Dinner Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I have a friend who shaved his front plastics on his Z400, and he says he gained 10 km/h just from cutting them. I like the looks of cut fenders on banshee's so im thinking of doing mine, just the fronts for now...so will i get more speed, or just get to the top quicker...he's telling me ill gain at least 10 km/h??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh88 Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Your friend is full of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshore Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Your friend is full of shit. 454314[/snapback] 10 km/h that just like the 10 km/h that my wiesco sticker added. but honestly i dont know how much they help, probably barley at all, but they look tight. my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 how bout 6 mph ...kilometers? is that like a jigawatt ? i suspect your friend is hopelessly addicted to methamphetamines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 how bout 6 mph ...kilometers? is that like a jigawatt ? i suspect your friend is hopelessly addicted to methamphetamines 454329[/snapback] Are you serious? You don't know what a kilometer is? Cutting your fenders does not allow you to go faster...your friend is blowing smoke up your arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPEN Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Does your friend drive a Honda??? With a huge wing??? Some dubs, and puts out 3000 horse??? That guy knows his shit.... RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketboy Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Are you serious? You don't know what a kilometer is? 454336[/snapback] i was being sarcastic, because i n america we use miles per hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinner Posted January 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) yea i figured he was full of shit..just wanted to see what you guys would say..lol..well in Canada we use kilometers.. lol Edited January 3, 2006 by Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toybreaker Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I am going to go out on a limb here. But cutting those huge ass fenders off the front will lower your coefficient of drag. It will raise you top speed some but 10 km/h? more like 1-2 km/h. Aerodynamics play a huge role in top speed. Want to go faster? cut aero drag down. Racer taping the front of my Chevelle, removing the mirrors, putting plexiglass over the rear window recess, a full belly pan, raising the rear of the hood and blocking the radiator hole 75% raised my top speed from 157 to 172. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinner Posted January 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I figured it would help a little but not as much as 10 km/h like me friend was saying..do you guys just use a jig saw to cut them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh88 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I imagine it cuts on drag. Maybe a fraction or so of speed in a drag. More if it's a super fast bike. LOOKS better for sure. I used a dremmel. Kinda messy. Threw molten plastic around. My brother used a fresh hacksaw blade. Finsih with sand paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eehsnab2 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 (In my best Doc brown voice) 10.21 jigawatts?... 10.21 jigawatts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee tuner Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 You can probably gain 5mph top end speed at the most, it will give you an edge over someone with fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfizzle51 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 man your friend is a dumb ass i dont know about metrics but the most your going to get is maybe if your super lucky is 1mph faster just cause of less drag/resistance but dont count on a whole new quad just by cutting the fenders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinner Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 man your friend is a dumb ass i dont know about metrics but the most your going to get is maybe if your super lucky is 1mph faster just cause of less drag/resistance but dont count on a whole new quad just by cutting the fenders 455657[/snapback] oh i know i wont get a new quad out of cutting the fenders im doing it for the looks....just thought id get you guys laughing at my friend...he thinks he will ruin anything out there on his Z400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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