Angel Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 WOW... Just saw this bike today... Eurosport cycle fort worth had an unveiling this afternoon. Simply impressive. no traditional front fork... ( kinda freaky to even think about) check out the attached photo. more at http://www.bimotausa.com/tesi3d_gal.html Link to comment
wellcraft Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 the tesi while innovative and certainly different has been out for a while. i don't see the point or advantage to not having traditional forks and would be interested in an explanation if someone has one. i think the bike is ugly and retarded looking and couldn't see myself ever buying one. has anyone actually seen on of these bikes on the road or does anyone own one? i'd be interested in hearing how it handles and performs. Link to comment
roydog007 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Looks weird, I wonder if there is some sort of advantage in the handling ? Link to comment
Boffin Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 the tesi while innovative and certainly different has been out for a while. i don't see the point or advantage to not having traditional forks and would be interested in an explanation if someone has one. i think the bike is ugly and retarded looking and couldn't see myself ever buying one. has anyone actually seen on of these bikes on the road or does anyone own one? i'd be interested in hearing how it handles and performs. The owner of an Italian motorcycle shop near me (Linky) owns and rides one (as well as a Morini Corsaro, a Morini 3-1/2 and two Vincents). He describes the handling as sublime and the performance "much more than adequate for road-riding". The theoretical benfits fom this setup are the seperation of braking, suspension and steering forces, allowing a much more subtle suspension control strategy. In theory the telelever front end on our BMWs is a step in the same direction. The downsides are an increase in unsprung weight and, due to the removal of suspension forces from the steering input, less 'feel' for what the front wheel is doing. A variation on this configuration was used with limited success on the Elf-Honda Grand-Prix bike in the late 1980's. The first Tesi (the 1D) was launched in 1991. Andy Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Front suspension looks a little bit like a very modern version of the BMW/Earles fork of the fifties/sixties. Link to comment
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