Two wheel drive Yamaha R1 ridden
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Uploaded by motorcyclenewsdotcom on Jul 7, 2009
MCN is the only publication in the world to have ridden the Ohlins two-wheel-drive Yamaha R1. Watch the video for a tech explaination of the 2WD system and see MCN's Trevor Franklin take a test ride on the revolutionary machine at the remote Karlskoga track in Sweden.
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Nice beard
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burnout this
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The good motorbike driver is who gets old
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@JustMyHobbies honestly i dont know for a fact but i would probably say no. i wouldnt want both of my wheels spinning at the same speed going around a corner, and by that i mean going fast not just goofing around, i would think that the whole bike would just slide sideways and the front would flop to the ground. a 4x4 is different than a bike, just my opinion though
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@ryansatmcc hmm, i see.. i'm just asking but how if it is fitted to a dirt bike ? will it be useful there ?
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#1 good idea for offroad
#2 add a switch for 1 or 2 wheel drive
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@JustMyHobbies but it only works with cars that have lots of horsepower and have trouble getting that power to the ground, bikes dont really have trouble getting the power down they have trouble keeping the nose down. plus bikes get really back heavy when exiting corners unless youre not on the gas, i can see the front slipping out now x.x
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very stupid, no positive side doing this, but hey at least you can say you did it i guess.
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I think this would be very bad in some hard braking circumstances. I believe this would lock the front and rear tire speeds together all the time. This would be bad for more experienced riders who are riding hard on a track but probably better for novice riders who have a hard time splitting their braking effort efficiently to both front and rear tires. I think this would be great for street, and bad for the track.
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@19882007irish it is just like a 2WD and AWD cars, yes the AWD are heavier but they can put more power to the surface of the road, so even though they are heavier and a bit slower because the extra load for turning another wheel would be pay off with a good traction and acceleration for examples when you exit a corner or start from stand still CMIIW
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threw hoooses? hehehe
fatdrood 2 months ago 6
@inkster69 then again youtube gets paid by the ad companies because WE put videos on here
fuckyeah009 7 months ago 4