A round-up of the week's bike news in brief
Electric bike race for 2010
FOLLOWING THE first zero-emissions motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TTXGP, electric motorcycle racing is set to spread.
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has announced plans to run an environmentally-friendly racing series in 2010.
The new series will be run in the Road Racing Grand Prix Commission, led by the founder of the TTXGP, Azhar Hussain.
Yamaha’s inline- four engine
RUMOURS SUGGEST that Yamaha motorcycles is in the process of developing an inline-four intercooled and turbocharged diesel engine.
Patent drawings unearthed by online biking magazine, Hell for Leather, reveal that the diesel bike has the intercooler above the engine and a turbocharger mounted adjacent to the cylinder head.
“Such an arrangement would make the turbocharger and intercooler less vulnerable, reduce turbo lag and improve packaging for a more compact design,” says the magazine.
Cornering advice at Mondello
THE CALIFORNIA Bike School is coming to Mondello Park, August 25th-27th.
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to discover the art of cornering a motorcycle.
“At the California Superbike Schools we teach cornering techniques that work”, says Andy Ibbott of the California Bike School.
See mondellopark.ie for more information.