EU proposes “650cc singles with automatic gears” as future for biking

[scracha]

Sounds like a load of bollox to me, It gives no reasoning behind it either. If they are going to do this to bikes then surely it spells the end of V eight engines and high performance cars as well, and lets not forget about smoke beltching fuel dropping diesel's either.

Bwhahahah, there are no V8's and fuel dropping diesel's in Europe. Have you seen the price of diesel over there? Not to mention the emissions testing.

[Toast]

Yeah, not likely to happen...like Biohazard says, commercial clout will upset it...and thank God for that.

If it did though, it would suck...smaller market for the bikes means less R&D means .2 second slower per lap K7 GSXR

[The_Dover]

Where do they get their Technical "experts" from?

They may be "experts", but they know fek all about motorcycles!

BMW I would imagine. F650 auto anyone?

Didn't think so.

[XP@]

Yeah, not likely to happen...like Biohazard says, commercial clout will upset it...and thank God for that.

If it did though, it would suck...smaller market for the bikes means less R&D means .2 second slower per lap K7 GSXR

We hope Biohazard is correct... thay have managed to pass some really silly stuff in the past.

and your K7 GSXR would probably be a 650 single with an automatic gear box. Just like a dr650 but with a different frame.

[Lou Girardin]

Bwhahahah, there are no V8's and fuel dropping diesel's in Europe.

Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Vauxhall, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati. To name a few.

[The_Dover]

Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Vauxhall, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati. To name a few.

I think he meant there are no shitty Falcunt or Commode shopping wagons.

There are proper cars in europe.

[Lou Girardin]

I think he meant there are no shitty Falcunt or Commode shopping wagons.

There are proper cars in europe.

Well he should have said so.

[The_Dover]

Well he should have said so.

Now now Lou, not everyone can be as intelligent and articulate as you and I.

[Big Dave]

You know how politics works - if you want to achieve plan 'A' - then go to press with a three times more restrictive version of plan 'A' and when it gets beat down - the opponents think they have won, meanwhile....

120 horsepower and 1000cc will be their real target.

[Mr. Peanut]

If they do that im gonna burn tyres in my back yard day and night. Put oil in my cars fuel and so on and so fucking forth until I get my superbikes back....

[Big Dave]

If they do that im gonna burn tyres in my back yard day and night. Put oil in my cars fuel and so on and so fucking forth until I get my superbikes back....

Nice! - i'll ride up to the lookout at the top of the hunuas and say - look! - there's peanuts place over there.

[Edbear]

Now now Lou, not everyone can be as intelligent and articulate as you and I.

Ha! Gotcha! It's "you and me"! (and me!)

[scracha]

Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Vauxhall, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati. To name a few.

Well anyone who can afford one of them can afford the gogo juice (currently over $3 a litre).

Anyways...Vauxhall only recently started flogging V8 monaro's and I never saw one on the roads when I lived there.

Ford don't sell V8's in Europe unless you count the rare as hen's teeth GT40.

You wanna turbo diesel Ford focus you do :-)

[Wired1]

I don't mind 650 singles, as long as there's two of 'em and they're in a vee configuration...

[avgas]

Dont fret boys and girls, if you can ditch a cop in town on a 400cc single .....then imagine the fun of a 650
also lets see they would have to base the engine of something allready developed - say the XR650.....to which there is all ready a crap load of boxes to bolt on if you knew the right mechanic.
And even if you dont like that - remember, you can only get busted if they actually catch up to you