BMW IMME 1200-Auto Concept Intermot Motorcycle Show

The IMME 1200 is based around the BMW R1200 engine

 A slick trick of the BMW IMME 1200 concept bike is that all the parts needed to be road legal, license plates, lights, mirrors can be removed with the engine start key and then the machine becomes ‘track ready’

The IMME 1200 concept motorbike was the creation of two French design students of the ISD (International School of Design).The IMME 1200 concept motorbike gained the interest of BMW who helped in the creation of a prototype for the 2006 Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne to go on show at the BMW stand.The IMME 1200 is based around the BMW R1200 engine. The name IMME comes from a now extinct German motorcycle maker.

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Honda Heads To Scotland For The MCN Motorcycle Show

 Honda’s exciting new-for-2009 motorcycle model range will be on display at the MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show in just a few weeks, from 14-15 March at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh.

Heading Honda’s line-up at the show are its awesome new supersports machines – the CBR1000RR Fireblade and CBR600RR – now equipped with Honda’s world-leading Combined ABS system as an option. The addition of an effective but light-weight ABS system is a technological first in the supersports class, a sector in which both the Fireblade and the CBR600RR are leaders in their respective capacity categories. At the Scottish Motorcycle Show, the ABS-equipped ‘Blade will be seen in the beautiful Pearl Siren Blue colour-scheme, while the CBR600RR with Combined ABS will be resplendent in the striking Tri-colour scheme.

Other important Honda machines will be there for the public to see, including the CBF125 – the latest addition to the Honda family of naked motorcycles and the UK’s best selling motorcycle in January. It shares all the features of its larger siblings but with the economy and ease-of-use only found in smaller capacity machines.

Further machines from Honda’s 2009 range will also be on display including the stylish CB1000R performance naked, the sturdy CBF1000 GT, the good all-rounder Deauville, the ready-for-adventure Transalp, VT750DC Shadow cruiser, great commuter CBF600SA, the VRF800 in its superb new for ’09 white colour scheme and Honda’s flag-ship motorcycle, the GL1800 Gold Wing.

Steve Martindale, General Manager of Honda (UK) Motorcycle Division said, “For many motorcyclists in Scotland this may be the first time they will get to see the highlights of our 2009 range – in particular our superb and acclaimed Combined ABS-equipped CBR600RR and Fireblade. But if supersport machines aren’t your thing, there will be a variety of motorcycles on display in our range to suit every need and experience of rider, right from the luxury of the 1800cc Gold Wing tourer to our all-new, practical, economical and fun CBF125.”

Find out more information about Honda’s great range of scooters and motorcycles by visiting the Honda stand at the Scottish Motorcycle Show, which is supported by local Honda motorcycle dealers Two Wheels of Peffermill Road in Edinburgh and Phoenix Honda of Glensburgh Road in Grangemouth.

For further information about Honda’s, genuine parts, accessories, offers and forthcoming events, call 0845 200 8000, go to www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles or visit your local dealer, who can be found using the ‘Dealer Search’ facility on www.honda.co.uk

The Uno: Motorcyle Meets Segway

Think the Segway is just too geeky for your Born to Be Wild bad boy lifestyle? Then check out this cool new motorcycle born at the intersection of Geek Street and Hog Heaven Avenue.

 The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.

Designed by 18-year old inventor Ben J. Poss Gulak (and built with the help of a team of bike builders and engineers), the 120-pound motorcycle is so easy to ride, its only control is a single on-off switch. To ride forward, lean forward, to reverse, simply lean back. The degree to which you lean increases or decreases your velocity. By using a pair of wheels, the bike can also make turns based on your side-to-side movements. 

The one-of-a-kind motorcycle was recently demonstrated at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto, Canada. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but I’m pretty sure you’ll recognize it if you see it coming down the road.