Technology In Motogp – If you’ve paid even a cursory attention to MotoGP over the past few years, you’ve noticed something of an aerodynamic revolution going on for motorcycles.

And some of that work is trickling down to road bikes, with virtually all of the latest superbikes having fenders, and now the focus is on other areas where progress needs to be made. New Yamaha patents show that they are focusing on forks and ways to improve airflow around them.

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Yamaha has already tested its new aerodynamic fork covers, launching them at the Jerez test last November, but the patent explains how they work and why fork covers could be a fertile area for future development.

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