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RE: Ram Air



While stranded by rain and heavy lightning under an overpass with a buddy
who has a Daytona 955, an idea struck me as I looked at the two bikes.  Ram
Air!  I know ducting could be added to give a cooler air charge at the
present air intake location, bringing the intakes into a single rectangular
shaped scoop farther forward, about where the horn is located (which would
be relocated), but what about this?....Pulling the front turn signals out of
the fairing, and ducting the air from the turn signal holes...then change
out the mirrors for ones with integrated turn signals....like the CBR?  I
think this would be a pretty trick thing to do, and will definately make the
bike different.

Ram air is only good at high speeds such as 100+. I believe the biggest
problem is a box to go over the throttle bodies and to get the right
pressure. You would need a dyno with forced air that simulates wind speed at
various MPH and attack angles. You would also need to break the injection
code to deal with the above changes. We did this when developing the twin
engine Bonneville speed record bikes. Very difficult, but if you have the
time and $, go for it! Maybe you could sell it to Triumph for their new 600.
Of course you could just do the above changes for the looks. It would
definitely have people scratching their heads.
Dennis

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