The Official Motorcycle Photo of the Day Thread
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I'm not really into Bikes, but this is a Bike photo of the year in my eyes!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperofsweden/6276808879/http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperofsweden/6276808879/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/casperofsweden/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperofsweden/6276808879/http://www.flickr.com/photos/casperofsweden/6276808879/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/casperofsweden/, on Flickr
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^^^^^^^^^used to love those ZX-R's
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4380993859/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4380993859/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4380993859/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4380993859/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr
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That's Freddie Spencer's 1984 NSR500, what's very different and also interesting is that the fuel tank is below the motor an the 2-stroke exhaust expansion chambers are aove the motor where the fuel tank normally is.
The engineering thought behind this was to get the Cg as low as possible. However what was discovered in testing was quirky handling because a motorcycle rotates around it's Cg it's better to have the mass centralized around the middle of the bike not down low. When the fuel tank lighted this bikes' handling changed so it took Fast Freddie alot of his great skill to get 3 wins with this bike. For 1985 the fuel tank was repositioned to above the motor.
The engineering thought behind this was to get the Cg as low as possible. However what was discovered in testing was quirky handling because a motorcycle rotates around it's Cg it's better to have the mass centralized around the middle of the bike not down low. When the fuel tank lighted this bikes' handling changed so it took Fast Freddie alot of his great skill to get 3 wins with this bike. For 1985 the fuel tank was repositioned to above the motor.
That's Freddie Spencer's 1984 NSR500, what's very different and also interesting is that the fuel tank is below the motor an the 2-stroke exhaust expansion chambers are aove the motor where the fuel tank normally is.
The engineering thought behind this was to get the Cg as low as possible. However what was discovered in testing was quirky handling because a motorcycle rotates around it's Cg it's better to have the mass centralized around the middle of the bike not down low. When the fuel tank lighted this bikes' handling changed so it took Fast Freddie alot of his great skill to get 3 wins with this bike. For 1985 the fuel tank was repositioned to above the motor.
The engineering thought behind this was to get the Cg as low as possible. However what was discovered in testing was quirky handling because a motorcycle rotates around it's Cg it's better to have the mass centralized around the middle of the bike not down low. When the fuel tank lighted this bikes' handling changed so it took Fast Freddie alot of his great skill to get 3 wins with this bike. For 1985 the fuel tank was repositioned to above the motor.
I thought the tank mounted down low was a bit odd, but I didnt know the history behind it.
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http://books.google.com/books?id=Kab...20heat&f=false
So true, Freddie hated riding it and the mechanics hated working on it.
I can only imagine how hot his arms must have been.
Last edited by Legend2TL; Feb 13, 2012 at 03:32 PM.
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new MV Agusta!
http://www.mvagusta.it/it/news/nuovo...ndri-mv-agusta
28 marzo 2012
NUOVO SISTEMA EAS PER LE TRE CILINDRI MV AGUSTA
Dopo essere state elette come nuovi riferimenti nelle rispettive categorie e considerato anche il grandissimo numero di richieste arrivate alle concessionarie, MV Agusta ha deciso di offrire due versioni dei suoi modelli F3 675 e Brutale 675: una con cambio tradizionale e una equipaggiata con il sistema di cambiata assistita elettronicamente EAS (Electronically Assisted Shift). Questo sistema esalta le prestazioni già eccezionali della F3 675 e contribuisce a valorizzare la straordinaria maneggevolezza della Brutale 675, consentendo passaggi di marcia rapidissimi senza chiudere il gas né utilizzare la frizione.
Il tre cilindri rivoluzionario di F3 675 e Brutale 675 si distingue per le soluzioni tecniche più avanzate del segmento: albero motore controrotante, utilizzato fino a oggi soltanto in MotoGP; evoluta gestione elettronica con sistema MVICS (Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System); sistema Full Ride by Wire multimappa integrato al controllo di trazione.
L’F3 675, già disponibile presso la rete vendita ufficiale al prezzo di 11.990 euro, verrà commercializzata da fine marzo 2012 anche nella versione con sistema EAS montato direttamente dalla casa costruttrice, al prezzo di 12.390 euro. Allo stesso modo la nuovissima BRUTALE 675, in produzione dal prossimo giugno, sarà proposta in due versioni: standard a 8.990 euro e EAS a 9.390 euro.
Il sistema EAS è disponibile anche come accessorio originale MV Agusta Special Parts.
http://www.mvagusta.it/it/news/nuovo...ndri-mv-agusta
28 marzo 2012
NUOVO SISTEMA EAS PER LE TRE CILINDRI MV AGUSTA
Dopo essere state elette come nuovi riferimenti nelle rispettive categorie e considerato anche il grandissimo numero di richieste arrivate alle concessionarie, MV Agusta ha deciso di offrire due versioni dei suoi modelli F3 675 e Brutale 675: una con cambio tradizionale e una equipaggiata con il sistema di cambiata assistita elettronicamente EAS (Electronically Assisted Shift). Questo sistema esalta le prestazioni già eccezionali della F3 675 e contribuisce a valorizzare la straordinaria maneggevolezza della Brutale 675, consentendo passaggi di marcia rapidissimi senza chiudere il gas né utilizzare la frizione.
Il tre cilindri rivoluzionario di F3 675 e Brutale 675 si distingue per le soluzioni tecniche più avanzate del segmento: albero motore controrotante, utilizzato fino a oggi soltanto in MotoGP; evoluta gestione elettronica con sistema MVICS (Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System); sistema Full Ride by Wire multimappa integrato al controllo di trazione.
L’F3 675, già disponibile presso la rete vendita ufficiale al prezzo di 11.990 euro, verrà commercializzata da fine marzo 2012 anche nella versione con sistema EAS montato direttamente dalla casa costruttrice, al prezzo di 12.390 euro. Allo stesso modo la nuovissima BRUTALE 675, in produzione dal prossimo giugno, sarà proposta in due versioni: standard a 8.990 euro e EAS a 9.390 euro.
Il sistema EAS è disponibile anche come accessorio originale MV Agusta Special Parts.
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euro motorcycle day
I went to a European motorcycle show over the weekend. Here are some pics. The full set of photos is available via the following link
http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Day%202012/
http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Day%202012/
