Volvo's Bike Helmet Concept Alerts Riders And Drivers To Each Other

You know what will go perfectly with these bikes heart rate monitoring futuristic rocket propelled? This intelligent helmet that Volvo wants to create. It's a two-way system that works by uploading locations both cyclists and drivers Cloud Volvo. While the system of a car connected on the board makes it possible, the helmet should be linked to a motorcycle application as Strava to do so. Cyclists can then be warned that there is a car coming your way or cross paths with integrated helmet warning lights.

Drivers, however, will be alerted via a heads-up display on the windshield if a bicycle nearby, which is especially useful if you are coming from a blind spot. It's an interesting idea, but if it works is another matter, since not everyone drives a Volvo - Also, some people might not be too interested in uploading their locations to the cloud. Several automakers have shown off V2X (vehicle with the environment) systems connecting locally and directly, but are not yet on the market. To learn more about the concept so stay tuned for more details as we will see in person at CES 2015.

Five New Bikes That Upend MotorCycle Performance

Motorcycles call if necessary, but these ultra-performance two wheels are nothing short MHz

As the motoring world has begun to digest the incredible performance cars like the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Nissan GT-R Nismo, which must now prepare for a pop culture incomprehensibly fast motorcycles.

2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2R. (Kawasaki)

Street-legal, two-wheeled hyper-speed is not new; Kawasaki Ninja 900, Suzuki GSXR1100 1000 and 1980 Honda Hurricane eradicated all parameters prior to performance street bikes. Such was his power that a bill to ban was introduced in the US Congress. It failed.

The performance of the motorcycle has already gradually slid up, with powerful machines faster increase of one percentage point or two a year - which was, until 2014, when manufacturers design a jump that recalls the arrival of the year Bicycle 80.

First came the Kawasaki Ninja H2, released in the Intermot show in Germany in September 2014. The Japanese automaker could have just launched a rocket-propelled Granada, so thoroughly did the H2-legal on the street and 300 horsepower, track H2R only light internet.

About that number 300 hp, which can strangle the imagination as 707 figure of the witch. Comes courtesy of supercharging, an almost unknown technology in the circles of two wheels.

It's like Kawasaki engineers woke up one day to realize his father, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, owned by all kinds of subsidiaries, Gas Turbine & Machinery Company and Aerospace Company, which could be exploited to contribute know -how to a ridiculous sport bike with aerodynamic wind tunnel-developed to provide the necessary high speed stability.

The H2R is not a racing machine, only a bicycle built to be sold to ordinary citizens who enjoy exercising their motorcycles at the racetrack. The street-going power of H2 has not yet been officially released, but also packs 998 cc engine and transmission specification racing supercharged, so it will be quite fast. How fast? This seems pretty quick.

Incidentally, the H2 is not the first foray Kawasaki forced induction, which is fed large amounts of air into the engine to optimize fuel combustion and increase power. That was the GPZ750 Turbo 1984-1985, prompting a similar foam 30 years. And while Kawasaki could have hit first betting hot-bike in 2014, the brand is not only at the outer limits.





2015 Yamaha YZF-R1M. (Yamaha)

In November Esposizione Motorcycling Mondiale (EICMA) in Milan, the biggest show of the motorcycle in Europe, competitors have developed its own surprisingly fast computer. Consider new Yamaha YZF-R1M. Its naturally aspirated engine of 998 cc in-line four-cylinder rated at 200 horses and riders benefit from the help of electronic MotoGP caliber to take those horses. R1 gets a electronic control system slides engine power metes out according to tilt and yaw angle relative to the direction of travel. It also has a system to limit the height of horses, so that passengers avoid falling backwards with the front wheels raised.





2015 Honda RC213V-S prototype. (Honda)

Down the hall at EICMA, Honda dropped all pretense of keeping the street from the track are divided, rather pretty screwed plates and lights his RC213V MotoGP and offer for sale machine.

The result is the Honda RC213V-S Prototype. The "S" is added to the MotoGP name of the company to indicate that it is the legal issue in the streets. Given habitual secrecy of Honda, the company released no further details, but the slogan "MotoGP bike for the street" was enough to draw attention to a lot of Milan.




2015 Ducati Panigale 1299. (Ducati)

Naturally, if performance is the discussion, the Italians are involved. Ducati 1299 Panigale revealed at EICMA, larger displacement version of the reply of the race, while Aprilia RSV4 RR launched an updated edition of his RSV4 super sports bike.

The new Panigale uses an additional 100cc engine displacement to increase horsepower to 205. An "R" version of the Panigale exists to make several desirable eligible high performance parts for use in their ostensibly World Superbike riders based street bicycle. In this case titanium valves means a lighter crankshaft counterweights using tungsten, and low friction piston using only two rings instead of the three usual for sealing.




RR 2015 Aprilia RSV4. (Aprilia)

Aprilia RSV4 says RR is the street version during its World Superbike contender, and V4 999.6cc engine cranks out 201hp. That muscle is cornered by the electronic systems that keep traction, boats and horses, each of which can be separated off if the rider prefers crashing - er, control it manually.

In fact, this type of electronic aids can keep politicians to claw at bay while allowing engineers to tease even more power and speed of their creations. But first, an answer to the question that is faster at 200 mph requires: the witch or H2?

2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2R. (Kawasaki)