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Camless gasoline engines getting close

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According to Autoweek, Valeo SA is close to coming up with a camless gasoline engine, in fact, they're predicting 14 to 16 months to market. Camless technology has been long sought after but extremely difficult to pull off. Look at the benefits: * Internal friction is reduced greatly because there are fewer moving parts. At low speeds, about 25 percent of an engine's … [Read more...]

Belstaff motorcycle jackets are just so … Italian?

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Quick, think Belstaff. If you've been around motorcycles for any length of time the image of a classic waxed cotton jacket pops up in your mind. The Trialmaster jacket, that sort of thing. Very British, very functional but not stylish in the Hollywood sort of way. Belstaff has been around so long their products form a kind of mental background image of where motorcycles have … [Read more...]

Injuries forcing riders out of Phillip Island MotoGP

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Practice at the Phillip Island MotoGP circuit has been marred by injuries. Kenny Roberts, Jr. crashed during practice, fracturing his wrist and is out for the race and possibly the remainder of the season. Loris Capirossi crashed heavily during practice and was transported to a local hospital where some internal bleeding was discovered. via MotoGP website … [Read more...]

Phillip Island MotoGP this weekend

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Nice race coming this weekend at the beautiful Phillip Island race course in Australia. All of the riders seem to like it a lot so if the weather is good we should see some spectacular racing. Second place in the championship is still up for grabs. Also, Chris Vermeulen, coming over from WSB, will be riding for Troy Bayliss in this race. Chris has been doing extremely well in … [Read more...]

Yamaha DEINONYCHUS 2WD electric bike

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The DEINONYCHUS is interesting. Electric motors in both wheels and a flexible frame that can be adjusted both vertically and horizontally to suit rider size and riding conditions. Electric drive is very appealing for the 2WD ability the in-wheel motors afford and I would expect to see more work done in this direction. Think trials bike or offroad capability. On display at … [Read more...]

Yamaha HV-01 hybrid scooter

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Just to be sure I knew hybrids were in their future thinking, Yamaha also has this HV-01 hybrid scooter. From Yamaha: This is a parallel hybrid scooter mounting an electric motor and gasoline engine. Despite the large body that gives a feeling of spacious comfort to the ride, this model has torque-y power development in the low rpm range that delivers the acceleration … [Read more...]