Bombardier all-terrain trike

Bombardier Charles (Charles Bombardier), a designer and engineer, seems to haunt the laurels of his grandfather, Joseph-Armand Bombardier - the inventor of the snowmobile and founder of Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP).

Charles has developed, without exaggeration, a new type of transport. The concept is called the Bombardier Trailtrike and is a trike to move on the road. This is clearly hinted at a tire-tread pattern developed and riding position.

Author of the project a little bit about your child. According to him, Trailtrike will be equipped with an auxiliary electric motor, which will be paired with brakes and suspension, and will be forced to guarantee the optimum angle of the machine turns.

As the power plant selected two-stroke engine with 165 hp with the CVT. Trailtrike will also be driven directly to all three wheels - another part of good permeability.

While the development of a new vehicle is at a stage sketches, but we hope that it will go ahead and complete at least the manufacture of the test sample off-road trike.

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Racer-record holder crashed

The famous American racer champion crashed on Sunday while trying to reach a speed of 300 miles per hour on a runway closed military airport in Maine.

Forty-four Bill Warner was dispersed to the level of 285 m / h (456 km / h), and then lost control of the motorcycle and took off the runway. However, until now not known how fast the motorcycle was moving at the time when he abruptly changed direction, flew off tarmac lane and crashed - said Tim Kelly, director of racing chronometer Loring Association, which organized the annual festival of speed.

After the accident, Warner was conscious and even talked, Kelly said, but after an hour and fifteen minutes later, he died in hospital.

At its turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle Warner already broke the record speed, speeding up to 311 miles / hour (497.6 km / h) at a distance of one and a half miles on the same lane. This speed was considered a record for motorcycles traditional design.

This time, Warner wanted to reach the speed of 300 miles per hour at a distance of one mile.

Festival «MaineEvent» (event in Maine) - is an annual event taking place on closed in 1994, the air base of strategic aviation in the state of Maine. For races using a 4.3-km runway and a 600-meter safety zone behind it.

However, despite all the security measures, in front of more than four hundred spectators there was a terrible accident. Immediately after the accident all the planned activities were canceled.

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At Honda F6B a competitor

The company Yamaha, not wanting to keep up with the latest trends in motorcycle fashion, trying to bite off a piece of the pie Honda F6B, creating a "symmetrical response" hondovskie Bagger - Yamaha XV1900 Midnight Star CFD.

In this case, the acronym stands for CFD «casualfulldress», which can be translated as "complete kapotirovka on every day." According to the release, the company has to bear the bike elegance and unparalleled comfort for the riders at the same time preserving the reputation of power and strength that have always been the hallmark of the family of V-twin.

Updated bike boasts a full fairing "bat wing", the two models specifically designed for quick-side cases, painted in the color of the motorcycle, as well as the slipper clutch system with lower load on the lever. «XV 1900 Midnight Star CFD was created for real lovers of cruisers who appreciate modern design and are ready to use the enormous potential of this car for long distance travel." - Says Yamaha.

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