air tubes........

[666damned]

are there any benefits from the air intake tubes?..as they dont really provide any positive pressure(ram air) .or do they?....is anyone running without them?....just throwing this out there to gauge people's thought's....apologies if this is an old question/topic...

[cargo]

they do direct some degree of cool air into the area of the actually air inlet..............but really IMHO they are cosmetic

[666damned]

must admit that i am in the same vein of thinking as you..mainly cosmetic

[CaNsA]

What i am about to suggest should obviously be done on private land, runway, track etc etc

get your bike nicely warmed up, get to 115/120mph
Pull over, pull the air tubes out from the tank cover and cable tie them out the way to the screen brace.
try for 120mph again.

see if there is any difference in power, speed etc etc

[razzcolio]

see if there is any difference in power, speed etc etc

im guessing there is?

[CaNsA]

Try it, find out.............

To force air through the rad isnt the only reason they have fans on dynos

[Tirpitz]

Notwithstanding CaNsA's excellent reason for keeping the tubes, here's another. At least 90% of the people who come and talk to me about my bike and wish they had a ZXR absolutely love the tubes. Cost = pennies. Bling Factor = better than an Ohlins shock.

Don't bin 'em

[razzcolio]

Notwithstanding CaNsA's excellent reason for keeping the tubes, here's another. At least 90% of the people who come and talk to me about my bike and wish they had a ZXR absolutely love the tubes. Cost = pennies. Bling Factor = better than an Ohlins shock.

i second this! there ace looking and ive had plenty of comments to back that up! even at traffic lights! lol

[cargo]

Like I said cosmetic

[666damned]

Like I said cosmetic

pmsl........... ...............not looking at binning them,just curiosity got the better of me.....

[Tirpitz]

Like I said cosmetic

Oi Cargo, you leave our cosmetics alone We ain't got race bikes to bling the 'spectators' with so we need our tubes

[cargo]

I'm racing tomorrow at Kirkistown..................................come and be blinded by talent skill :wanker and lots and lots of bling


TubesrUs

[Tirpitz]

And then he rubs injury into insult by reminding us that in Norn Irlan they have real road racing to watch all year round, whereas on the mainland we get Scarborough (which only just qualifies) 3 times a year and a load of boring merry-go-round short circuits instead Cheers Cargo.

[cargo]

http://www.kirkistown.com/


It's an old airfield.................or short circuit.........................no road racing for me untill the end of the month.


Including tomorrow 3 more untill the big one

[666damned]

And then he rubs injury into insult by reminding us that in Norn Irlan they have real road racing to watch all year round, whereas on the mainland we get Scarborough (which only just qualifies) 3 times a year and a load of boring merry-go-round short circuits instead Cheers Cargo.

i wouldn't call cadwell 'boring'.....maybe some of the other's.......