Not a motorcycle or even a motorcycle powered car, just a very minimal, high powered road machine with a power to weight ratio to make even bikers look twice. The Ariel Atom has been available in the U.K. for some time. I read about it some months ago but you couldn't get it here. Well it seems like the boys at Oregon based Brammo Motorsports are changing all that. The Ariel … [Read more...]
Motorcycle racing at Indianapolis
They're exploring the possibility of racing motorcycles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The races would be on the road course and everything from MotoGP to World Superbike and AMA classes is being considered. It won't happen until at least 2007 but may be farther in the future. Indy isn't sure if Formula 1 will return next year after the tire fiasco that caused much of … [Read more...]
More on High Gas Prices
You're going to see a lot more of this in the coming days, you might as well get used to it. Right now, everyone is warning against "price gouging" as though that means something. But think about it. A gas station has a finite amount of fuel until it runs out. Say your costs allow you to charge $3.00 but you decide to charge $6.00 per gallon instead. A driver pulls up with … [Read more...]
High gas prices force radical redesigns
With gas prices rising, designers have to rethink performance cars. Reducing vehicle size is step one, step two would be fitting everything inside, but hey, one step at a time. They look a lot better than Smart Cars, too. I have to sharpen up my Photoshop skills, I just figured out how to get rid of redeye. via Autoblog … [Read more...]
Diesel emissions progress
There seems to be a flurry of activity going on with diesel engines. With the possibility of bikes like the Star Twin turbo diesel in the near future, emission issues are important. GM and other manufacturers are working on urea injection as a possible solution. It sounds promising but reducing the size of these technologies to work on a motorcycle could prove challenging. … [Read more...]
High gas prices good or bad for motorcycles?
It almost seems like a given that high gas prices would be good for motorcycles, after all, bikes get 40 or 50 miles per gallon without even trying and that's while giving performance far superior to most any car. Smaller displacement bikes driven carefully can get far more. So, everyone will go out and buy a motorcycle, right? Not necessarily. Longer commuting distances, … [Read more...]
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