RLET’s… How do you get them on?

[peterbaron]

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.

[suhawk305]

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:

[peterbaron]

Mike, you've got "knee high' RLETs

[GoldOxide_imp]

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.

[The A-man]

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.

[peterbaron]

^^ THAT^^ professional opinion explains RLETs aerodynamics and CB1100 whisper while riding..Q.E.D !!

[GoldOxide_imp]

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.

[peterbaron]

No, RLETs came from Japan

[GoldOxide_imp]

No, RLETs came from Japan

I don't think extraterrestrial theory cares about region. Take for example: The Force.