Interesting looking motorcycle

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:59 am

LOL ... Is this turning into a motorcycle forum?

Anyway, on my nightly web-surfing at work, I found this bike, which I have never seen any bike with steering set up like this one has.

http://www.motoplanete.com/bimota/tesi-2D.php

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:20 pm

And the exhaust is weird... I don't like this bike..

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:15 pm

it is really weird looking bike... you can sit on it facing backwards and still you will seem as if you are sitting in the correct direction

also the exhaust looks ugly as hell but i can see something that looks as a ram air system on its left side (if you sit on the bike facing forward

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i don't think the bike got a seering system at all as the wheel axel is hooked to the suspension arm and that arm is fixed to the chassis and i can see nothing that indicates a "steering" moviment whatsoever.

MMamdouh

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:21 pm

i kinda like the exhaust and it appears that you have to lean like nobody's busniess to get that to turn

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:55 pm

haha maybe it has rear wheel steering? It looks properly lined up... I woudn't be surprised since it's a weird looking bike.

derost · Post by **derost** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:29 pm

It looks like those red bars may be part of the steering. Here is another bike made by them. It looks more like a standard bike, except the front forks still seem to be separate from the steering.

EDIT
And again without the body:

EDIT AGAIN
Here's a link to a PDF of the steering patent:
http://images.freepatentsonline.com/pat ... 807898.pdf

derost · Post by **derost** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:04 pm

Okay, some more pics:

Closeup of part of the steering linkage:

(It looks like maybe some sort of cam that moves the hub when the linkage is moved...)

First prototype?

Whoa! Jackpot!

derost · Post by **derost** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:04 pm

by the way, here's a link to more pics:

http://www.bimota-enthusiasts.com/Bimot ... /tesip.htm

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:35 pm

i don't see the point of this steering design... looks too complicated, requires too much service and i guess it is heavier than the standard steering.

MMamdouh

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:38 am

mmamdouh wrote:i don't see the point of this steering design... looks too complicated, requires too much service and i guess it is heavier than the standard steering.

MMamdouh

I agree... I guess they just wanted to be unique.

derost · Post by **derost** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:11 am

You could possibly adjust the rate of turn by swapping out pivots for a different size, or ratio. Then your handle-bar travel could be increased or reduced according to track/street, or rider preference.

Either way, it's different, and makes for one heck of a cool looking bike.

It would probably reduce flex also, as instead of having long forks that can flex side-to-side, its all firmly mounted directly to the bike frame. Just a thought.