Kawasaki Concours, 2008

 Kawasaki Concours, 2008

 

 The Kawasaki Concours is a 1000 cc or 1400 cc sport touring motorcycle manufactured since 1985 by Kawasaki.

Kawasaki announced a new generation Concours In September 2006, know as the Concours 14 in the USA, or 1400GTR in other markets. Introduced in September 2007, the new bike is based on the ZX-14 platform with features similar to the original Concours – an inline-4 engine, luggage, shaft drive and a full fairing.

In addition to optional ABS, the new bike offers an electrically controlled screen, an innovative pass-key system, and a sophisticated rear suspension-drive system known as Tetralever – not unlike BMW's Paralever and Moto Guzzi's CARC rear suspensions – to handle the conflicting drive and suspension forces (known as shaft effect) typical when shaft-driven motorcycles carry powerful engines

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Ferrari V-4, 2008

Ferrari V-4, 2008

 

 

 

 

The Israeli industrial designer Amir Glinik has come up with an incredible Ferrari motorcycle concept using a modified engine from the Ferrari Enzo supercar.
Using drive-by-wire technology, the V4 superbike features hand controls adapted from an F-16 fighter jet and buttons based on those found on the steering wheel of Ferrari’s Formula 1 racecars. Other controls for the sound system and trip computer are located on an all weather touchscreen.

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Gilera GP850 Corsa, 2008

Gilera GP850 Corsa, 2008

 

The Gilera celebrates the one hundred history years and the title world-wide it 250

The Gilera GP 800, the scooter more powerful.
The 850 Gilera GP Corsa estremizza the concepts of GP 800 and ulteriorly moves the limit of border between scooter and motion, approaching itself ulteriorly this last one.

A prototype without compromises where every technical and aesthetic solution is voted exclusively and totally to the increment of the performances. Developed on the base of GP 800, this free prototype from every tie: materials of obvious derivation racing from the extreme lightness, forms studied in wind tunnel for the aerodynamics, air inlet for the increment of the engine ratings. Every detail is studied in the minimums details and also the ciclistica is evolven in order to directly adopt mutuate solutions from the world of the superbike.

The graphical minievils, but smaccatamente Italian and accompanied from the logo that it celebrates the 100 years of Gilera, characterize aesthetic of 850 GP Corsa.

An Italian, sport and quickly recognizable style, than only Gilera can wear. 850 GP Corsa, in its aggressive single-seat configuration, the imaginary one of the fans, travel over again the tracks that have rendered the Gilera brand glorious, from the dominion of class 500 in years '50, to the victories offroad on sands Africans, till the most recent world-wide triumph of Simoncelli Mark, Champion of World 250 in season 2008.

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