splash plate, whats the point?
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coaster
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Some people remove them in the belief that it improves airflow but that won't be based on any science as such. The most immediate effect will be that your main strut, head cowling and exhaust down pipe will get encrusted in crud!
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I don't think anybody is entirely sure about the merits of the splashplate. I think it probably is what it is, a bit of protection. But the Spanish did away with them on the Jet and the Indians turned theirs into Gorgonzola cheese. So somebody was thinking about the pros and cons of a splashplate.
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If you turn them round so that the curve is pointing forward they act like an aerofoil, like wings on motogp bikes.
With the result that you can take just about any corner at full speed.
With the result that you can take just about any corner at full speed.
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+ You do have to make sure they are on dead straight or they will induce a weave at very high speed. Honest.hendy wrote:If you turn them round so that the curve is pointing forward they act like an aerofoil, like wings on motogp bikes.
With the result that you can take just about any corner at full speed.
they are there to improve the aerodynamic shape of the lambretta.
also known as a wind drag
also known as a wind drag
win or lose have a booze
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A friend of mine in the sixties made a mudflap out of thick rubber and fit it in front of the splash plate,the mudflap was the width of the scooter and reached the ground when fixed in position,it looked very good and was very functional.
Thats a good idea, as it wont get twatted everytime you bung it in a van.HxPaul wrote:A friend of mine in the sixties made a mudflap out of thick rubber and fit it in front of the splash plate,the mudflap was the width of the scooter and reached the ground when fixed in position,it looked very good and was very functional.
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unlike a jl3 thena.j wrote:Thats a good idea, as it wont get twatted everytime you bung it in a van.HxPaul wrote:A friend of mine in the sixties made a mudflap out of thick rubber and fit it in front of the splash plate,the mudflap was the width of the scooter and reached the ground when fixed in position,it looked very good and was very functional.
