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Moto63

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Sr500 racer
« on: May 14, 2015, 07:01:13 PM »
Classy looking sr500 racer on rocket garage blog site if anyone fancies a look. Personally I prefer it without the fairing. Cheers  Michael

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2015, 09:54:14 PM »
Agreed, Michael.

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2015, 04:59:11 PM »
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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2015, 07:39:14 AM »
Yes, very 50s style fairing.
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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2015, 08:08:06 AM »
Didn't they used to be known as 'dustbin' fairings? I seem to recall some TT piccies from the 50's when they were in vogue.
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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2015, 08:37:14 AM »
Yes they were called dustbin fairings and that's where they should reside IMHO. They totally spoil the lines of what is usually a lovely looking bike underneath it, granted the sr in ?? Is a "race bike" hence the need for the aerodynamics. Which funny enough leads onto a completely different thread. Which I must say I have enjoyed reading, although it has made my brain ache a fair bit.   Oh life can be a drag sometimes  :-\

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2015, 10:30:24 AM »
Check out the weird looking old Guzzi fairing with a beak. From the early fifties I think. Not sure.
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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2015, 10:01:26 PM »
Check out the weird looking old Guzzi fairing with a beak. From the early fifties I think. Not sure.

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2015, 10:39:19 PM »
That would be the NSU 250 with a Dolphin Fairing

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2015, 06:08:29 AM »
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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2015, 06:11:50 AM »
The one I'm thinking of is the same period and looks similar to the Guzzi.
NSU Rennsport with Dolphin Fairing.  ;)

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Re: Sr500 racer
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2015, 09:06:37 PM »
BMW rennsport with a "beak"

http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BMW-Rennsport-1.jpg

Don't more recent BMW's have a "beak" ?

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