Gizmag: The era of the electric roadgoing motorcycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle is upon us and it’s ironic that it should come from a company that looked set to make its mark in automotive history in the supercar How-to-Import-Your-Own-Supercar stakes with the Brammo GT, an American-designed and built V12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V12_engine Supercar. That Craig Bramscher has since become one of the foremost evangelists of light weight performance motoring via the Ariel Atom might have foretold the direction, but the Enertia is a perfect commuter machine built with the same philosophy as the Atom. Using a rigid light weight carbon fibre chassis to contain the battery pack (and most ...
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motorcycledaily.com: "Last month at the Intermot motorcycle show, Honda displayed a V4 Concept and sought feedback from consumers and dealers. Earlier this week in Milan, Honda announced a new V4 production model will become available in 2010, but no details were provided." Read More
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November 12, 2008 Patents lodged by Austrian Competition Motorcycle Manufacturer KTM indicate that a hybrid 2WD dirt bike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle#Dirt_Bike/Trials_Bike is not far away. Common sense dictates that a motorcycle with both wheels driven (2WD) will go around corners faster and with greater surety than one equipped only with the motorcycle’s traditional rear-wheel drive, much the same as 4WD cars offer superior traction to their rear or front wheel drive brethren. R ead More
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Merry Christmas! The GMP finds himself surrounded by snow and family this Christmas counting his many blessings. Lucky to be alive after a motorcycle wreck which totaled my beloved Ninja. Great thing I had on a full-face Shoei helmet, Alpinestar boots, Olympic gloves, and Joe Rocket jacket. Next time I'll wear leather pants though. Finally my knees have healed up after getting road rash. I'll have pictures of my bike posted next week when I get back to Seattle from my timeshare here in Whistler-Blackcomb British Columbia Canada.
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automobilemag.com: Slapping motorcycle nameplates onto full-size pickups is nothing new, but we like the approach used on the Toyota Tundra Ducati Transporter, a concept unveiled at the 2008 SEMA show.Toyota started with a stock Tundra CrewMax pickup, but stretched the frame in order to accommodate a 6.5-foot bed.
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