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Hub centre steering to make its GP comeback
By Visordown News on 14/01/2011 13:01:54
You could help old-school technology make its comeback
THIS YEAR promises to see the return of hub-centre steering to the MotoGP circus with more than one project under way to bring the technology back to the track.Last seen on the Elf 500, as raced by Ron Haslam in the 1980s, proponents of the design
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First Look: Tier Motorsports hub-centre YZF-R1
By Visordown News on 03/12/2008 20:10:36
Fancy taking your R1 in a completely different direction? Here's one way of going about it
TIER Motorsports have come up with a design concept R1 prototype that uses a single-sided front swingarm instead of the bike's standard telescopic forks.The system features four-bar steering for a perfectly vertical steering axis, as opposed to the tilted steering axes found on t...
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Milan Show: Bimota Tesi 3D
By Tim Skilton on 06/11/2007 15:44:44
Gorgeous Bimota with hub-centre steering
Bimota Tesi 3DSpecs to follow
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Benelli 600 launched (again)
By Visordown News on 08/11/2012 13:41:54
No, not the hub-centre-steered supersports they promised a few years ago
TODAY sees the release of pictures of Benelli's new BN600 – an inline-four-cylinder naked due for its unveiling at next week's Milan show. But it seems somewhat familiar.That familiarity is probably thanks to the fact it's virtually identical to the Generic GRS600 revealed in Col...
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VIDEO: Julien RONDINO three-wheel motorcycle
By Visordown News on 17/04/2009 08:20:28
We brought you this one a couple of months back and here's a new online video of a French designer's vision of the future
hub-centre steering, KTM V-twin engine and 14-inch wheels.It's a different, refreshing approach but can you see it going into production? We can't either.
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Vyrus 986 Moto2 bike revealed
By Visordown News on 21/01/2011 11:51:04
Purveyors of extremely desirable motorcycles keep their game up
ITALIAN exotica-monger Vyrus has revealed its new Moto2 challenger, the 986 M2, at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona today, complete with the firm's Bimota-inspired hub-centre steering.Powered by the usual Moto2 Honda 600cc four-cylinder engine
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A real Monster of a bike
By Robin Goodwin on 13/06/2012 11:24:07
Possibly the ugliest bike of all time
as the front end was made by the man himself. He studied bikes with hub centre steering like Bimota's Tesi and the Elf Honda 500 to get it right. In order to accommodate the new front end Ferruccio modified the Monster's frame to fit in the swingarm and with a
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Tom Cruise blows £50k on a Vyrus
By Visordown News on 31/05/2007 10:34:31
Movie star invests in custom-made Bimota spin off
motorcycle manufacturer based in Rimini, Italy. They're so specialist, they make Bimota look like Honda.Vyrus initially worked alongside Bimota on the development of the Tesi motorcycle and its hub-center steering centre. They split from the firm and finished
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Ron Haslam invited to the Queen's party
By Visordown News on 22/06/2011 17:21:34
In recognition of his services to motorcycle sport
500 and the hub-centred Elf Honda to 106 starts and a best finish of fourth in the 1987 championship.Nowadays Ron can be found at the side of his son Leon offering support in the BMW garage, commenting on his dad's invitation Leon said: “It’s great
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Vyrus “Moto2” in road-going spec
By Visordown News on 23/04/2012 14:03:40
More craziness, please
teams at world-championship level to try its hub-centre-steered concept. Too many memories of Elf's decade-long struggle to make the idea work linger on in the MotoGP paddock for any team to gamble its cash on trying to revive the technology. However
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