Comments on: Radial Engine Motorcycle Patent http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Fri, 25 May 2012 02:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Willie Schmitz http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75832 Willie Schmitz Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:00:18 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75832 There's a market for the Honda scooter where the radial engine motorcycle is not very practical and doubtful it would ever make production status. The Pacific Coast was really cool and practical motorcycle. A little to much competition for the Gold Wing. Maybe something between the two (scooter and Pcaific Coast) would work. There’s a market for the Honda scooter where the radial engine motorcycle is not very practical and doubtful it would ever make production status.

The Pacific Coast was really cool and practical motorcycle. A little to much competition for the Gold Wing. Maybe something between the two (scooter and Pcaific Coast) would work.

]]> By: Skeet http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75798 Skeet Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:01:47 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75798 I agree that the interesting part of Honda's patent application is the monocoque frame for the flat-4 engine. It seems a realistic speculation to consider that they may actually be planning to build a small Gold Wing with standard manual transmission. Compare Honda's automatic transmission Zodia concept that morphed into the Honda Rune. Also, the patent indicates a left-hand clutch which may be a typo or may indicate that the "scooter plastic" is a ruse to distract from what they are actually planning. Personally, I think there would be a market for a smaller lighter-weight version of the Gold Wing with a flat-4 rather than the flat-6 of the daddy-version. Too bad, because I actually like the Griffon. I agree that the interesting part of Honda’s patent application is the monocoque frame for the flat-4 engine. It seems a realistic speculation to consider that they may actually be planning to build a small Gold Wing with standard manual transmission. Compare Honda’s automatic transmission Zodia concept that morphed into the Honda Rune. Also, the patent indicates a left-hand clutch which may be a typo or may indicate that the “scooter plastic” is a ruse to distract from what they are actually planning. Personally, I think there would be a market for a smaller lighter-weight version of the Gold Wing with a flat-4 rather than the flat-6 of the daddy-version. Too bad, because I actually like the Griffon.

]]> By: kneeslider http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75774 kneeslider Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:57:21 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75774 Quick note - apologies to viva, the spam filter is working overtime today and some of his comments got flagged. That also explains some of his repetition when I unflagged them. Quick note – apologies to viva, the spam filter is working overtime today and some of his comments got flagged. That also explains some of his repetition when I unflagged them.

]]> By: viva http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75770 viva Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:38:53 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75770 RE: "I don’t know where viva-la-diff took that information from the patent..." Refers to the Griffon patent and was a continuation of my previous post which appears to have been deleted. I previously pointed out that the difference betwwn the "ornamental design" filed by Russell in Kansas and the one filed by Honda in Japan and the USA is tha Honda's patent includes specifics on engine mounting, suspension, frame design, etc. for a motorcycle with a 750 flat-four engine. As I mentioned in my deleted post the final production version may simply look like a baby Gold Wing. RE: “I don’t know where viva-la-diff took that information from the patent…”

Refers to the Griffon patent and was a continuation of my previous post which appears to have been deleted.

I previously pointed out that the difference betwwn the “ornamental design” filed by Russell in Kansas and the one filed by Honda in Japan and the USA is tha Honda’s patent includes specifics on engine mounting, suspension, frame design, etc. for a motorcycle with a 750 flat-four engine. As I mentioned in my deleted post the final production version may simply look like a baby Gold Wing.

]]> By: viva-la-diff http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75768 viva-la-diff Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:25:14 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/04/23/radial-engine-motorcycle-patent/#comment-75768 RE: "I don’t know where viva-la-diff took that information from the patent..." Sorry, should read "A few excerpts from the Griffon patent" as it was a continuation of the previous post pointing out that a number of inventive concepts relating to the frame, suspension, and mounting for the flat-four engine of the Griffon concept were disclosed. RE: “I don’t know where viva-la-diff took that information from the patent…”

Sorry, should read “A few excerpts from the Griffon patent” as it was a continuation of the previous post pointing out that a number of inventive concepts relating to the frame, suspension, and mounting for the flat-four engine of the Griffon concept were disclosed.

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