Bike features that make you go, hmmmmm

**bogan** · 8th May 2011, 17:04

What are some interesting features that have come up on bikes over the years? Doesn't matter if they are shit, purely aesthetic, engineering, whatever. With pictures please

I'll start off with the Single Sided Swingarm

and the bmw telelever front end for good measure

**Gremlin** · 8th May 2011, 17:07

Electronically Adjustable suspension?

Way back when... a very handy feature was brakes.

**cheshirecat** · 8th May 2011, 17:10

disc brakes wot worked in the wet and not having to detune twin leadng shoe's in the same

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th May 2011, 17:14

Like this...

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**bogan** · 8th May 2011, 17:19

interesting stuff, keep it coming!

Honda DN-01 swashplate drive

**EJK** · 8th May 2011, 17:20

Power. God-knows-how-much-at-the-crank per litre of power to cc ratio.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th May 2011, 17:29

Say no more!

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**trustme** · 8th May 2011, 18:00

Gear indicators. WTF do you need that for ??

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th May 2011, 18:02

Originally Posted by trustme

Gear indicators. WTF do you need that for ??

On a GN250 for noobs for sure. Other than that...WTF? alright.

**98tls** · 8th May 2011, 18:04

Purely asthetic would for me be a cut out clutch cover and bling pressure plate,pointless but something different, asthetic but also completly bike changing would be the advent of aftermarket rims.

**unstuck** · 8th May 2011, 18:06

Heated hand grips.

**98tls** · 8th May 2011, 18:07

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Like this...

Had the good fortune to have a sit on the one at TWRs old workplace last year,all that power and a spaghetti frame

interesting ride i bet.

**Subike** · 8th May 2011, 18:07

Self Cancelling Indercators

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th May 2011, 18:14

Originally Posted by 98tls

Had the good fortune to have a sit on the one at TWRs old workplace last year,all that power and a spaghetti frame

interesting ride i bet.

They were fun to ride for sure. I eventually got mine well sorted enough to run 20lbs boost on pump gas with water/methanol injection. Top gear wheelies with smoke pissing off the tyre at the same time.