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A sketch on paper to get things going. After this I went straight to 3d cad and then the 3d printer.
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Fork fairing in place.
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The fork was drilled and tapped to make the screw holes. Fairings are on rubber washers, it all fits together quite neatly.
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New spacers surrounded by fork fairings.
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Bike back together. The new covers are just in front of the back wheel, which . . . .
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this pic shows clearly!
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Hi A week ago, I used my HPV's leaning trike module to finish a 200k ride, as documented here. The trike module was swapped in to replace an ailing bike module.
Since then I have repaired and improved the bike module, replacing 3d printed spacers, and adding new rear fork fairings.
The fork fairings are held on by 3/16" screws with nice flat aero heads. I drilled and tapped into the fork to make the screw holes, but where the holes are drilled there is a lot of brazing all around, so little stress on the frame and little chance of fatigue cracks and failure. That's the theory anyway!
I had tried to make the fork fairings before, but this time I got there first go and am happy with the result. Now for a front fairing!
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