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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Motorcycle modification get ideas from scorpion character
Slovenia - As reported by Motorcyclenews, Thursday (29/12/2011) Akrapovic one of the world choose the best modifier of animal scorpion became the basic idea in the modification and named Morsus. Morsus itself is taken from the Latin to mean the sting or bite.
It only takes two and a half months was able to complete motor Akrapovic last Morsus this scorpion, this modification even custom show also won the European championships.
No doubt this modification does present a fresh idea. As with the selection of tires look greater when compared to his body. Besides the impression of strange and rarely used any seen in the selection of black-capped Peleg.
But the scorpion impression was very attached to the handlebar and a taper-shaped mirror, which mimics the arm and claw scorpions. Lekungan form in the central part of the body is very similar to arachnids, so anything with a tail-shaped chair that is more poisonous scorpion stings together.
Akrapovic also chose carbon fiber as the basic material for the seat back cushion. But the seats are also equipped Fox shock or water that serves as an air shock rear suspension. It does look simple but very effective.
Meanwhile, the reach distance to bars more feet wide and this makes it easy to find a foothold with low footpegs positioned somewhere near the rear axle.
For the machines, do not underestimated, the article modification of this scorpion holding 1.852cc engine water-cooled twin. Even the scorpion is also capable of running up to 140 bhp Morsus although this has a high and long reaches the tire shown 120/50-26-inci although very thin and wide.
Well worth it just to be the best modifier in the European championships custom show .
The idea of modifying it can come from anywhere. Even an animal can be a basic idea of modifying the two-wheeler. This modifier is trying to prove the origin of Slovenia, Akrapovic.