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The Triton was probably the most common hybrid British motorcycle. Others include the Tribsa, with a Triumph engine in a BSA frame; the Norvin, with a Vincent V-twin engine in a Norton featherbed frame; [4] and a Trifield with a Triumph engine in a Royal Enfield frame. A "Norbsa" may be either a BSA engine in the Norton featherbed frame, or a ...
Leray built a desert motorcycle out of the parts of a broken-down Citroën 2CV in 1993, while on a solo trip in Morocco. His car broke down in the middle of the Sahara when he accidentally hit a rock which damaged his car's chassis. He was stranded twenty miles from the nearest settlement, with only enough food and water to last ten days. [1]
The motorcycle used a 24 volt electric starter motor from a Douglas A-4B fighter plane. [14] In 1975, Corbin built a battery-powered prototype street motorcycle called the City Bike. This motorcycle used a battery manufactured by Yardney Electric. [15] In June 1975, the first Annual Alternative Vehicle Regatta was held at Mt. Washington, New ...
1950s-era Manx Norton styled replica built for the 1990s named Manxman, using a replica Featherbed frame constructed to special order by BSA [1]. The featherbed frame was a motorcycle frame invented by the McCandless brothers and offered to the British Norton motorcycle company to improve the performance of their racing motorcycles in 1950.
A motorcycle frame is a motorcycle's core structure. It supports the engine, provides a location for the steering and rear suspension , and supports the rider and any passenger or luggage. Also attached to the frame are the fuel tank and battery.
Motorcycle design can be described as activities that define the appearance, function and engineering of motorcycles. Professionally it is a branch of industrial design , similar to automotive design using identical techniques and methodology, but confined by a set of conventions about what is acceptable to the buying public.
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The Yamaha V series are two-stroke step-through motorcycles made by the Yamaha Motor Company. There were a number of different engine capacities to suit different sections of the market. The bike was primarily released to compete with the ever-popular Honda Super Cub. It is also very similar to the Suzuki FR50. [1]