lots of bikes were parked under trees and I kept going. Not just because I wanted to "get there" (Topaz) but because I was taught to never get under a tree durring lightning.
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