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RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - peterbaron - 05-30-2021
(05-28-2021, 12:39 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Incredibly, RLET engineering was perfected over 50 years ago. The design has been the same since.
I would like to hear Suhawk305 professional engineering opinion about RLET's engineering, please.
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - suhawk305 - 05-30-2021
(05-30-2021, 03:17 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote:(05-28-2021, 12:39 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Incredibly, RLET engineering was perfected over 50 years ago. The design has been the same since.
I would like to hear Suhawk305 professional engineering opinion about RLET's engineering, please.
I would like to hear Suhawk305 professional engineering opinion about RLET's engineering, please.
Sorry I can’t help you with this Peter. I selected a different specialty in college. RLET design and testing courses are more common in A-man’s specialty.
However, what I believe modern RLETs have been slightly modified compared the original 1960s version. The modern RLETS appears shorter. I assume this design modification was the result of extensive wind tunnel testing?
The picture of the (aftermarket levers) RLETs on my 1967 CB77 are representative of the early RLETs:
![[Image: 5b6464e6a501f3386b52828e2aabc11d.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202105/5b6464e6a501f3386b52828e2aabc11d.jpg)
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - peterbaron - 05-30-2021
Mike, you've got "knee high' RLETs
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - GoldOxide_imp - 05-30-2021
Yeah, isn't it typical how "man kind" always does things the hard way first.
Somebody must have cheated to get those original RLETs on.
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - The A-man - 05-30-2021
Since my name was invoked, I'll offer an opinion. I think that astute Honda engineers were concerned that bare levers would create laminar air flow and thus increased drag (duh!), and therefore sought a solution to create turbulent air flow around the lever end fittings. Hence the birth of the RLET. Q.E.D.
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - peterbaron - 05-30-2021
^^ THAT^^ professional opinion explains RLETs aerodynamics and CB1100 whisper while riding..Q.E.D !!
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - GoldOxide_imp - 05-30-2021
It could be possible that RLET technology was leaked from Area 51, given its simple, yet odd shape, basic colour mystique and the effect on Honda aerodynamics.
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - peterbaron - 05-30-2021
No, RLETs came from Japan
RE: RLET’s… How do you get them on? - GoldOxide_imp - 05-30-2021
(05-30-2021, 08:24 PM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: No, RLETs came from Japan
I don't think extraterrestrial theory cares about region. Take for example: The Force.