Archive for 'Motorcycle Technology' Category
Suzuki Crosscage Photos from Tokyo
15 November 2007The Suzuki Crosscage was one of the more distant concept motorcycles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a fuel cell it is unlikely to see production in the near future but one never knows. It appears to have an electric motor at the rear wheel with the usual engine space taken up [...]
2008 Bimota Tesi 3D Fresh off the Boat
5 November 2007The Italian Bimota is a brand of motorcycles that are out of reach for most of us. This, of course, makes them highly desirable for most of us. Getting a first look at the all-new ’08 Tesi 3D at the Barber Museum on Friday was definitely the highlight of my week. Every now [...]
36 Million Motorcycles from China and India by 2010
18 October 2007By 2010, China and India will produce a combined total of 36 million motorcycles per year. Let me repeat that, … 36 MILLION motorcycles PER YEAR!
That number was buried in a news item this morning about a new microcontroller chip for motorcycle engine management systems. These chips precisely control the fuel/air mixture, ignition and who [...]
Honda DN-01 Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT)
4 October 2007Honda will be displaying the DN-01 at the Tokyo Motor Show with details of their Human Friendly Transmission, or HFT. It says it is scheduled for market launch but I’m not sure if they mean immediately or sometime in the near future. I think this one will be pretty popular with the growing demand for [...]
Neander Turbo Diesel Motorcycle is Introduced
27 September 2007The promise of a production turbo diesel motorcycle has been long anticipated since we first saw photos and drawings of the prototypes and now Neander Motors is announcing the introduction of their first Neander Turbo Diesel motorcycle. The very first production unit will be on display at the international motorcycle show “Mondial du Deux-Roue” in [...]
VholdR Wearable Helmet Camcorder from Twenty20
19 September 2007Everything high tech changes really fast and helmet cameras are no different. It looks like Twenty20 is coming out with a new camcorder, the VholdR, that is small, self contained and wearable. It weighs 4.8 oz and is only 95mm by 53mm by 34mm. No cables or separate equipment, everything is contained in the unit [...]
Motorcycle X Prize Ideas
14 September 2007Is there enough room for advancement in the motorcycle industry that an X Prize like competition would make sense? Envision the ultimate motorcycle, what would it be? Almost anything you can think of is a continuation of something already being done and progress would only be a matter of degree, higher speed, better mileage, lower [...]
EEStor Ultracapacitor Battery Replacement
11 September 2007After my question about the potential for an electric Gold Wing and all of the thoughtful comments it generated, I thought I would touch on this ultracapacitor patent by EEStor that’s getting a lot of attention. EEStor says it has developed “technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries.” A bold statement in the very least.
A capacitor [...]
