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Yamaha Luxair Hybrid Motorcycle Concept

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Yamaha has still more concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show, this is the Yamaha Luxair, a hybrid motorcycle that looks more scooter than motorcycle or perhaps you might call it a recumbent motorcycle. It certainly has the low seat height many of you have been asking for. It has a gasoline engine and electric motor in parallel, the electric motor kicks in for help during … [Read more...]

Yamaha Tesseract 4 Wheel Leaning Concept

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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...]

Suzuki Biplane and Crosscage Concept Motorcycles

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Suzuki has 2 concept motorcycles ready for the Tokyo Motor Show, the Biplane and the Crosscage. Unlike the Honda concepts we showed you last week, these do not look even remotely close to production. They are what concepts usually are, designers and engineers whipping something up to show where their thinking is at the moment and if things work out, maybe a few pieces will show … [Read more...]

Honda EVO6, CB1100R, and CB1100F Concepts

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Honda announced the lineup of prototype, pre release and other exhibition models scheduled for display at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan from Saturday, October 27 to Sunday, November 11, 2007. The prototypes shown here, the EVO6, CB1100R and CB1100F look like they could be put into production without a whole lot of changes. Though … [Read more...]

MV Agusta Exhibit at Stamford Museum

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As the seasons change in the northeast U.S., what better time to take a ride in New England to see the sights and visit a motorcycle display? The Stamford Museum in Stamford, Connecticut has an MV Agusta exhibit called "The Motorcycle, Italian Style: Riding the Curves with MV Agusta." It started September 8th and runs through January 6th of next year. This vintage … [Read more...]

Custom SV650 – Cycle World Show Winner

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No sooner do we write about building your own custom re-purposed motorcycle from somewhat humbler beginnings than we get a comment from Lawrence Somma about his SV650 that began as a pretty basic bike and ended up winning Best of Show at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show. Nice work! Back in 2003, he bought this used 2001 SV, the standard model, nothing fancy but … [Read more...]