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Revealed: Two-Wheel Drive Suzuki Burgman Scooter
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Suzuki has filed a patent application for a two-wheel drive scooter. It shows (what looks like) a Suzuki Burgman 200, with a hub-mounted electric motor in the front wheel that works to assist the engine-driven rear wheel. The main difference to a typical Burgman 200 is the front end. On the patent, the front wheel…
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Podcast: 034 Hydrogen-powered motorbike, Suzi Perry’s MotoGP future and Valentino Rossi first-lap madness
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The MoreBikes.co.uk team have a lunchtime chat about the new Hydrogen-powered bike that challenges electric future, speculate on Suzy Perry’s return to hosting MotoGP, and take comfort in the fact that even the best riders can get too carried away and bin it before completing a lap.
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SCOOP: Suzuki patents for hydrogen-powered fuel cell super scoot revealed
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SCOOP: Suzuki patents for hydrogen-powered fuel cell super scoot revealed. Suzuki has now published patents that it has filed for its first road-legal hydrogen-powered fuel-cell super scooter. This is a significant move from the Japanese factory which has been working on the technology for a few years now and has already shown its…
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Government boost for green bike technology
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£7.5 million set aside to boost the uptake for electric bikes Business Minister, Matthew Hancock announced that motorcycles and scooters will join cars, vans, trucks and buses in the government’s drive for greener vehicles. Up to £7.5 million will be set aside to boost the uptake for electric two-wheelers and help bikers bridge the…
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The lithium motorcycle battery | Technology explained
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John Milbank takes a look at the lithium motorcycle battery to find out how well it really works… For racers, weight is critical. Every part of a motorcycle that can be made lighter will be machined, trimmed and shaved in order to eek out those critical fractions of a second. Traditional lead acid batteries are very heavy,…
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Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test
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Editor John Milbank spent a few days with a Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle to find out if it’s time to ditch the pump. Photos: Simon Hipperson This bike probably isn’t for you. Chances are you enjoy a good thrash at the weekend, touring to far flung reaches of the globe, or racking up miles on…
