Walters Manufacturing of Plano, Illinois has just designed and built an automatic transmission conversion for 1999 to 2005 Harley Davidson Dyna Glides. Before you start thinking this is some belt and pulley CVT, let me point out this is a genuine, fluid filled, torque converter equipped automatic transmission, a 3 speed MoPar TorqueFlite to be exact. You start the engine, … [Read more...]
R-Bike Shape Shifting Motorcycle
Every motorcycle is a compromise of sorts, buy a cruiser and you can't ride off road, buy something for the back woods and highway riding becomes uncomfortable. Erik Brinkman, an inventor and designer with IDS (Interactive Design Studios) in Victoria, British Columbia, thought about the problem and came up with the R-Bike, a shape shifting motorcycle. The key to the R-Bike … [Read more...]
Lithium Ion Polymer Motorcycle Batteries
Matt Hotch Designs is working with a company to develop a new motorcycle battery. They are a Lithium-ion Polymer battery which can be built in a variety of configurations with the leads positioned wherever they are needed. They weigh about one quarter of the weight of a conventional battery, but what makes these different is what they can do. There is a video on their … [Read more...]
Hybrid Motorcycle Concept
Hybrid motorcycles have not been as much of a hot topic in the motorcycle world as in the auto world. Motorcycles already get pretty decent mileage and there is more talk of going straight to electric power without the intermediate hybrid step. However, as proved by the Yamaha Gen-Ryu, there is work being done in that direction. The concepts shown here are the result of a … [Read more...]
John Britten Documentary Film
There's a documentary film available about John Britten produced by Ruffels Documentaries of New Zealand. It's titled "One Man's Dream." I have not seen this but John Britten is one of the more fascinating fellows in the motorcycle world, having produced a superbike, pretty much on his own. It had a unique design and surprised a lot of onlookers and other racers when they saw … [Read more...]
Perimeter Disc Brake Rotors
The perimeter disc brake rotors on the "Vinnie" I wrote about yesterday do a nice job of keeping the wheel open for a very clean look and one comment asked the question why more motorcycle manufacturers don't use them. Pretty good question in my mind since they seem to make a lot of sense and Buell is using them very effectively on their bikes. If you use only one disc you … [Read more...]
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