Riding The Lean Green Machine!!

“Riding down the long, lonesome highway, with the wind in your hair, you zoom ahead, knowing that there’s no one there to stop you…its just you and your bike…one-on-one with the road…when suddenly, your gas is spent, and you are stuck wondering…“when the heck are they gonna get those hybrid bikes into the market”…For all those motorbike enthusiasts who thought that green technology for vehicles was available only in cars… here’s some interesting stuff…

Here’s a look at 4 potential options you could look out for, which with their varied features will blow you away….

1.    The sunRed

One of the most innovative breakthroughs that have been made for bikes using solar energy is the Spanish sunRed. When the bike is parked, a solar-cell panel is extended right over the bike, making it resemble an armadillo. On full charge, this keeps the bike running for at least two and a half hours. Even when the solar sheet is pulled down, the bike keeps charging, though at a much slower rate. The bike is said to cover at least 12 miles at 50km/h on a single charge. These figures are not very impressive, and as such might not find a big market. But definitely when parked, this bike will attract a huge fan-following.

2.    Suzuki Crosscage

The advantages of using hydrogen fuels cells as the driving source for motorcycles are numerous. Being relatively small and light, hydrogen fuel cells have the potential of powering a motorcycle much more than the prevalent petrol-powered ones. One major downside to these fuel cells however, is the fact that they are temperature sensitive—they can neither be allowed to go too cold or too hot . The Suzuki Crosscage, which make use of hydrogen fuel cells that . The Crosscage hashave been air-cooled. Its power is equivalent to that of a standard 125cc bike; it’s estimated range being about 125 miles.

3.    The ENV

The ENV is a fuel cell powered motorcycle still being developed by the British company Intelligent Energy. The ENV has a limited speed of 50 mph and it’s range is 100 miles . Then again there are a lot of developments being made on the ENV. The ENV will most probably go on sale in England first; where there basic price would be about €5000.

4. the CAF-E

Australian Tim Cameron is one of the best motorcycle designers in the world, and so its no surprise that his bike designs look sooo good. In fact, the CAF-E has been worked on in such a way that the care has been taken to see that the brilliance of the design doesn’t overwhelm it’s superior engine technology. The technology includes a gas-electric hybrid drivetrain. That is pretty much equivalent to a Toyota Prius for motorbikes.However, for the CAF-E, its 180V lithium ion battery has an electric supercharger along with it.

Electric and alternative-fuel bikes are the future of individual transportation, not only because of their fuel efficiency, but also because of their cool quotient. Newer designs are being introduced everyday to make them more desirable to a biking community that sees little difference between their (relatively) efficient gas engines and the new-fuel wave of alternatives. Riding bikes, above all is about the cool factor, so the better and more technologically advanced they get, the more people will want to ride them, clean fuel or not. These technologies may not be out in the open as such, yet their future doesn’t seem so distant.