collection of sports cars and motorcycles: 02/04/11

Honda motorcycle Into an Electric

Santa Cruz handyman Geoff Bjorgan successfully converted a 1986 Honda motorcycle into an electric, pedal-assist bike। The parts were from his girlfriend’s bike, the frame was a Sawzall and he installed electric motors and batteries. The bike is heavy but can cruise at a speed of 21 miles an hour. It was a total wreck when he first started working on it. The pedals are Diamondback Bigfoots. The headlight is an old oil lamp from a hearse. The electric motors are Electrohomes from Weird Stuff Warehouse, which pumps 36,000 rpm. Wow I can’t wait for his next project.

Honda Oree is a Electric Motorcycle

A design project by German college students Nike Albertus and Andre Look, the Honda Oree is a electric motorcycle concept model debuting at the 2008 INTERMOT Bike Show. Wandering the 1057 booths at the 2008 INTERMOT Bike Show in Cologne, Germany, one of Motorcycle USA’s favorite exhibits was the Innovation Café. Featuring alternative two-wheeled designs, electric motorcycles and scooters were prominent. Yet there was one electric design that stood out in our minds, the Honda Oree.

A naked street bike concept, the diminutive scale model size of the Oree doesn’t diminish its big ideas. The creation of two German design college students, Nike Albertus and Andre Look, the intention of the Oree “was to create a concept bike for dynamic road riding.”

Creating the model only days before the INTERMOT show, Albertus and Look sourced their interest in motorcycles and honed their talent at the Academy of Art and Design in Offenbach am Main.

Honda Fury Motorcycle

The Honda Fury boasts the longest wheelbase of any Honda motorcycle every produced

Honda's Versatile CBR600F4i

Some 600 cc sportbikes are built to win races. Some are built to be comfortable on the open road.

Then there's Honda's versatile CBR600F4i, which can take you to the checkered flag or take you to the horizon and back. Blessed with a riding position that's racy but comfortable, an amazingly powerful fuel-injected engine that's snarling and smooth at the same time, and a lightweight aluminum chassis with premium suspension components, the 2002 CBR600F4i continues to be a favourite among riders who want the best technology going, and real-world function as well.

2002 Honda CBR600F4i

Honda CBR600RR

The honda CBR600RR was firstly introduced in the year 2003. This 599 cc motorcycle was introduced as a race replicate of Honda’s CBRFx series motorcycles. The CBR600RR was the winner of every world super sport title since 2003 until 2009. The CBR600RR was inspired by the Honda RC211V MotoGP, hence the similar physical appearance of RC211V was done intentionally

The newly introduced 2010 model has a 599cc liquid cooled inline four cylinder engine and has a Dual stage fuel injection system with a maximum torque of 45lb-ft@11,136rpm and a maximum power of 106.8bhp@13,745rpm. The twin disc brakes in the front and a single disc at back provides an amazing control. The fuel tank capacity is 18 litres and the total weight of the bike is around 197kgs.

The CBR600RR costs £7,258 and is available worldwide. This bike has an excellent maneuvering ability and provides great comfort while riding as it has adjustable suspensions. The CBR600RR is one of the best super bikes specially built for racing.