It seems to me like using the starter motor to provide slo-mo movement might be a better way to go. I think that is the way Honda does it and I seem to recall that at one time BMW might have had a...

Which would be powered by a little generator with a rubber wheel rubbing against the side of the tire. Kind of makes me wonder how the possum-scraper wheel would get enough traction against the tire...

What do you make of this? :confused: https://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/michelin-patents-rear-fender-with-built-in-auxiliary-drive-motor.html

It was a beautiful sunny day at Alice's Restaurant today, which brought out this interesting 396 Turbo-Jet Corvette. That is the first time I have ever heard of that model. Is that a factory car, or...

I don't believe that we have any "volunteer administrators" left on the forum that might have the power to help you resolve your problem. The last one is taking a one-year sabbatical from the forum. ...

As always, just follow the money. :rolleyes:

The story is spreading all over the motorcycle press outlets. This article has a quote from someone who was there during the raid: ...

I bet those two employees that were at the HQ when the FBI raided it needed a change in underwear after that visit. [eek]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/38629/fbi-raided-ducati-north-america-headquarters [uhoh]

Here is another article regarding the proposed BSA electric motorcycle which includes an illustration of what the vehicle might look like :...

When too much of everything is just not enough. [SQ]

This is an interesting attempt at analyzing what happened to new motorcycle sales during 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmW22TZsUOk

From a BBC News article:

BSA is officially owned by Classic Legends, which India's Mahindra group of companies has a 60% stake in.

The joint venture has received support from the UK government,...

Next year had better be better than this year. :rolleyes: Have a happy new year, everyone.

This is an interesting battery future tech article: https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/30/beyond_lithium_ion_batteries/

Now that is what I call "blacked-out".

It seems to me that if you were a BMW enthusiast you would prefer to tour across the continent on a K1600, rather than this H-D wannabe. :rolleyes:

Definitely not my cup of tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmL9BOu9IXs&feature=emb_title

In my opinion, that is Half Pint's problem, not ours. I am sure that they can fix the link if they want to once they get the message.

Yes, by all means. Everyone have the happiest Christmas and New Years holidays possible - under the circumstances this year.

If the Kosynier is a little too retro for you, how about something French. Definitely an industrial art museum contender: ...

While not a motorcycle and not mass-produced, the Kosynier electric moped sure looks nice, especially if you like old-school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bONNwDWNmkM

Things are different right now in the U.S. To my knowledge, public recycling centers will not accept EV batteries. However, i do believe that Tesla, Nissan and maybe GM (in the future) will be...

My guess is that this should be a good business to be in, with a bright future. I would be nice if it could be duplicated in the North American market. However, I won't be holding my breath until...

As far as I am concerned, if anyone wants my job as a volunteer moderator they are welcome to it.