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Rossi debuts gyroscopic onboard camera
By Ben Cope on 19/07/2010 13:26:55
New technology for our viewing pleasure derived from the Red Bull Air Race series

VALENTINO ROSSI debuted a gyroscopic camera at the Sachsenring MotoGP at the weekend.The camera is designed to 'lean' with the rider, giving the viewer a more realistic view of riding onboard a 200mph MotoGP machine.The technology has been developed

The hydrogen-powered one-wheel motorcycle
By Visordown News on 03/03/2008 11:03:47
Canadian take on the future of motorcycling

Bet it's difficult to wheelieCHECK this latest idea of a future bike - how trick does this thing look?Designed by Canada-based Bombardier Recreational Products, the vehicle uses sensors and gyroscopes to balance up to two passengers on a large

Knievel-style new Batpod toy
By Visordown News on 18/03/2008 16:36:48
Mattel are to release a wind-up Batpod toy based around their best-selling Evel Knievel stunt cycle.

'The Dark Knight'.The toy, which features a gyroscopic wind-up system as seen in the Evel Knievel stunt cycle, will go on sale later this year. The retail price is yet to be confirmed but sources estimate it will be in the shops for around £50.Granted

Spidi launch DPS Sport inflatable neck brace
By Visordown News on 08/07/2009 15:32:51
Spidi update their neck-brace project with the new for 2009 DPS Sport

inflation.Alpinestars and Dainese are working on their own advanced neck protection systems, both allegedly using gyroscopes and hi-tech sensors to detect a crash the moment it happens. The DPS Sport relies on a toggle attached to the motorcycle which when

Douglas Prom entertainment to return to TT in 2010
By Visordown News on 23/12/2009 11:44:20
Seaside antics make welcome return to world's greatest road racing event

comeback after tourism chiefs came under fire at this year's TT for the lack of post-race entertainment.Next year will see a seven-night extreme sports programme: bungee jumping, gyroscopes, simulators, slingshots, as well as children's activities

How the Christini 2WD system works
By Visordown on 19/10/2010 16:39:36
The Christini 2WD is devilishly simple, but still remarkably complex. Here’s how it works

to minimize the torque effects of his own system by using counter-rotating shafts, which cancelled each other out. Those two shafts also provide an unexpected benefit: they act as gyroscopic steering dampers, reducing the bump steer effects produced by other

First Ride: Mondial Piega
By Roland Brown on 03/04/2008 19:09:16
It's hard not to be sceptical about the rebirth of another once great Italian manufacturer.

Mondial's V-twin sportster looked promising, but the people behind it hadn't produced a streetbike before, they weren't sure whether the engine would come from Honda or Suzuki, and the bike's spec included a gyroscope system that increased midrange

First Ride: Mondial Piega review
By Roland Brown on 15/09/2010 12:54:12
It's hard not to be sceptical about the rebirth of another once great Italian manufacturer

the engine would come from Honda or Suzuki, and the bike's spec included a gyroscope system that increased midrange torque when the bike was in a corner. Er, do what?Plenty of people thought Mondial's ambitious plans would come to nothing, but less than two

First Look: EVO Mk 2 3-wheeler
By Visordown News on 27/10/2010 11:58:16
New 3-wheel design reconfigures itself while on the move

, and they get vandalized on the road.”The UNO uses gyroscopes, much like a Segway, to maintain balance at lower speeds. Despite looking like a regular two-wheeler, the new machine uses three wheels for better balance. Once on the move, the middle wheel moves

The Time Tunnel - Motorcycle Speed Record
By Jon Urry on 14/10/2010 14:57:49
The fastest bike in the world: 322.149mph, two Harley engines, 10,000 fans and one very brave man

solid aluminium one, which led to the second accident. The tubed wheel weighed 13lb, but the solid aluminium one weighed 75lb, and once it set off on a gyroscopic wobble there was no stopping it."After the crash we stripped the bike down and anyone

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