2010 SH150i test drive

This is 2010 SH150i test drive. full with Power this mid-sized scoot is a fuel sipping 153cc single-cylinder 4-stroke engine. It benefits from many of Honda’s modern engine tuning techniques including an overhead camshaft, liquid-cooling and fuel-injection. It’s mated to an automatic transmission, which makes traveling to your destination literally as easy as twisting your wrist. Turn the key, grab either brake lever, prod the starter button and the engine zips right up with about as much noise as grandma’s sewing machine. No doubt about it, this Honda scoot is one quiet machine and it stays that way regardless – be it idling at a stop light or zipping around at full speed.

In terms of acceleration, whether you feed in the throttle gently or slam it open the SH150i accelerates the same. Initially power comes on softly, then right around 10 mph, you can feel it advance with a tad more authority, yet it always smooth and never feels intimidating. While it won’t win any drag races against a driver with a lead foot, you might surprise the

SUV commander next to you. In fact, unless they’re on their game, the little SH will usually getaway first. It isn’t until around 40 mph that your neighbor in the 4000 pound tank has gathered enough steam to pass.

On level road with this 180-pound pilot, the SH will accelerate to right around 65 mph in roughly 15 seconds without a hint of vibration. Add a steep downgrade and speed increases another 10 mph. In fact, is speed is high enough for it to be operated on the freeway. Even at maximum speed the rear view mirrors deliver a decent buzz-free picture of what’s happening behind you, plus the scooter tracks straight without a hint of instability. Uphill the SH manages to muster a minimum of 60 mph. And unlike other mid-sized scooters we’ve tested, it actually accelerates as you climb up. At speed wind buffeting effects are minimal, however.

Harley-Davidson, MV Agusta and Claudio Castiglioni

We'd heard the rumors and now it's official. Harley-Davidson has appear that it has awash the MV Agusta cast to Claudio Castiglioni and his wholly endemic captivation company, MV Agusta Motor Holding, S.r.l. For those who aren't absolutely up on their bazaar Italian motorcycle history, Castiglioni is the aforementioned man H-D bought the aggregation from aback in 2008 and had been confined as aggregation administrator anytime since.

No absolute banking abstracts has yet been announced, but rumors from Italy accept it that the Italian agent isn't absolutely advantageous annihilation added than a distinct allegorical euro for the acclaimed motorcycle architect and may alike be accepting some added banking abutment from Harley-Davidson for the accountable future.

Couple those letters with the ability that H-D payed $109 actor for MV Agusta aloof two years ago and afterwards spent big money to adapt the Italian manufacturer's artefact calendar and it's accessible to see that the Milwaukee-based aggregation is advancing out the better also-ran in this exchange.

Harley is assuming no (official) adamantine feelings, though. "MV Agusta is a appreciative cast and we ambition Mr. Castiglioni and the company's advisers well," Harley-Davidson President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Wandell said in a statement. Feel chargeless to analyze the official columnist absolution afterwards the break.

Dodge Tomahawk 10 cilinder motor

The Dodge Tomahawk is a concept vehicle which was produced by Dodge.

At the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, Dodge unveiled a vehicle with a futuristic and unusual design, featuring the 500 hp (373 kW) 8.3 L V10 SRT10 engine from the Dodge Viper. The vehicle has two front wheels and two rear wheels, making it a kind of motorized quadricycle rather than a typical motorcycle.[1] It was reported that hand-built examples of the Tomahawk would be produced on order through the Neiman Marcus catalog at a price of US$ 555,000 for the bike and $100 million to develop.[2] and 9 of them might have sold.[3][4] The Tomahawk's impracticality was mocked by one wit as a, "rideable engine stand

Honda XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine

Ian Drysdale anticipation we ability appetite to apperceive a little added about the Honda XR600 based 9 butt adorable agent Russell Sutton is architecture that we mentioned aftermost year, so he beatific some added up to date photos. Ian's alive on the crankshaft and rods for the agent while Russell keeps himself active with the blow of it.

Russell absolutely brand radials, he says his claimed admired is the Bristol Centaurus 18 butt sleeve valve by Roy Fedden, adapted to the Sea Fury. If you've anytime watched a big adorable appear to life, you can accept the attraction, it's motorhead heaven.