Look through the ads for collector cars and you'll see lots and lots of tributes and clones, cars that, at first glance, look like the special model everyone wants, but are really just a common base model with the right pieces added. Regular Mustangs become Shelby GT500 tributes or an old Pontiac LeMans becomes a GTO clone. Happens all the time, but with motorcycles, almost … [Read more...]
Yamaha OR2T 4 Wheel Leaning Motorcycle Concept
If there was any doubt Yamaha is devoting engineering resources to the idea of leaning multi wheel vehicles, this should erase those thoughts, it's the OR2T, a 4 wheel leaning motorcycle concept, based on the Tesseract leaning 4 wheeler from 2007. It looks like a well developed test bed for finding out how it works on the road and getting feedback for further … [Read more...]
Honda Neowing Leaning Three Wheeler Concept
Honda is also joining the leaning three wheeler concept competition with the Neowing, unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. If both Honda and Yamaha are showing these concepts to the public, you can bet the showroom versions are coming in the not too distant future. The Neowing has an opposed flat four engine plus electric motors for some sort of hybrid drive system. If Honda puts … [Read more...]
Yamaha Leaning Multi Wheeler MWT-9
Ever since Piaggio dropped their MP3 on the scooter market some nine years ago, many of us were wondering how long it would be before some company took the tilting 3 wheeler idea and attached it to a sport bike. Lots of home brew projects started popping up in garages and even Harley had their stillborn Penster, but why not something with some real performance possibilities? … [Read more...]
Yamaha Motobot Replaces the Rider Because it Can
Well, what can I say that hasn't been said already, here's your replacement. The next time you think a nice Saturday morning ride would be just the thing, put Motobot on your bike and send him off, instead. Make sure you program him to stop at all of your favorite scenic overlooks with those breath taking views and have him wave as he passes by your Mom's house. She'll be glad … [Read more...]
Kevin DeShazer Completes His 2400cc 3 Cylinder Radial Project
About a year ago we wrote up a report on a work in progress, it was Kevin DeShazer's 3 cylinder radial engine, designed from scratch and created in his own shop. Well, as much as works in progress are interesting, it's always nice to see the project get to the finish line, or as much as projects like this are really ever finished, but the radial is on wheels. Kevin tells … [Read more...]
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