Blue Melly in Action
The Melly Blue Rage project bike was in action recently, on track in Switzerland.
This unusual two stroke design, featuring part of the engine utilised as a structural member of the chassis, is ultra lightweight and was ridden at speeds of around 250kph by Yves Briguet.
The Melly prototype bike is the result of three years of construction, and two years of trials and tune-ups. With the technical and scientific support of the University of Applied Sciences in Valais, the bike has been disassembled and reassembled many times, and several motor and transmission types have been tested.
BMW Motorrad world premiere at NEC show
The 2005 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show will finally open at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre later this week. For BMW Motorrad owners and enthusiasts there has never been a more intriguing time to visit the BMW stand at the show.
Following a BMW announcement, earlier this month, the industry’s press and media have only been able to speculate on the identity of the world premiere bike to be unveiled at this year’s NEC show. That is, until now.
BMW Motorrad can proudly reveal that the model being revealed is the brand new travel and enduro machine – the 2006 BMW R1200 GS Adventure.
BMW Motorrad world premiere at NEC show
The 2005 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show will finally open at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre later this week. For BMW Motorrad owners and enthusiasts there has never been a more intriguing time to visit the BMW stand at the show.
Following a BMW announcement, earlier this month, the industry’s press and media have only been able to speculate on the identity of the world premiere bike to be unveiled at this year’s NEC show. That is, until now.
BMW Motorrad can proudly reveal that the model being revealed is the brand new travel and enduro machine – the 2006 BMW R1200 GS Adventure.
On your bike: What a triumph, this new Triumph!
By David Neely
dneely@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
article taken from Belfast Telegraph online
Phillip McCallen was riding along a country road in Leicestershire just over three weeks ago when his memory went back 14 years to a day in Holland when he tested a bike that was to become a landmark in motorcycling, a machine so good it was not simply a step forward but a giant leap.
His memory had been jolted because within a short time of leaving the Triumph factory at Hinckley he knew the bike he was on had broken the mould; it was not just another contender, however good, in the 600 class but one which had succeeded in breaching the existing parameters, as the Honda Fireblade had done in 1991.
Haydon Secures 3rd Consecutive Podium
Repsol Honda’s Nicky Hayden took a well-deserved third place at the inaugural GAS Grand Prix of Turkey while his team-mate, Max Biaggi endured a wretched afternoon - bringing his Honda RC211V home in 12th place.
Hayden finished the telling 20-minute morning warm-up session having posted the third fastest time while Biaggi was over one second per lap slower and could only manage eighth fastest on a bike that wasn’t responding to the Italians demands.
In the race, Hayden made a reasonable start from the front row - his fifth front row start of the season - and was third at the end of the first lap behind the flying Movistar Honda’s of eventual race winner Marco Melandri and his team-mate Sete Gibernau.
Haydon Secures 3rd Consecutive Podium
Repsol Honda’s Nicky Hayden took a well-deserved third place at the inaugural GAS Grand Prix of Turkey while his team-mate, Max Biaggi endured a wretched afternoon - bringing his Honda RC211V home in 12th place.
Hayden finished the telling 20-minute morning warm-up session having posted the third fastest time while Biaggi was over one second per lap slower and could only manage eighth fastest on a bike that wasn’t responding to the Italians demands.
In the race, Hayden made a reasonable start from the front row - his fifth front row start of the season - and was third at the end of the first lap behind the flying Movistar Honda’s of eventual race winner Marco Melandri and his team-mate Sete Gibernau.
Honda DN-01 Concept
The 39th Tokyo Motor Show 2005 opens this weekend and Honda have shown off their automatic transmission touring motorcycle of the future.
The DN-01, ( it stands for Dream New ) is equipped with a continuously variable automatic transmission and a water-cooled, 4-stroke, OHC, V-type, 2-cylinder, 680cc engine. Honda will continue the development of DN-01 with the goal of introducing it to the market in the near future.
DN-01 is being developed in the concept of a comfortable sports cruiser, with the accent on rider-friendly touring and commuting. The new hydraulic mechanical continuously variable HFT (Human Fitting Transmission) system features two types of full automatic modes, as well as a 6-speed manual mode which the rider operates through buttons located on the handle.
