Mud flap
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Flaps on rear of rear fender, are there to protect those vehicles behind you...
They may have an additional advantage by deflecting some spray away from the back of the rear fender, I can't say...
Those who laughed at the Asian guy with the 'umbrella' and 'soft lower' hanging under his windshield, giggle at things you don't think about. Check it out again...
Besides keeping the sun off his head/neck, the 'umbrella' awning is actually shaped like a wing, short ribs in front, longer ribs in back. Probably to be more aerodynamic at speed. And it looks to me as if the 'soft lower' provides protection to the shins/knees of the rider, along with deflecting dust and rain as he splashes through wet/dry dirt roads. It is also designed to flex in the wind. Laugh all you like, you are the little girls worrying about what others will think of you, while he is riding in true style.
They may have an additional advantage by deflecting some spray away from the back of the rear fender, I can't say...
Those who laughed at the Asian guy with the 'umbrella' and 'soft lower' hanging under his windshield, giggle at things you don't think about. Check it out again...
Besides keeping the sun off his head/neck, the 'umbrella' awning is actually shaped like a wing, short ribs in front, longer ribs in back. Probably to be more aerodynamic at speed. And it looks to me as if the 'soft lower' provides protection to the shins/knees of the rider, along with deflecting dust and rain as he splashes through wet/dry dirt roads. It is also designed to flex in the wind. Laugh all you like, you are the little girls worrying about what others will think of you, while he is riding in true style.
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