Archive for June, 2005
Electronic Data Recorders, EDR
22 June 2005Cars have had electronic data recorders for quite a few years now but I’m curious if any motorcycle manufacturers have thought about adding them. Originally installed to help deploy airbags, they have grown in sophistication and amount of data recorded. Although the government does not mandate their use, if installed, they do require EDRs to [...]
All chrome Yamaha R1
22 June 2005There used to be an old saying around cars and motorcycles, “If it don’t go, chrome it.” I think this R1 may go very well but they decided to chrome it anyway. Everything, including the plastic has been chromed. I’ve seen Ducati Monsters that had chrome tanks and looked pretty nice and there’s a [...]
Nikko G-Pack derestrictor
22 June 2005Mentioned motorcycle top speed last month and ran across this neat little item that plugs right in to your ZX12R or GSX-R1000, or whatever. It’s the Nikko G-Pack derestrictor. Manufactured by Nikko Racing, they make certain motorcycle models capable of performing properly, … you know, living up to expectations. They do just what you think [...]
The Kneeslider - Internet problems
22 June 2005Hope to be back to full operation ASAP
Update: I think we’re OK now.
Biodiesel dragster
21 June 2005We keep mentioning the performance possibilities of diesel and specifically, biodiesel so I thought you might find this interesting. I came across a biodiesel dragster:
This dragster is powered by twin turbo, 24 valve, P7100 mechanical fuel pump, 5.9 liter Cummins Diesel engine. Same basic engine as a Dodge Ram truck. This is a [...]
Peter Fonda Easy Rider
21 June 2005The local Manufacturer’s Association is having a celebration commemorating something like 100 years in existence and various celebrities are in town, among them Peter Fonda. He’ll be leading a ride through the downtown area with his Easy Rider chopper. Did he ever do anything after Easy Rider? Their whole family made a lot of movies [...]
Why new engines don’t sell
20 June 2005With all of the creative talent producing new versions of internal combustion engines, like the ecoforce, the revetec, the round engine, the CEM and others, why do they all seem to run out of steam when they start looking for investors and markets? (Technically, the CEM isn’t quite there yet) Is there some big conspiracy [...]
Future transportation on two wheels
20 June 2005Is the future of transportation arriving on two wheels? While everyone is not going to begin riding motorcycles we may see practical wide scale production of alternative power in motorcycles before we see it in cars.
Hybrids and biodiesel are moving forward in cars but these technologies are more like variations of the internal combustion engine [...]
