
Originally Posted by
wharfy
Also I remember reading that Ducati had some of the exhaust exiting up behind the rider to fill in the vacum behind them and help with aerodynamics. Do they still do that ?

Originally Posted by
Dave-
I can imagine the calculations and simulations into having the exhaust exit into the vacuum behind the bike is a scary one, you've got a less dense fluid entering a "vacuum" which is surrounded by turbulent flow etc etc fascinating topic.
I remember reading somewhere that they turned/pointed the exhaust inwards on the big twins eg the RC51 because the turbulence was effecting the aerodynamics of the bike. Pretty sure my VTR and the SV are like this to???
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