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We are making sure, when we say that it is an adventure bike
that it fulfills that concept and it is true to that spirit and concept.
Our part of this program is to design, develop and improve the chassis and the suspension.
What we have proved up till now is the fundamental geometry of the bike
and the ergonomics of the bike are in the ball park.
We've made two prototypes so far; the first prototype was...
...probably over-engineered.
It was quite clear that we could save a significant amount of weight on the bike
It’s a different motorcycle. It’s a different engine. A single cylinder, four stroke engine.
We needed to make sure that we could fit the suspension in and all the electrical components
and keep the seat high as it matches the design brief.
We are using the new LS400 engine in this, which is an overhead cam engine.
In this disguise it is producing 25hp.
Because of the oil cooling, the temperature of the engine is maintained
and it is sustained at an ideal level
so the performance is very good throughout the RPM range
and it does not go up and down as per changes in temperature.
The service interval is about 10,000kms in this engine.
The endurance level have been increased
and you have to change the spark plugs only once every 25,000kms.
We have tried to get the right compromise between...
seat height and ground clearance.
We took a call to go with a 21-inch front wheel
instead of a 19-inch which a lot of soft-roaders or or on-off roaders are doing.
That was primarily to give it the ability
to go over the rougher sections more comfortably
The idea of this motorcycle is to…
Once you are standing on the edge of the road and you see
a really nice place that you want to go but your current motorcycle doesn’t give
you that confidence. We are hoping that being on this bike will
give you that confidence to actually get your a** to
where your mind is anyway roaming around.