If you're among the vast majority who could not make it to the Tokyo Motor Show, Yamaha has put together a special site with all of their motorcycles that were on display. It's pretty nice. Everything is there with 360 degree rotations and you get to see them all, the Sakura, the MT-01, even close up action of the Tesseract leaning quad. It's worth a visit. Link: Yamaha … [Read more...]
Detonator Fantasy Concept Motorcycle by Daniel Simon
A question in the comments about one of the ads on The Kneeslider brings us to this fantasy concept motorcycle. It's called the Detonator and it is the work of Daniel Simon. As pointed out on his website, there is no intention of this being a functional motorcycle, it was just a design produced by combining basic shapes like cubes and cylinders. Some of you, who are adept at … [Read more...]
Harton by Mark van der Kwaak
Mark van der Kwaak is working on another very cool design. The bike shown here is what he calls the Harton (doesn't sound as cool as Nortley Fartster, perhaps, but it makes sense), a Harley Evo powerplant in a Norton featherbed style frame. Starting with the rake, trail and wheelbase of a Triumph Speed Triple he then takes a Harley Davidson Evolution V-Twin, uses 2 front … [Read more...]
When Will Honda Produce the NAS?
This winter will mark 8 years since the “New American Sports†(NAS) concept was started by Tony Schroeder, HRA senior designer. Will the concept make it to production in 2 years to commemorate the 10th anniversary? Thousands of fellow motorcyclists could only hope. Celebrate a 10th anniversary of a design concept? Yes. It is that good in function potential and … [Read more...]
Yamaha Tesseract 4 Wheel Leaning Concept
Yamaha will be introducing a lot of new concept vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show and the Yamaha Tesseract, a 4 wheel leaning vehicle ups the ante when compared to all of the other 3 wheel tilters coming out. The Tesseract is a hybrid 4 wheeler, powered by both a V-Twin gasoline engine and an electric motor. The suspension is what they call a "dual-scythe" which leans while … [Read more...]
How Much Can Motorcycle Design Change?
Are all of the wild and crazy, no limits, do as you please bikers really a very conservative group of buyers? Does everyone buy what they always have bought or what all of their buddies buy? Does different technology sell if you can see it? At least 2 of The Kneeslider's regular readers are working on motorcycle projects with Hossack front suspensions, Hugo, with the … [Read more...]
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