A streamlined motorcycle is a
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...
with a
fairing that goes beyond a 'full' or
'dustbin' fairing, to form an aerodynamic shell to minimize
drag. This helps attaining higher top speeds, as in the
motorcycle land-speed record
The motorcycle land-speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a motorcycle on land. It is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs in opposite directions. AMA National Land Speed Records requires 2 passes ...
, or increased energy efficiency, as in the
Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge
The Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge is a motorcycle fuel efficiency contest created in 1980 by motorcycle fairing inventor Craig Vetter. The contest was cited in Vetter's Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction.
The contest initially ran from 1980 t ...
. Often they are
feet forwards motorcycle
A feet first (FF) motorcycle is a class of motorcycle design which positions the rider with their feet ahead, like a car, rather than below and astride, as with conventional bikes. As there are other types of motorcycle (e.g. choppers) that have ...
s or have the rider in a prone position, rather than upright, to reduce the
frontal area exposed to headwind.
[
Image:ZweiRadMuseumNSU RennFox.JPG, NSU Rennfox G.P. 125 O.H.C. TWIN (1954)
Image:ChrisCarrWorldRecordMotorcycle2006.jpg, ]BUB Seven Streamliner
BUB Seven Streamliner is an American-built streamliner motorcycle that held the motorcycle land-speed record from 2006 to 2008 and again from 2009 to 2010. BUB Seven and two other streamliners traded the title of "world's fastest motorcycle" during ...
Image:NSU Rennmax Blauwal.jpg, NSU Rennmax G.P. 250 O.H.C. TWIN (1954)
Image:A PB Vesco-Kawasaki05.jpg, Silver Bird streamliner
See also
*Motorcycle land-speed record
The motorcycle land-speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a motorcycle on land. It is standardized as the speed over a course of fixed length, averaged over two runs in opposite directions. AMA National Land Speed Records requires 2 passes ...
*BUB Seven Streamliner
BUB Seven Streamliner is an American-built streamliner motorcycle that held the motorcycle land-speed record from 2006 to 2008 and again from 2009 to 2010. BUB Seven and two other streamliners traded the title of "world's fastest motorcycle" during ...
References
External links
Official Ack Attack page
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