http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/ Feet Forward Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:26:16 GMT Peter http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46605 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46605 ... snip ... Interesting that an HF (albeit electric) is described as 'socially responsible' He says a design goal is to get from point a to point b as Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:45 GMT Paul Blezard http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46604 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46604 Mark Crowson has kindly scanned a lot of my archive FF pix and given them back to me in digital form. I've put a couple up from the incident-packed trip to the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:20 GMT Paul Blezard http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46603 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46603 Hi Brian, As discussed on the phone, watch this NBC TV news story on the Brammo Enertia electic bike ... and then click on the link to the next interview, and Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:50:23 GMT Koen Van de Kerckhove http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46602 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46602 Could this be the "push" FF-fans need to see their vehicles more accepted with the crowd? Greetz, Koen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:04 GMT Ernest Buckler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46601 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46601 Eye Candy.... EB http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-concept-6-six-cylinder-motorcycle/13346/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:02:45 GMT Arthur Middleton http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46600 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46600 ... Thanks for this. The top gear lock-up mechanism is the means of gaining efficiency. The losses in hydraulic swash plate motors may be less than a variable Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:34:06 GMT Arthur Middleton http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46599 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46599 ... The TDFF is unfaired, so any aero advantages are from reduced frontal area (over the motocrosser) more than form drag reduction. I doubt the TDFF has any Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:37:52 GMT Andrew Gibbens http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46598 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46598 ... http://world.honda.com/motorcycle-picturebook/HFT/ or, with much more detail: http://ww1.honda.co.uk/DN01/pdf/hft.pdf It's two back-to-back swash-plate Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:35:24 GMT Grahamrobb@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46597 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46597 Arthur said: I put this down to a few things. At low speeds the high CG, short wheelbase bike can't use all the power it has, where the FF can. Faster corner Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:28 GMT Arthur Middleton http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46596 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46596 ... I haven't looked. Any links to it's workings? Arthur. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:05:20 GMT Ernest Buckler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46595 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46595 Top reply: Arthur, have you looked into details of the CVT in this machine? It is not your average pulley-&-belt arrangement, with all the associated losses. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:01:46 GMT Ernest Buckler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46594 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46594 Top reply: Too bad we can't see more pics. And whatever happened to showing cutaway illustrations or even cutaway machines so we can see the more interesting Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:32:08 GMT Arthur Middleton http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46593 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46593 ... That is interesting. I have video of the TDFF out accelerating a modern 250cc 4 stroke motocrosser with supermoto gear (wheel and tyres and gearing) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:55:53 GMT Grahamrobb@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46592 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46592 Fun as it is to compare quoted power outputs and weights(in an MCN sort of way) , there is no substitute for rideability on tarmac - so looking forward to Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:46:59 GMT Alex/Dominic Lowe http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46591 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/feet_forward/message/46591 They are getting closer, aren't they? LOwer the seat a little... stick a proper tail on... The link to the site http://www.scooter- infos.com/ actualite-