RE: [ST] Pannier atmospheric drag

["Joel Ashman" <joel.ashman@xxxxxxxx>]

I'll 2nd that.  I've never noticed my side bags, but I too keep them on all
the time.  When the Topbox goes on, I notice the crosswinds and oncoming
vehicles more.  I also noticed the rear-end getting 'squirrely' at high
speeds (90Mph+) with the Topbox on.  (Note:  I have the tall screen on too,
and will so through April)

I've noticed folks opting not for the bags due to the fact that they don't
like the looks of the bike with the bags off.  I, for one, got the bags for
their funtionality and to keep with (add to) the spirit of the bike.

I like to think that with the Saddlebags on, the emphasis is on the S in ST,
but when the topbox is on, the emphasis is on the T.


- --Joel


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Matt
Knowles
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 11:30 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Pannier atmospheric drag


>After 5 months I finally gave up on installing panniers myself and paid the
>dealer to put them on. This monrning I took my first ride with them on and
>it they feel like a big parachute deployed to my stern. Or is it my
>imagination? Do they change the way the SPRINT (content, check) feels on
the
>road at hwy speeds. I thought I was feeling a lot of addidional DRAG. Has
>anyone else noticed this?

I notice the trunk a lot more than I notice the saddlebags, especially in
cross winds or passing trucks. I almost always ride with the saddlebags so
maybe I'm used to them. The times that I ride without them I don't feel
like it has made much difference though.

Matt Knowles - http://home.earthlink.net/~mattknowles/sprintst.html
Red '99 Sprint ST - Ferndale, CA
'01 KLR650
'97 KLX300
'00 Lakota ATV



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