Japan's Keio University professor Hiroshi Simizu.."Eliica" in-wheel electric motor vehicle featuring eight wheels,

Japan's Keio University professor Hiroshi Simizu shows a design sketch of his electric vehicle as he established the company to promote electric cars with in-wheel motors at a Tokyo hotel on August 24, 2009. Shimizu is well known as an inventor of electric vehicles and the manufacturer of an eight-wheeled vehicle that achieved over 370kph on its maximum speed

Japan's Keio University professor Hiroshi Simizu stands by his two-seater "Luciole" in-wheel electric motor vehicle, at a Tokyo hotel on Ausgut 24, 2009. Shimizu is well known as an inventor of electric vehicles and the manufacture of an eight-wheel vehicle which achieved a maximum speed of over 370kph.

Japan's Keio University professor Hiroshi Simizu stands by his "Eliica" in-wheel electric motor vehicle featuring eight wheels, at a Tokyo hotel on Ausgut 24, 2009. Shimizu is well known as an inventor of electric vehicles and the manufacture of an eight-wheel vehicle which achieved a maximum speed of over 370kph.

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More information about new MV Agusta F3

I was pleasantly surprised yesterday with more information about new MV Agusta F3. The news spread all over the web quickly, but I decided to wait if someone published even more details, but now that’s it.

I’ve already written about new F3, check it out here:  MV Agusta F3 – an exotic spice for the 600 class , so this time I will just add few words, and hopefully make your day with some new photos I found.

Here’s what it’s all about: new F3’s engine is producing 135HP (100.8 kW) at 15000 rpm !! For 675cc 3-cylinder engine that’s a lot – and the best in the class! The only thing that worries me is that producing such power at and revving so high will give you tiny power/torque at low/medium rpms. Hm, it’s possible MV's engineers have solved out this problem, but we shall wait and see.

They also claim it will be most compact and lightest bike in the class, and I believe them.

The price is not defined yet, as well as release date. While most websites says it should be released in 2012, MV Agusta’s website for UK says that it is coming to UK this year. Go figure!

For the end, as I promised, there is a nice collection of MV Agusta F3 photos. I thought that Picasa Web is a better online tool for browsing the photo gallery, so just click on the photo below and go straight to my MV Agusta F3 photo album.

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Updated Goldwing coming up next year!

I guess most of you have already heard about the new 2012 Honda Goldwing.

It’s not an all-new bike, but just updated current version of Goldwing. Besides cosmetic changes, here is what’s important:

- improved wind protection, especially for the lower body and legs

- saddlebag capacity is up for 7 liters, so now there is 150 liters of total storage

- updated Honda Satellite Linked Navigation System with brighter color screen

- updated Sound System now supports MP3 players

- better seat and backrest material

- revised suspension settings

- airbag models and non airbag models will be available, where non airbag models get a central storage pocket

- other minor tweaks

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I believe this could be the last update of current Goldwing generation which is probably made to extend her lifetime till they prepare the next generation. BMW’s upcoming K1600GTL is going to be Goldwing’s main competition, and to be honest, BMW K1600GTL is a better bike. I’m sure Honda is already working on the next all–new generation of Goldwing, but we shall wait and see.

An interesting thing happened on the Motorcycle-USA.com website: at the first place they published a picture of a Goldwing with windscreen wiper and when I came later I couldn’t find that picture anymore. Windscreen wiper – isn’t that too much for a bike?

 

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Honda CBR600F update – price for UK announced

… and opinions are splitted among the Brits. Anyway, the new CBR600F price for UK is £7055, which is about 18% less than non ABS CBR600RR model and about 24% less than CBR600RR with C-ABS.  £7055 is for ABS model, which seems to include Honda’s CBS… so this becomes a standard on all Honda bikes (except for super sports) – and that does’t impress me. It seems that non ABS model is not offered in UK.

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Despite it’s heavily based on Hornet, I think 600F is a good deal. Hornet is a nice bike, so CBR600F is also going to be a decent bike. For significantly lower price than super sport 600cc bikes, now you can get a fully faired sport 600cc bike, which is more practical, more comfy and easier to ride.

Some would say that the old 600F had couple of horse powers more, but it doesn’t really matter, cause this is not a race track focused bike. Besides that, pay attention on this: for year 2007 Honda’s only sport 600cc bike was CBR600F4i, and 600RR practically pushed it out the year after. Now, for the first time, Honda offers two sporty 600cc bikes: F and RR, so if you want extra horse power, fine, get yourself an RR. You’ve got a choice now, pick your favorite.

I prefer 600F, cause race track is not most important thing to me, I don’t even know if it’s important to me at all. For daily riding, commuting, shorter trips and two up, 600F is a better choice. Plus -  it’s cheaper… and probably cheaper on fuel, maintenance, etc. The point is that you have a choice now. So, for this time - good work Honda.

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Chocolate for Valentine's Cars

Tokyo - Valentine's Day soon arrived. Confused choosing the right gift for your partner? Just try this one brown car.
Yes, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Smart ForTwo released a cute car with a brown color theme throughout her body. This is a car created by Japanese designer of the company Tadaaki Wakamatsu Q-Pot.
Practically the entire car body is brown, even the door like a big chocolate bar that is ready to bite. Emm tease ...
But do not try to bite ya, your teeth will be broken, because chocolate is not real chocolate. But only the color of the body only.
To add more prominent impression of chocolate, Tadaaki come too
spraying brown color on the rim car. Smart ForTwo with this chocolate-themed special paint, will sell for 2.36 million yen, equivalent to USD 259 million. Slightly more expensive than the standard version of the smart ForTwo sold 1.84 million yen.

This car is started can be ordered on February 2 until March 13, 2011 later. So in addition to celebrating Valentine's Day could also be to celebrate White Day.

Oh yes very lucky lover who receive gifts this brown car ...

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