Comments on: ELF Honda http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda Custom motorcycles and cafe racers Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Duane http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8130 Duane Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:48:56 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8130 I believe the patents are/were held by Elf. Honda uses the Pro-Arm (single-sided swingarm design) under licence from them. Guy Coulon invented it when he was crew chief for Elf’s endurance team. He’s now Colin Edwards crew chief on the Tech3 GP team.

]]> By: hoyt http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8120 hoyt Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:45:09 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8120 It is interesting to note the amount of weight that is dropped from the chassis with many alt front-ends, meanwhile the actual unsprung weight on the front wheel is typically higher with many of these designs.

]]> By: mingh http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8105 mingh Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:33:08 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8105 awesome. The engineering creativity and fairings are sign-of-the-times. That’s why we need Bike Exif, to show us the jewels of any era in motorbiking. More of this please Chris rather than yet another string of lukewarm customs made by anyone with half an idea and some welding skills.

]]> By: Chris http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8103 Chris Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:01:03 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8103 I’ve uploaded an image of the bike showing the suspension. There’s a whole bank of shots on the Kerlo Classic web page:

http://www.kerloclassic.com/kerlo-restauration-1.php?id=18&idref=1

]]> By: Ddavis http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8102 Ddavis Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:56:33 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8102 If I remember correctly, Tony Foale’s book has some good detail on the Elf hondas.

http://www.tonyfoale.com/

If you’re honestly interested in real chassis science and some really good reference, it’s a good read. It’s been about 8 years since I read through it. It’s pretty danged cool.

]]> By: Adam jenkins http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8100 Adam jenkins Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:40:19 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8100 please post a picture of the other side of the bike with and without plastic! i want a good look at the front/rear suspension

]]> By: Skip W http://www.bikeexif.com/elf-honda#comment-8099 Skip W Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:06:12 +0000 http://www.bikeexif.com/?p=11059#comment-8099 This bike represents a time in bike design which i’d rather forget. The early 80′s was the era when aerodynamics ruled – car and bike designers became slaves to the wind tunnel and, sadly, beautiful machines were clad in acres of plastic and glass-fibre. Who could forget the Ducati Paso, a futuristic bike that looks so ‘passe’ so quickly. I love the shot of it without the fairing, but having said that, without all that plastic, it would have been even less adept as an endurance racer.

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