ENV: Future comes today.

For today, the motor-technics with a power on hydrogen fuel cells is not very popular yet. It is possible even to tell that we will not see commercial hydrogen models of motorcycles or scooters for at least 5 years. The matter is that in struggle for non-polluting ways of movement more and more supporters at electric motors with a food from litievyh-ionic batteries. Recharged accumulators it is cheaper and more convenient in operation, after all the electric socket is in each house. However, and with hydrogen not all so is bad. ENV hydrogen fuel cell powered motorcycle ENV hydrogen fuel cell powered motorcycle Economic and harmless bike


ENV from company Intelligent Energy for the first time has been shown in 2005 in a museum of design Design Museum in London. The motorcycle is equipped by the motor with replaced hydrogen fuel elements which gives out about 1.34 h.p. Company Intelligent Energy declares that the maximum speed for the device will make 80km/ch, but it sounds very doubtfully, considering capacity of the engine. The length of a trip for hydrogen motorcycle ENV makes 160 km. In Intelligent Energy say that work at present over reception of all necessary certificates then they will start to send first parties ENV "selected customers".

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Yamaha M1 2008 from GP Motorsports

You can see stock model Yamaha YZF-R1 2008 on upper photo which have regenerated in a remark racing bolid Yamaha M1. Over a motorcycle experts from company GP Motorsports have well worked, as a result from original R1 here there was only a chassis. And logo R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 2008 M1 Yamaha YZF-R1 2008 M1 Yamaha YZF-R1 2008 M1 to the Engine established on these bike on all parametres the place in championship Superbike.


Here some characteristics of the road version of a motorcycle of the pilot of command MotoGP Fiat Yamaha of Valentino Rossi:
* the Plug - with 2003 Carlos Cheka used on races MotoGP bolid
* the Back shock-absorber - Ohlins TTX
* the Exhaust system - from UK
* Karbonovye of wheel Dymags - 16 and a half inch (which, by the way, are forbidden in championship MotoGP)
* the Forward headlight is absent, but can be placed in an air inlet
* the Back lantern is hidden under "tail" and becomes visible at the moment of motorcycle braking
* Cost of 65 000 US dollars At cost in 50 000 euros, this M1 from GP Motorsports leaves even more cheaply Ducati Desmosedici RR. Вобщем if crisis has not mentioned you, perhaps it is necessary to pay to it attention.

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