Honda will be displaying the DN-01 at the Tokyo Motor Show with details of their Human Friendly Transmission, or HFT. It says it is scheduled for market launch but I'm not sure if they mean immediately or sometime in the near future. I think this one will be pretty popular with the growing demand for automatic transmission equipped motorcycles. Will automatics begin to move … [Read more...]
Neander Turbo Diesel Motorcycle is Introduced
The promise of a production turbo diesel motorcycle has been long anticipated since we first saw photos and drawings of the prototypes and now Neander Motors is announcing the introduction of their first Neander Turbo Diesel motorcycle. The very first production unit will be on display at the international motorcycle show “Mondial du Deux-Roue†in Paris from September 28th … [Read more...]
VholdR Wearable Helmet Camcorder from Twenty20
Everything high tech changes really fast and helmet cameras are no different. It looks like Twenty20 is coming out with a new camcorder, the VholdR, that is small, self contained and wearable. It weighs 4.8 oz and is only 95mm by 53mm by 34mm. No cables or separate equipment, everything is contained in the unit itself. You charge the battery, shoot your TV quality video and … [Read more...]
Motorcycle X Prize Ideas
Is there enough room for advancement in the motorcycle industry that an X Prize like competition would make sense? Envision the ultimate motorcycle, what would it be? Almost anything you can think of is a continuation of something already being done and progress would only be a matter of degree, higher speed, better mileage, lower cost, greater range, but nothing radically … [Read more...]
EEStor Ultracapacitor Battery Replacement
After my question about the potential for an electric Gold Wing and all of the thoughtful comments it generated, I thought I would touch on this ultracapacitor patent by EEStor that's getting a lot of attention. EEStor says it has developed "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries." A bold statement in the very least. A capacitor is a rather common … [Read more...]
Poppet Valve Patent Application from Michael Czysz
While cruising through recent patent applications I came across this design for a new poppet valve from Michael Czysz, designer / builder of the MotoCzysz. It's pretty interesting. Instead of the usual circular valve we're all familiar with, this design is triangular but not straight edged, it's the shape you would get if you took sections of the circle and folded them over … [Read more...]
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