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Wahnsinn Alternative Power Concept by Motorepublic

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Once you begin looking at the future of motorcycle design, new ideas come flying at you pretty fast. Jiro Arborgh, Design Manager for Motorepublic, a design studio in Goteborg, Sweden, thought we might like to see what they've been up to. The concept shown here is called Wahnsinn. It's not powered by an internal combustion engine and the powerplant isn't specified, though, a … [Read more...]

TTxGP Clean Emissions Grand Prix Race

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June 2009 will mark the first running of the TTxGP Clean Emissions Grand Prix Race at the famous Isle of Mann TT circuit. The whole point of the race is to show clean and green doesn't have to mean slow. There have been a lot of alternative energy drivetrains proposed and built but the image many of them have in the minds of the public is, "OK they're clean but they sure are … [Read more...]

Saint Thomas Academy’s Safer Electric Motorcycle

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Here's another high school motorcycle project, this time the design was aimed at building a highly efficient, environmentally friendly commuter with safety features not found on most bikes. The result is this lithium phosphate ion powered electric with an enclosed structure designed to keep the rider inside in the event of a crash and protect him with crush zones of … [Read more...]

The Uno – Parallel Wheel Electric Motorcycle

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18-year-old Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak, has always done a lot of tinkering, model trains, rockets, that sort of thing, but the Uno, is something else entirely. The Uno, is a parallel wheel, electric motorcycle that operates like a Segway, lean forward to go forward, lean backwards to go in reverse. Ben unveiled his creation at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto, … [Read more...]

The Energy Station – Multi Fuel Filling Stations

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Could the day of the single fuel "gas station" be fading away as we keep moving toward a multi fuel or multiple energy source transportation system? Would you go out of your way to fill up with ethanol if a station was nearby and your vehicle could handle it? How about biodiesel or hydrogen or battery packs? Charles Martin who owns Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine, Texas, the … [Read more...]

Build Your Own 72 Volt Electric Motorcycle

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Here's one more example illustrating the growing fleet of homebuilt electric motorcycles, this one is based on a 1984 Honda Interceptor frame. The builder bought a non runner on eBay and proceeded to pull the engine and install an electric motor, controller and batteries. The end result is a bike with a bit over 70 mph top speed but only about a 10 mile range, luckily, he only … [Read more...]