Topic: Vehicle controls and equipment · Nº 258 / 270

¿Qué puede verse afectado si cambia el carenado de una motocicleta?
What can be affected if you change a motorcycle's fairing?
- ALa estética, exclusivamente.Only its appearance.
- BLa aerodinámica y el consumo.The aerodynamics and fuel consumption.
- CLa visibilidad del vehículo.The vehicle's visibility.
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Correct answer
- BLa aerodinámica y el consumo.The aerodynamics and fuel consumption.
Explanation
The fairing guides the air around the motorcycle: changing it alters the aerodynamics and, with them, how the motorcycle cuts through the air, its stability at high speed and its fuel consumption.
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