Saturday, August 18, 2007
Easy Rider
"If I were to make the easiest possible motorcycle to ride, I would give the user a CVT transmission so they don't have to switch gears so often, bigger brakes to stop more quickly without engine-braking, and a small set of unmarketed 'training wheels' so the bike doesn't tip over so easily when making sharp turns. It'd also need to be light enough to be picked up and relatively unharmed by falling over. The training wheels could help this matter. I might add in an intelligent steering ballast for very low speeds to help balance the bike when the gyro effect is not in play..."
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Hyper
http://www.physorg.com/news106328221.html
It would be foolhardy to store hydrogen gas in an automobile. The Hindenburg taught us this. Storing more than 25 cycles of hydrogen as a gas while also being used as a fuel source for an engine is banned here, and should be legally banned in the nation.
The sensible way to store or use hydrogen as fuel is in water. Until that technology is prepared for the public market metal hydrides are the way to go. We can use the hydride batteries as part of the frame, or as a functional metal bumper, and have them [both] replaced at fuelling stations, until water approaches. Considering probable events, water hydrogen technology should be approaching by around 2009 for general use, and afterwards in cars becoming fashionable around 2010.
It would be foolhardy to store hydrogen gas in an automobile. The Hindenburg taught us this. Storing more than 25 cycles of hydrogen as a gas while also being used as a fuel source for an engine is banned here, and should be legally banned in the nation.
The sensible way to store or use hydrogen as fuel is in water. Until that technology is prepared for the public market metal hydrides are the way to go. We can use the hydride batteries as part of the frame, or as a functional metal bumper, and have them [both] replaced at fuelling stations, until water approaches. Considering probable events, water hydrogen technology should be approaching by around 2009 for general use, and afterwards in cars becoming fashionable around 2010.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
KMW E- motorcycle
The electric motorcycle can achieve 0-60 in 1.0 seconds, using just under 1000 lithium ion batteries. A nitromethane racer does the same in 0.7 seconds.
Scientists have recently produced supercapacitors that can hold 7X the normal charge of an old school style dielectric supercapacitor. Using this rapid and groos discharge it will be possible for the electric bike to replace some lithium ions with supercaps to enhance performance in the initial acceleration.
A bike composed entirely of supercaps would have a ride life of only perhaps six seconds or so, but it could accelerate outstandingly fast in those six seconds, certainly destroying any quarter mile record. A bike with supercaps to enhance lithium ion charge could become the next great superbike system.
Supercap = Superbike
Scientists have recently produced supercapacitors that can hold 7X the normal charge of an old school style dielectric supercapacitor. Using this rapid and groos discharge it will be possible for the electric bike to replace some lithium ions with supercaps to enhance performance in the initial acceleration.
A bike composed entirely of supercaps would have a ride life of only perhaps six seconds or so, but it could accelerate outstandingly fast in those six seconds, certainly destroying any quarter mile record. A bike with supercaps to enhance lithium ion charge could become the next great superbike system.
Supercap = Superbike
Thursday, August 2, 2007
[Engineer's Note]
If I were to make a great motorcycle, I'd give it a Otto 2.0'd 4 cylinder engine, but make the cylinders micro. They could either be a pair of parallel in lines or x-firing horizontal. I'd fill them with diesel and give them a small liquid cooling system and metal fins on the sides. I'd put a motorcycle scoop on the sides behind the fins with the Otto supercharger. It'd be swanky, and kick out perhaps 80hp on a 2-300cc 4-bang engine with the o-gear. A clutchless bike. Heh. The tight engine would leave room for a plenty of a suspension. I wager it'd run for 200k or more.
The 54hp motorbike with a cvt could definitely compete with any bike on the market depending on the final weight and RPM. High revs and acceleration diesel tuning would give it a prompt 0-60, and it could probably reach 130mph alone. The 90hp version would be a monster. I think 90hp should be a good goal for a KMW motorbike.
Heads up to GM, Toyota et al for the spring 2007 microdiesels.
If I were to make a great motorcycle, I'd give it a Otto 2.0'd 4 cylinder engine, but make the cylinders micro. They could either be a pair of parallel in lines or x-firing horizontal. I'd fill them with diesel and give them a small liquid cooling system and metal fins on the sides. I'd put a motorcycle scoop on the sides behind the fins with the Otto supercharger. It'd be swanky, and kick out perhaps 80hp on a 2-300cc 4-bang engine with the o-gear. A clutchless bike. Heh. The tight engine would leave room for a plenty of a suspension. I wager it'd run for 200k or more.
The 54hp motorbike with a cvt could definitely compete with any bike on the market depending on the final weight and RPM. High revs and acceleration diesel tuning would give it a prompt 0-60, and it could probably reach 130mph alone. The 90hp version would be a monster. I think 90hp should be a good goal for a KMW motorbike.
Heads up to GM, Toyota et al for the spring 2007 microdiesels.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
KMW Cycles
Kilby Motorworks
49cc Diesel Moped [The Angstrom]
249cc Diesel Motorbike
349cc Diesel Motorcycle
The 49cc diesel Angstrom is designed to comply with moped laws in the USA and other nations. The engine is designed to pack as much power into 49cc as possible. The pair of Otto2.0-stroke cylinders should run upwards of 10krpm and attach to a moped CVT.
