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Sunday, October 31, 2010
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Labels: BMW
Being electric, the bike will have zero emissions. The power is stored in six Valence Technology lithium phosphate batteries that are mounted above and below the frame. The motorcycle is driven by a “pancake type” high output DC motor.
Brammon will be initially offering a limited edition carbon model for $14,995 can be ordered online for a delivery in the first quarter of next year. You can also reserve a standard model at $11,995, which should be delivery in the third quarter of 2011.
Labels: Electric Motorcycle
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wandering the 1057 booths at the 2008 INTERMOT Bike Show in Cologne, Germany, one of Motorcycle USA’s favorite exhibits was the Innovation Café. Featuring alternative two-wheeled designs, electric motorcycles and scooters were prominent. Yet there was one electric design that stood out in our minds, the Honda Oree.
A naked street bike concept, the diminutive scale model size of the Oree doesn’t diminish its big ideas. The creation of two German design college students, Nike Albertus and Andre Look, the intention of the Oree “was to create a concept bike for dynamic road riding.”
Creating the model only days before the INTERMOT show, Albertus and Look sourced their interest in motorcycles and honed their talent at the Academy of Art and Design in Offenbach am Main.
The minimalist design is fashioned around an electric motor, with radial battery packs placed around the circular edge of the powerplant – including the recharge plug. Citing the performance benefits of an electric motor, including high torque at low revs and quick acceleration, Look notes his design also does without a CVT gearbox or clutch. Instead power is transmitted directly via belt drive.
The ambitious student design anticipates a motor producing 90-plus horsepower, 125 lb-ft of torque and top speed near 120 mph. Weight would be in the range of 290-375 lbs with a range of between 80-190 miles, depending on the number of batteries used. Of course, this is all speculative, as no such batteries or motor now exists (remember it’s a design college project!).
“The main point of our design was to let the rider feel the action happening in and around the motorcycle,” says Look on the unique lines of the Oree.
Claiming inspiration from popular European naked bikes like the Kawasaki ER-6, the bare styling of the Oree sports a less-is-more gestalt (that’s German for design). Odd-shaped hand controls include hanging mirrors. A circular control display is located in a more conventional position, above the fork – the front houses the headlight assembly. Taillights are tucked under the scant seat.
Chassis design features a single pivot point around the motor for the single-sided swingarm and final drive. Looking down in their stance, a rider will see the shock in action, as it’s placed between the frame’s backbone spars.
“The major aspect of the suspension is to expose functions and attitude – in standstill for every viewer and also while riding,” explains Look. “At first the direct effects of the road can be recognized through the fork and swingarm movement - further the motion of the suspension shocks between the frame halves can be realized.”
Not an official Honda development, Look assures the two students “requested Honda R&D to backup our knowledge of motorcycles with their professional experience.”
Readers may remember the big Honda news at the 2008 INTERMOT Bike Show in Cologne was the unveiling of its V-Four concept bike. More akin to a sculpture than a functional ride, the wild-looking V-Four concept got top billing. Sure, the Oree is a scale model, but it looks like a more finished product and in pure creativity, the college kids may have bested Big Red at INTERMOT.
The Oree was met with enthusiasm in the Innovation Café. “The response at the Intermot Cologne was stunning,” confirms Look, “even a lot of Ducati riders were zealous about the look of the bike and the idea behind it.”
As for the Oree’s non-scale-model future?
Although Honda CEO Takeo Fukui did announce the manufacturer plans to introduce an electric design in about two year’s time, don’t expect to see the Oree at your Honda dealership anytime soon. For now it remains an independent creative experiment, with Look saying, “how the project will continue is currently still open.”
Labels: Honda
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Ricky Carmichael:
Ricky Carmichael is one of the 90’s prodigies in AMA Motocross. Ricky broke so many AMA records in such a short time we stopped counting. Read more about Ricky Carmichael !
Travis Pastrana is one of me favorite Motocross riders so I choose to write about him first. Travis a leader in MotoX and Rally Car. He dominated at X Games 12 (with the 1st double back flip) want to read more about Travis Pastrana ?
Labels: Motocross
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The BMW F 800 GS 2010 is accessible in Lava Orange Metallic/Black Satin and Alpine White. The colours that will not be accessible are Dark Magnesium Metallic Matt and Sunset Yellow/Black Satin. The 2010 F 800 S will accept agleam atramentous auto while the F 800 ST will accept a atramentous engine.
