New Motorbike too quiet!!

[Nighteyes]

This article was pointed out to me by Ian (fastyan) but I was so dumbfounded I had to share!!

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4353853.stm
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[Mr C]

of course it's quiet, it's a fuel cell - therefore electric

the question that none of the environmental hippies ever ask (or answer) is where does the Hydrogen come from in the first place

either from good old CH4 (natural gas, fossil fuel)

or from water (which requires huge amounts of electricity and this as we know is generated in the main in coal fired power plants, so your non polluting bike runs on fossil fuel whichever way you look at it)

and if I said three phrases, what would it mean to you

Hydrogen fuel tank
Hindenburg
R101

no thank you
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187.3bhp = 201mph

[mchaggis]

I heard about this on Five live earlier, and I have to say all props to them, that's really cool!

If they can get it going well enough (it only does 50mph, so still work needed), imagine being able to do the tonne, silently! That would be amazing, once you got used to the idea.

I'd feel more than a bit stupid with a bike making artificial engine noises though. It'd have to be turned off.

As for using hydrogen fuel, it does just tend to be cracked from hydrocarbons in the same way as petrol.

If they could get sufficient solar power to get it from water, it might be okay, but I still think we're going to be far better off with bio diesel and alcohol powered vehicles in the future.
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[Bendy]

I had an engine noise maker on my push bike when I was eight.

[map]

Heard about that on Radio Five as well.
Glad someone posted

[JonB]

[instigator]

Wouldn't mind going for a run on the bike and at the end of it having something to drink! Other than that, it looks and sounds like cack!

[G]

A report was released stating that louder bikes were in fact 'safer', at the same time the legal noise limit for road bikes was reduced by the Labour government.

[TheShaggyDA]

Too quiet? Nothing that a playing card and clothes peg won't cure
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[WishayKillie]

It's way too green for me. You cant beat a good old bit of raw fossil burning power with plenty of noise!!!


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[lilredmachine]

^^^

It's-so-fat-and-heavy-for-it's-power-output.

It's power to weight isn't particularly impressive when compared to a hot gixxer.
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[WishayKillie]

I love the fact they built it just 'Because we can!!' (TheMTT Y2K that is not that other thing)
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[lilredmachine]

Yeah, kinda like the tomahawk.

500bhp
525lb/ft
500lb



0-60 in 2.5
300+ mph
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[WishayKillie]

Wouldnt like to take any of them on the twisties prob end up in a hedge

But the Rocket III............... well they made it cause they could and made a fantastic looking and handling bike. Usually cruisers/coppers aint my kinda bike you know sort of admire them from a distance. But I'd love a go on that 2.3 litre Tripple
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[lilredmachine]

You know it would do that if they let some nutter ride it.
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[instigator]

I don't think anyone could hold on at that speed to be honest.

Mind you, don't know why anyone would want to hold onto anything that ugly....

[lilredmachine]

C'mon it IS nothing more than an engine with some wheels.

Lets face it, Dodge don't do motorcycles. It would be like tvr or someone stupid like that producing a bike
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[mchaggis]

You know that Tomohawk? Having seen it, it's not a bike at all!

It's just a narrow car, with fancy double wishbone (with only one side of the wishbone) suspension.
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[WishayKillie]

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[Mr C]

besides 500bhp is nowhere near enough to make a faired bike do 300mph

so that brick has no chance



the Big CC 1600cc turbo busa did 228 with about that power at the wheel

another 70mph is just unthinkable
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187.3bhp = 201mph

[lilredmachine]

What 'bout torque?
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[Dom]

[lilredmachine]

Yeah, I was actually
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