Diesel produces 1Hp per 54,000 cc/m. 49cc [50cc] operating at 10krpm produces 9.2 Hp in 4-stroke engines. The Otto2.0 should produce about 18Hp in ~50cc. A CVT will move this promptly to the road, and the moped will most likely be capable of moving faster than 30mph. A governor will likely be added to the moped to limit the speed and make the bike legal for sale. Larger than standard shocks and wheels will likely be standard. Easily tweakable [dial-up] modifications to the breathing cycle of the Otto2.0 will be produced.
A 150cc version would produce about 54Hp. The 250cc version should produce about 90Hp, and produce a highway-level motorcycle performance, with greater than average acceleration and in the light of acceleration diesel tuning, a top speed of ~90mph. A 350cc motorcycle would be the next step up, producing 126Hp, for an experience more like a touring bike.
49cc Diesel Moped [The Angstrom]
249cc Diesel Motorbike
349cc Diesel Motorcycle
The 49cc diesel Angstrom is designed to comply with moped laws in the USA and other nations. The engine is designed to pack as much power into 49cc as possible. The pair of Otto2.0-stroke cylinders should run upwards of 10krpm and attach to a moped CVT.
Diesel produces 1Hp per 54,000 cc/m. 49cc [50cc] operating at 10krpm produces 9.2 Hp in 4-stroke engines. The Otto2.0 should produce about 18Hp in ~50cc. A CVT will move this promptly to the road, and the moped will most likely be capable of moving faster than 30mph. A governor will likely be added to the moped to limit the speed and make the bike legal for sale. Larger than standard shocks and wheels will likely be standard. Easily tweakable [dial-up] modifications to the breathing cycle of the Otto2.0 will be produced.
A 150cc version would produce about 54Hp. The 250cc version should produce about 90Hp, and produce a highway-level motorcycle performance, with greater than average acceleration and in the light of acceleration diesel tuning, a top speed of ~90mph. A 350cc motorcycle would be the next step up, producing 126Hp, for an experience more like a touring bike.
Collision Protection
The most probable collisions a vehicle will face are either expensive or deadly. Both such problems must be addressed. To protect against common low force collisions, a KMW should have a large rubber and metal bumper surrounding the vehicle, particularly on the front and back and around the wheel wells, capable of resisting the vehicle moving at 15mph, or two tons of fairly solid material moving at 10mph. The body should be made of replaceable carbon fiber, fiberglass, or meshed hard rubber segments to reduce expense and damage of small collisions.
For more serious collisions, the gemini boning structure should keep the car's basic structure and protect passenger lives. Two lengthwise rigid bundles of pipes inside and below the cabin/trunk and engine connected to rigid crosswise sections deep to the front and back bumpers and another set between the two segments should provide a strong structural base secondary to the hard frame.
Considering the vehicle's light weight [~2000 lbs] these figures are estimated
Setup:
Primary Bumper [~10-15mph]
Bumper Backing Panels and Square [~10-15 mph]
Gemini Front Bars and Q4 [25-30 mph]
[Engine] [20-25mph]
[Midengine Airbags, Exterior Airbags] [+10mph]
Gemini Front Lines [25-30 mph]
Gemini Midbars [10-15mph]
This should place 100-130mph of material protection between the passengers and the street, along with accoutrements, easily giving it a 5-star rating.
For more serious collisions, the gemini boning structure should keep the car's basic structure and protect passenger lives. Two lengthwise rigid bundles of pipes inside and below the cabin/trunk and engine connected to rigid crosswise sections deep to the front and back bumpers and another set between the two segments should provide a strong structural base secondary to the hard frame.
Considering the vehicle's light weight [~2000 lbs] these figures are estimated
Setup:
Primary Bumper [~10-15mph]
Bumper Backing Panels and Square [~10-15 mph]
Gemini Front Bars and Q4 [25-30 mph]
[Engine] [20-25mph]
[Midengine Airbags, Exterior Airbags] [+10mph]
Gemini Front Lines [25-30 mph]
Gemini Midbars [10-15mph]
This should place 100-130mph of material protection between the passengers and the street, along with accoutrements, easily giving it a 5-star rating.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Factory Biodiesel and Hydrogen
Designing an engine specifically for running on biodiesel fuels without trouble, or traditional diesel, could be a task worthwhile. Biodiesel has many advantages over petroleum and can be produced locally and at farms to provide fuel for rural motorists.
Later models containing water-hydrogen fuels, expected for 2008, should be quick to retool and take the market. This shift is a place where 1000' series automobiles can take the road with great force. It will be worthwhile to produce several biodiesel vehicles in the interim because of the probability of skyrocketing petrol prices and the profitability and usefulness of the technology. Biodiesel is a net detractor of greenhouse gasses and pollution in general because of the nature of the plants it uses as fuel.
[con't]
Later models containing water-hydrogen fuels, expected for 2008, should be quick to retool and take the market. This shift is a place where 1000' series automobiles can take the road with great force. It will be worthwhile to produce several biodiesel vehicles in the interim because of the probability of skyrocketing petrol prices and the profitability and usefulness of the technology. Biodiesel is a net detractor of greenhouse gasses and pollution in general because of the nature of the plants it uses as fuel.
[con't]
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