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...]
Drake Harley Davidson Water Cooled V-Twin Engine
Around 1937, Dale Drake, who was later to become instrumental in developments to the Offenhauser racing engine, began working on a 2 cylinder engine for midget racers. He began with an air cooled opposed twin but eventually took a Harley Davidson Knucklehead engine and installed water cooled cylinders. The result was an 89 cubic inch V-twin that was 10 percent smaller than the … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Sportster Powered Ford Model T
The combinations are endless, take a motorcycle engine, drop it into a car and off you go, like this 1923 Model T with a Harley Davidson 1200 Sportster engine for power. I'm guessing it has more horsepower than the original engine by a fair margin plus the unmistakable V-twin sound. The Model T uses the Sportser's original transmission plus an electric reverse. The owner … [Read more...]
Honda Driving Safety Support Systems
Honda is testing what it calls its Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS). 2 vehicles, a Honda Odyssey, Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV-4) and a Honda Forza scooter, are equipped with inter-vehicle and road-to-vehicle communications capabilities, plus other scooters will be used for camera detection purposes. The purpose of the project is to utilize positional information … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Powered Hydrostatic Drive Racecar
As long as we're discussing hydrostatic drive around here with the diesel hydrostatic drive motorcycle and a 2WD hydrostatic trail bike, how about a hydrostatic drive race car? Bob Horn sent in this link showing some design work done by students at Aston University in England. As part of a project called the Global Design Initiative (GDI), students in countries around the … [Read more...]
Tata NANO – The Motorcycle Replacement
Well, here it is, the Tata Nano, the People's Car we wrote about the other day. The fuel injected, all aluminum, 623 cc 2 cylinder engine puts out 33PS (about 32 horsepower) and drives the rear wheels. According to the press release below, it has crumple zones, intrusion-resistant doors, seat belts, strong seats and anchorages plus lower pollution levels than two-wheelers being … [Read more...]
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