Proton Bike

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Proton Bike



In this concept bike, the rear wheel is a 17-inch Proton car rim, shod with 210/50 motorcycle rubber, while the front is a 21-inch rim with an 80/90 motorcycle tyre.


Proton抯 got a motorbike prototype. And while there are no plans for production, ARMAN AHMAD was excited to take a spin nonetheless.


The uncovered battery.


The exhaust is custom-made from stainless steel.

IT扴 not every day that you get to ride a concept bike. So when Proton gave me the chance to ride its two-wheeler, I was ecstatic.

There I was at the Proton plant in Shah Alam, feeling a bit dizzy in the afternoon heat. The photographer, a fellow journalist and I had been waiting for some time to get clearance for our camera equipment.

There were a lot of paperwork and phone calls to be made, but it was worth the wait.

As our hosts ushered us into a room at the Proton research and development department, there in front of us was this colossal orange chopper.
At first, I didn抰 quite know what to make of it. It was like something that Paul Jr had just built on American Chopper.

But instead of a V-Twin in the rigid frame, there was a 1.5-litre Megavalve engine from a Wira nestled snugly in the frame. No. This bike is obviously not a product from the days during which Proton owned MV-Agusta.


For starters, the bike would look more at home on the set of Mad Max rather than in a motorcycle showroom. The battery was uncovered and the alternator jutted out next to your right foot. The tank had an angular, simple geometry.

The rear wheel was a 17-inch Proton car rim, shod with 210/50 motorcycle rubber, while the front is a 21-inch rim with an 80/90 motorcycle tyre.

To drive the wheels, the R&D team removed one side of the drive shafts from the Wira gearbox and used the other to power the rear wheel via a 90-degree joint. A car caliper and brake pads completed the rear wheel assembly.

The exhaust was custom-made from stainless steel. All in all, an estimated 90 per cent of the parts on the bike are sourced from car parts.

Even the R&D team acknowledged that their work was a little 搑aw

Kilokahn

mana boleh copy paste direct from your email. gambar tak keluar.

edmundo

Alamak..tk nmpk gmbr nya la bro...
Motor easy rider ke super bike nih..?

waksir

kalu mcm dlm gambar tu .... payah nak jual.
baik buat motor easy rider or motorbike range 250-500cc .......

d34n

segmen kapchai jugak yg larisss....

Kilokahn

Ni memang easy rider. atau chopper.

Squall-Leonhart

Originally posted by Kilokahn at 15-11-2007 02:53 PM
mana boleh copy paste direct from your email. gambar tak keluar.

Motor ni pakai enjin 4G15 yang pakai kat Wira 1.5 tu, tapi in real life biasanya motor easy rider camni pakai enjin V twin laa cam Harley. Sebab tu la motor tu Proton buat setakat suka2 dan takder plan langsung nak kuarkan laa.

Kilokahn

Betul2,

tapi ada jugak easy-rider pakai inline engine. contohnya Triumph Rocket III. Big-bore, 2.3 L lump.

Kilokahn

Tapi kalau custom bike yg lawa pada mata aku adalah dari Walz Hardcore Cycles:

Moto Kimi sempena menang championship.

waksir

Originally posted by d34n at 15-11-2007 03:07 PM
segmen kapchai jugak yg larisss....

marah pulok modenas nnt ...

Squall-Leonhart

Originally posted by Kilokahn at 16-11-2007 06:34 PM
Betul2,

tapi ada jugak easy-rider pakai inline engine. contohnya Triumph Rocket III. Big-bore, 2.3 L lump.

Yups, tu contoh paling baek nyer... enjin inline 3 tapi cc dier 2.3L, dan tu la motor production dengan cc paling besar kat dunia.

Selain enjin inline, ada gak easy rider yang pakai enjin boxer, cam Honda Valkyrie...

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