Bikes in the Fast Lane: Intermot2012: Odds, Ends and Girls plus 2 more

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• Intermot2012: Odds, Ends and Girls
• Intermot2012: Horex - The German Muscle Motorcycle
• Intermot2012: Zero Motorcycles - Making Electric Go Faster

Intermot2012: Odds, Ends and Girls Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT The Intermot 2012 motorcycle exhibition was a short one for me, thanks to a Belgian railroad strike that cut short my visit. So I missed most of the press conferences on Tuesday, and Wednesday, which is my walk-around day, was totally cancelled. Despite the very short trip, only a few hours at Intermot, I did very quickly go through some of the stands and photograph interesting things. But it's not much... and my last article of a motorcycle exhibition is always a long one - the demo girls, better known as demo dollies. Unfortunately, this year is not much, since the girls come out on the 2nd day. But there were a few, so you'll see them at the last part of this article. Sorry for those that were expecting them......... .....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Intermot2012: Horex - The German Muscle Motorcycle Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:00 AM PDT When the Horex was announced in 2010 in Germany, I was a bit sceptical. In the present day fuel and economical crisis, developing a new brand and motorcycle that has an enormous engine, and therefore fuel consumption, was in IMHO the wrong moment. I would have thought that any new manufacturer would go electric, or maybe hydrogen. But in this gutsy move Horex announced their first motorcycle using a 6 cylinder engine with a total of 1200cc. The 6 cylinders are in V shape, but also inline, making this special design named VR. Their first, and so far only, model is a roadster, the Horex VR6, Roadster. So I decided to pay them a quick visit at the Intermot motorcycle exhibition...... ......Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Intermot2012: Zero Motorcycles - Making Electric Go Faster Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT Although the Zero press conference was on Wednesday, the day I couldn't be at Intermot thanks to the Belgian railroads who decided to have an all-out strike, I still managed to visit the Zero stand on Tuesday. Reports were already out that Zero had successfully updated their main electric motorcycle, their new flagship, to not only look like a real motorcycle, but have the performance and range that would make this electric bike acceptable for general use. The new Zero S has doubled the range of their bikes, under ideal riding conditions you can ride a good 220 kilometers (137 miles) on a single charge. And if you have the "S" configured with the rapid charging option (CHAdeMO - something you can always bolt on afterwards), the 95% full charge can be done within an hour....... .......Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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