FJR1300A/E - AIR Management System

What is the Air Management System?
The air management system is a series of features on the FJR that work to keep the rider comfortable by managing the way that air flows around and through the motorcycle as it moves down the road. There are two main elements of the Air Management System: the first is designed to direct hot air away from the rider and motorcycle keeping the rider cool. The second is designed to direct cool air around the rider, making for a more comfortable ride at speed.
HOW DOES IT WORK?

Heat Management
The heat management system was created using computer simulation and wind tunnel testing and is based on the principles of fluid mechanics.

Part of the heat management system is the use of a new curved radiator with twin ring fans that work to push the majority of air, heated as it passes through the radiator, out the sides of the motorcycle and away from the rider. In addition, the heat management system directs cool air through a vent above the radiator. This cool air mixes with the warm air that has passed through the radiator and mixed air then passes below a new formed heat shield located above the engine. This mixed air then exits the motorcycle below the engine.

The heat management system also directs low temperature air through vents on the sides of the headlights. This cool air enters the area between the fairing and frame creating a high pressure area. This high pressure pushes the air through a cool air inlet at the front of the frame. The cool air then passes above a new formed heat shield located above the engine and absorbs any heat that escapes above the heat shield. The air then exits the motorcycle between the fairing panels below and behind the rider.

Rider Airflow Management
The rider airflow management also manipulates air pressure to ensure the rider is comfortable. Two vents located at the base of the windshield are opened when the windshield is in the highest position. These vents feed air up the rear side of the windshield to dampen the air vortex that is formed as air passes over the top of the windshield. This reduces helmet buffeting.

In addition, a vent located in the fairing below the windshield feeds air through the fairing and out a vent located below the instruments to reduce the low pressure area behind the windshield. This reduces the helmet pulling sensation that most motorcycles experience when the shield is up. Adjustable side vents also allow the rider to direct warm air on or away from their legs, depending on outside temperature.
AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Part Name Purpose Picture
Headlight Air Vents Directs cool air through the fairing and creates a high pressure area that forces cool air into the cool air inlet.
Cool Air Inlet Directs high pressure, cool air over the heat shield which then exits the motorcycle between the fairing panels below and behind the rider.
Heat Shield Separates the cool air passing through the cold air inlet from the heated air that has passed through the radiator.
Radiator Vent Directs cool air over the radiator where it mixes with and cools heated air that has passed through the radiator, then forces the air down below the engine where it exits the motorcycle.
Curved Radiator Directs the flow of hot air out air guides on the side of the motorcycle and away from the rider.
Central Air Vent Feeds air through the fairing and out a vent located below the instruments to reduce the low pressure area behind the windshield.
Windshield Adjusts higher and closer to the rider to vary rider wind protection.
Windshield Vents Feeds air up the rear side of the windshield to dampen the air vortex that is formed as air passes over the top of the windshield.
Adjustable Middle Fairing Allows warm air to be directed on or away from the rider, depending on outside temperature.
*Price and specifications subject to change without notice.
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