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" :: PRODUCT EVALUATION . ~~ ~.......~~--------- Product Evaluation: Pacifico Aero-foil fairing ~ o ,...-I With gas prices in the neighborhood of the ozone layer, more and more riders are considering their favorite sport transportation also. When a cycle becomes a utility rather than a purely sport vehicle, certain accessories become very attractive. The first item to get bolted up is either a fairing or some device that makes carrying things more practical. Pacifico has released a fairing that is different from the all-plexiglass models that now fill the market. Called the Aero-foil, this fairing has vents to relieve the vacuum behind the fairing that causes the buffeting a rider commonly feels around the helmet and elbows when riding. When a fairing tears a hole in the air because it 's pushing molecules aside, this creates a low pressure area behind the fairing and a high pressure area in front, Because pressures al ways seek equalization, under these circumstances air will even change direction to eq ualize the pressure imbalance. The reversed air will blow a rider's hair forward or buffet the back of his /her helmet. Even though the test fairing on our guinea pig-GS750 had a shield shorter than necessary for our 6'1" rider, there was none of the usual buffeting present. The passenger receives the brunt of the buffeting with most fairings but not with the Aero-foil, although the passenger is in the air stream and not as protected as the rider. The ride was always comfortable and, as with a ll fairings, much warmer. A taller windshield is available, since it is a two-piece fairing, and should be.considered am ust for riders over 5'9". Installation was easy with two people and hand tools. The hardware was simple and clean looking, and in an hour we were out riding. No one really loved or hated the looks of the Aero-foil, but the staffer who did the testing has elected to let the fairing become a permanent part of his bike. Even in spirited canyon riding the fairing was unobstrusive, Pacifico fairings areavailable through your favorite dealer or you can get more information from : Pacifico Incorporated, 1625 SE Hogan Rd., Gresham, OR 97030. Karel Kramer .. - ~ m.ake theconnection. VISit the Italian Pavillion at the 1982 Daytona Motorcyde Exhibition. Motorcycles/produet5 fromseveral ma}orcompanies will beon display Let us supply the missing link: address yourinquiries to the Italian Trade Commission, Hams Tower; SUite 2001, 233 Peachtree St, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.Telephone 404-525-0660. Telex 542-871 . Pavillion numberin Daytona-904-252-6030. rANTIC rMOIOR 1lM2J @ !YJ REGINA BUZZETTI ~~~ll~ ~ apr. I.HELLI GILERA GRUPPO PIAGGIO SWM ..