Premium Member fanowater Posted September 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 Has anyone taken these off?Does doing that change aerodynamics (less/more buffeting)?Change performance? Cheers 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jeff400650 Posted September 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 They are kinda cheesy. Pistons or pedals, 2 wheels are where it's at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 Agreed they are cheesy, but I think the stuff under them is even uglier. I'd like to see some creative replacement ideas. Paintings of squirrels on a wheel... Neon lights... Gun barrels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted September 10, 2015 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 They are held in place by two tabs, they just feed into the fork/handle bar area. I assume the engine intake is tucked up in there somewhere too. 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yamaha likes to do fake intakes. I used to have a 1987 FZR750 years ago. It had two "Fresh Air Intake" holes on the front fairing with scoops arcing through the cockpit. The scoops routed air into the frame rails, which exited at holes blowing on the rear shock. The airbox intake under the tank sort of pointed backwards toward the shock, but basically the "FAI" ducts on the '87-88 FZR750/1000 are just shock coolers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jimf Posted September 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yamaha likes to do fake intakes. I used to have a 1987 FZR750 years ago. It had two "Fresh Air Intake" holes on the front fairing with scoops arcing through the cockpit.And then there is the V-Max. 2015 FJ-09 (Mary Kate) 2007 Daytona 675 (Tabitha, ret.) 1998 Vulcan 800 (Ret.) 2001 SV650S (Veronica, Ret.) 2000 Intruder 800 (Ret.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member keithu Posted September 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 And then there is the V-Max. LOL, yep. I had a friend who swore those were real. "The V-Max has twin superchargers!" "Uh... those are just plastic covers." "No way man, they're real!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenPenguin Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 FZ09 suffers from the same problem. fake vents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jeff400650 Posted September 11, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 11, 2015 Looking at those today on my red bike, I came up with my bike's new nick name... The Lobster Looks like big pincers on each side. Pistons or pedals, 2 wheels are where it's at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebutta Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Sorry to bump an old thread but I didn't see any other discussion. Is there any aftermarket aesthetic addons to help with these? Not so much for the look change but to make it less of a pain in the arse to clean them out (like carbon fiber inserts or something like that)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazerian Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/gr/products/motorcycles/mt/mt-09-tracer.aspx?view=accessories&partcode=2PP-FHLMS-00-00&year=2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoaster Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 There are some aluminium covers on ebay for the fake intakes but I reckon they look worse than the grille. Make your own. I'd like infinity mirrors there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted March 16, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 16, 2016 A piece of carbon fiber tape over each one would be better. Think I have a new project for the evening. 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjuster Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Big googly eyes for the lobster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fddriver2 Posted March 16, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted March 16, 2016 Big googly eyes for the lobster. Mmmmm. Lobster. "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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