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IT IS SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN AND WITH THE SPECIAL EXPERIMENTS BEING CARRIED OUT IN 2010 I WENT THROUGH MY COLLECTION AND FOUND THIS ARTICLE WRITTEN IN 1938 BY G S DAVISON. THE ARTICLE WAS REPRODUCED IN 1957.

WINGS HAVE BEEN TRIED OUT ON RACE BIKES FOR STABILISATION AND SMALL VERSIONS WERE USED IN THE 1970s NOT LEAST BY MIKE HAILWOOD ON HIS SUZUKI.THEY WERE NOT WIDE BUT STILL PRODUCED A DOWN FORCE..



THE WINGS ON THE SUZUKI FAIRING.




COMMENT: VERY DIFFICULT TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER RIDER PERHAPS ?


COMPARISON PICTURE SHOWING SHAUN HARRIS ON THE BRITTEN



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