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fish_antlers

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posted November 26, 2003 11:00 PM

Edited By: fish_antlers on 26 Nov 2003 23:01

2 Wheel drive Yamaha for 2004

http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2351

..hope it's not old news..
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bowser

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posted November 27, 2003 04:21 AM

It is... Same thing they've been trotting out for a couple years now. They bring it out to see if there's interest or not...

worm~hole

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posted November 27, 2003 10:30 AM

I want one NOW!
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posted November 27, 2003 10:59 PM

You remember that couple of years ago they fittet such a system to R1!!! It was reported to be much faster in the wet conditions and much calmer to steer even in dry. It took couple of hp out though - You know that liquid drive tooks some energy. But I'd say it would be very good on off road. It will be nice to see how that thing sells. Can't race it though...

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posted November 28, 2003 09:33 AM

I remember that article and the bolt on as well.. hey.... wasnt it yamaha who made the single sided/ forkless front swingarm bike about 10 years ago? name of the model escapes me... around the same time that bimota made theirs (wasnt that the "tesi"?) .. going back a bit now..
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posted November 28, 2003 09:46 AM

Yamaha GTS-1000...with 1000cc 5-valve engine out of the FZR1000...very rare now...you'll rarely see them for sale anywhere on the used market...a 'unique keeper'?
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posted November 30, 2003 04:27 PM

It's amazing how small the hydraulic motor is.
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posted December 01, 2003 02:59 PM

Can you say Falco Rustyco or RADD bike.

worm~hole....you dont have enough money for one....your broke....remember?

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posted December 01, 2003 06:46 PM

I wouldn't want one! (Yamahaha GTS-1000)
Dino and I were told they shred the front tire side tread to the cord in only a couple hundred miles of twisties! ROFLOL, The owner/rider of one was really trying to blow some smoke up are asses when he told us that at Sportbike Northwest.

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posted December 01, 2003 06:56 PM

Two wheel drive is useless on the streetbike models. Maybe for offroad work(ROKON) was a 340cc single that was also an automatic!
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posted December 01, 2003 09:06 PM

quote:
Can you say Falco Rustyco or RADD bike.

worm~hole....you dont have enough money for one....your broke....remember?

...broke, but forever dreamin...I re-arranged the space in my garage to make room for my Olympic-spec weight set and realize now that I don't have anymore room for another bike even if I had the money...but I'll be strong like bull

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extremelean

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posted December 04, 2003 01:21 PM

Here you go...for your reading pleasure...

http://www.suzukicycles.org/Concept-Suzuki/Falcorustyco.shtml

extremelean

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posted December 04, 2003 01:26 PM

More reading and pictures....

http://www.suzukicycles.org/Concept-Suzuki/Nuda.shtml

jonwright

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posted December 04, 2003 01:54 PM

The two wheel drive R1 turned 5 second lap times faster in the wet than the one wheel version according to the write up in the mag I read.

Now...let's think about how often we'll be riding in crappy conditions on a bike.

Europe, maybe. Dirt bikes, fun, perhaps. I'd like to try one but sliding around is kinda the fun with a dirtbike to me.

k bryant