FFuture

An Overview of the Range

It’s impossible to design a single motorcycle and find a compromise that suits all possibilities So I’m forced to offer three. Looking at my own motorcycling it falls in three camps. Riding to work and business meetings through the outskirts of London and surrounding countryside. Weekend blasts to race meetings. Occasional trips abroad. Each of these machines should be able to perform all three tasks but be biased towards one of them. I lean heavily towards building FFs by cutting and shutting standard bikes so I've given suggested donors. Target costs are for a true volume production run.

The Commuter

A Helix with 10 years of improvements. Equivalent of a Fiat Punto or Fiesta. Enough luggage space for a helmet, boots, oversuit, briefcase. Narrow, comfortable, forgettable.

Solo
Fully automatic.
<330lbs dry
85-90 Top Speed
150 mile range
Zero maintenance.
Radio CD
350cc single, scooter wheels
55" wheelbase
Target cost £3900
Donor, Any of the big scooters, Honda Bros, or Suzuki SV650.

The Sports Machine

As good as a Ducati 748SP or ZXR600. The motorcycling equivalent of a Lotus Elize. Stripped to the bone with superb and pretty aerodynamics. ALL the handling and performance of a sports 600 with none of the pain.

<420lbs dry
>145 top speed
Solo
130 mile range
Enough luggage space for a helmet, boots, oversuit and packed lunch.
3.5*17, 5.5*17, 120-60, 180-55
58" wheelbase
Target cost £8500
Donor, TRX850, Ducati Paso, Triumph T595, Suzuki TL1000.

The Grand Tourer

A Quasar with 20 years of improvement or FFed R100RS. The motorcycling equivalent of a Mercedes.

<460lbs dry
>135 top speed
Solo or occasional 1+1
>5 gallon tank
Stereo CD
200 mile range
Luggage space for a two week tour.
3.5*17, 5.5*17, 120-70, 170-60
65" wheelbase
Target cost £10,000
Donor, VFR750, Triumph 900-3, Suzuki TL1000

The Commuter and Grand Tourer actually end up being remarkably similar, having excellent weather protection, heated grips and seat and so on. The difference should be that the Commuter is agile and narrow. It’s designed primarily for getting through traffic. The Sports Machine is perhaps the hardest. Lots of CF, milled and extruded aluminium, state of the art suspension, heads up revcounter, ECM, Stealth measures.etc. etc.

There may also be room for two others. A 50/125cc ultra lightweight and a 1000cc Cruise Missile, ultra heavyweight.