2010 NEW BMW F 800 GS Specification
Engine and transmission
Displacement: 798.00 ccm (48.69 cubic inches)
Engine type: Twin
Stroke: 4
Power: 84.48 HP (61.7 kW)) @ 7500 RPM
Torque: 83.00 Nm (8.5 kgf-m or 61.2 ft.lbs) @ 5750 RPM
Compression: 12.0:1
Bore x stroke: 82.0 x 75.6 mm (3.2 x 3.0 inches)
Fuel system: Injection. Electronic intake pipe injection / digital engine management (BMS-K)
Valves per cylinder: 4
Fuel control: DOHC
Starter: Electric
Cooling system: Liquid
Gearbox: 6-speed
Transmission type
final drive: Chain
Clutch: Multiple-disc clutch in oil bath, mechanically operated
Physical measures
Dry weight: 185.0 kg (407.9 pounds)
Weight incl. oil, gas, etc: 207.0 kg (456.4 pounds)
Seat height: 880 mm (34.6 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Overall height: 1,350 mm (53.1 inches)
Overall length: 2,320 mm (91.3 inches)
Overall width: 945 mm (37.2 inches)
Wheelbase: 1,578 mm (62.1 inches)
Chassis and dimensions
Frame type: Tubular steel space frame, load-bearing engine
Rake (fork angle): 26.0°
Trail: 117 mm (4.6 inches)
Front suspension: Upside-down front fork, Ø 45 mm
Front suspension travel: 230 mm (9.1 inches)
Rear suspension: Cast aluminium dual swing arm, WAD strut (travel related damping), spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable (continuously variable) at handwheel, rebound damping adjustable
Rear suspension travel: 215 mm (8.5 inches)
Front tyre dimensions: 90/90-V21
Rear tyre dimensions: 150/70-V17
Front brakes: Double disc
Front brakes diameter: 300 mm (11.8 inches)
Rear brakes: Single disc
Rear brakes diameter: 265 mm (10.4 inches)
Exhaust system: Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter, emission standard EU-3
Labels: BMW
Monday, October 25, 2010
Honda VFR1000 is an extremely popular motorcycle. The VFR1000, as well as a new VFR1000 which will be launched internationally are being planned for India.
Both the VFR1000 and VR800 motorcycles will appear to India as absolutely congenital units (CBU).
Dubbed as a chopper mobike, the 2010 Honda Fury is a 1300cc agent Accepted to be alien to the US bazaar aboriginal abutting spring, there are speculations that the bike ability be a amalgam with a gas and electric motorLabels: New motorcycles, Sports motorcycles, Yamaha
Ultimate sidecar: man attaches full-sized car to his motorcycle
0 comments Posted by SAPU JAGAT at 1:31 AMAfter 10000 hours of hard work, more than 10 years from time to time in the garage and about 15000 Euros spent, the Snaefell was ready to ride!
As you can see, the result is really impressive for a work done by an amateur...
The vehicle is very neat and the finishing is astounding. The general design is quite beautiful, which is quite rare throughout the sidecar production.
While this is a very special vehicle, the Laverda touch is obvious. This is not only the triple engine which does that but probably a smart and hard work on the global design. The rear part recalls the RGS side panels. The glorious triple 1000cc seems magnified in this red dress...
Attention to details reveals thousands of great mods.
Now this is what we can called a complete dashboard. Note the level of finishing... Note also the 3 exhausts!
This is a sidecar, right? So, have a look at this nice, well finished and comfortable interior. All hand made naturarly!
Headlight comes from a Kawasaki 1000 RX bike, the tail lights from a Citroën Xantia car.
Invitation to a nice road trip....... The work is signed with this special logo, a reversed F in a K, just like François Knorreck.
Labels: motorcycle concept
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Aprilia RSV4 Motorcycles - who never know about Aprilia RSV4? We know that RSV4 From Aprilia is one of the best Aprilia Motorcycles Line Up. Aprilia RSV4 Motorcycles have High Performance, great speed and acceleration, that 's enough reason and answer that why Aprilia can be the one of many moto racer who can go to international racing championship. this some Aprilia RSV4 Pictures.