Tank hugging

[Whosthedaddy]

What speed do you think you should start to hide behind the scree, or hug the tank in order to streamline?

Feel a bit conscious hugging the tank at less than 70mph, find it easy way to keep front wheel on road when nailing the throttle at speed.

I feel a lot more stable at speed when hiding, but do you think you look like a twat to other road users?
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[McGee]

If you do it at 20 mph you would look a prat
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[White Noise]

[G]

Whatever you feel comfortable with.

[Groove]

110mph + gets a little too windy so usually then.

Might treat my self to a double bubble screen
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[Whosthedaddy]

lying flat on tank toady, going 90ish and still accelerating, was nt really concentrating as getting lazy log from speed, didn't realise cars in front had hit the anchors. Good job sitting up is like an air brake
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[Stevie GooGs]

I put me ass back and head down about 110+ the force on your head can get a bit much . I only ride like that at speed, doing 30 i sit up right for a better view.
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[0ni]

When I go above 90 I find that lying on the tank is a lot comfier and the extra wind blast takes weight off your wrists. Whenever I sit properly - arse up head down its actually natural to be tucked right in.
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[stinkwheel]

Generally a good idea to start ducking down when your nose starts pressing against the inside of your visor.
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[NSR Mick]

Just make sure you dont do the reactive sit up when you back off, it gives you a bit of a shock at 140+
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[Jrod]

When you tuck right in do you look through the screen or still look over it?

[Dom_]

I can sit at about 115 comfortably, anything above that i have to start ducking down a bit.

I only put my head right under the screen when i'm going for top speed.

[Whosthedaddy]

I think I look through a bit of both, probably still lokking through visor.

Of course cant see a damn thing behind

Bike scared the shit out of me yesterday For the first time, I cranked the throttle through the rev range in the low gears, feck me, the torque and power once the revs get up to >8,000rpm. Flying down the slip roads onto dual carrageways, hugging the tank was all I could do to hold on

Still a bit chicken to really go for it at moment, I dont think that'll last though
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[SoND]

[mchaggis]

[Visitor Q]

I tuck in when the bike stops pulling, so on the cbr thats 140 ish.

On the hartford legion that was at about 50 odd lol.

If you're on a busa or something equally over powered, you wouldnt NEED to until about 170 ish.

Lets not forget, you LOOK slower when you are sitting up.
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[craigs23]

I don't derive my tucking in time from speed. Depends on weather conditions as well. Windy conditions, pouring rain, etc will have me behind the screen by 50mph. Hail a little bit slower.

On a general rideout I doubt I tuck down at much under the ton and only find myself doing it on bypasses/motorways. I guess my double bubble screen as got a part to play in that.