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Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:27 pm
by little chud
So after our pile up on Saturday, it's going to be a long shot to get a fairing and get it fitted for this weekend at cadwell. So thinking about racing without a fairing. Is this allowed?.

The structural part of the wheel arch is fine so that can stay on.

What are people's thoughts?.

Cheers.
John.

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:34 pm
by sidecarracing
Fairings are ugly and boring! I say, go for it! :lol:

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:48 pm
by tweety
Yep need to have number board on front so the marshals know who they are pulling out of the ditch!!

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:56 pm
by kew
There is no problem if you want to race without a fairing.
You must not have any sharp bits sticking out, tubes, etc.
Tape foam over any fairing mountings etc,

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:23 pm
by steve-e
Obviously if the wheel arch is usually held on by any clips on the fariring make sure that without the fairing it is still safe, properly clipped down somewhere else instead and above all not pink.. we don't do pink.

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:51 pm
by oldbelly
I once did a practice session at Knockhill on a short TZ 750 with no fairing . It was a bit light at the front but didnt notice much else different John, ie didnt feel like I was going to get blown off the thing . Bill Davie raced his similar bike often without a fairing at the time. Years ago with the weight of some fairings and the slow speeds It was probably an advantage not to have one. Before TZs that is lol.

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:51 pm
by jeff buckley
YES YES YES ITS OK

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:33 pm
by robert udall
Never bothered norman or Roy hanks housed to watch them try ing to beat Chris Vincent great days

Re: Can i race without a fairing?

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:35 pm
by dick tapken
once had to take fairing off ist lap tt 2 laps without absolutly horrible