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Electric motorcycles like hybrid cars too silent?

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Remember when we mentioned the problem with the new ENV hydrogen motorcycle being too silent? You could be zipping down the road and people would walk out in front of you because they never heard you coming. It seems the new hybrid cars are running into the same problem when in their all electric mode. You start backing up in a parking lot and bang!, you hit a pedestrian. … [Read more...]

Big Bear Electric Chopper

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A chopper project dedicated to fallen officers of the California Highway Patrol, has all the usual chopper looks but it's missing something normally associated with bikes like this,... sound. This chopper, looks like it's powered by a 124 cubic inch S&S V twin, but the engine has actually been gutted and the whole bike has been built with batteries and electric motors in place … [Read more...]

OX99-11 – The Yamaha Supercar

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Last week we brought you the previously little known story of the Kawasaki race car. Well, Yamaha also had a factory effort focused on the design and construction of, not a race car exactly, but an exotic supercar using a detuned version of Yamaha's then Formula One V12 engine and built to the highest levels of automotive engineering and sophistication, the car was known as the … [Read more...]

DP1 Update – Hayabusa V8 only

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Thought I would drop in and see how the DP1 was coming along and there was this new CAD image showing the placement of the Hayabusa V8. Dennis has decided that the car will most likely only be available with the Hayabusa V8 instead of as an option to the Hayabusa 4 cylinder. He also said the car will have a sequential gearbox with a real reverse gear. Looking at the drawing … [Read more...]

Cyclone Y40R 2.0 liter V8

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Here's a sweet looking 2 liter V8 called the Cyclone Y40R. Specs on the website are 302 horsepower, 167 foot pounds at 8500rpm and 108 foot pounds at only 2000 rpm. This is with a standard carb setup and they have photos of a fuel injected version but no power figures yet. It looks similar in size to the Hayabusa V8 with a bit less power. The web site has very little … [Read more...]

Arrows A22 F1 engine high rev video

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Yes we like engines around here, especially the high rev variety. Here's an Arrows A22 F1 engine doing a quick warmup followed by some quick hits to the throttle. Heats those headers right up! Another neat Google video. … [Read more...]