Yamaha’s Gen-Ryu hybrid concept bike to boggle your mind

This looker appears to be a hybrid concept car called Yamaha Gen-Ryu offering low emissions driving while being powered by gasoline or electric hybrid engine. Showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike seems to be geared up for mass production. This 600 cc hybrid bike does not use petrol instead it uses an electricity generator driving the rear wheel while charging its on-board battery.

Once the battery runs out, its petrol engine kicks off and moving silently while the gasoline engine starts to provide more power when needed. This marvelous Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike is supposed to have the inline 4 cylinder engine along with a powerful generator and an electric engine. Its mighty R6 engine and high performance electric engine both provide performance of 1000 cc.

This model is light weight while its YZF-R6 600 cc engine is outstanding. Being a combination of comfort, perfect steering control, this bike is amazing in many ways. Its frame is made of light weight aluminum CF die-cast structure while huge diameter wheels as well as its long wheel base makes this replica a standout.

Night time driving is enhanced by a cornering light system especially at intersections and turns while its vehicle-vehicle distance warning system takes your security to the next level. Additionally, the Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike features a noise concealing system to make your driving running smoothly.

Other intelligent features include rear view monitoring system via a CCD camera and LCD display for the best of your vision, a short wave tandem intercom system, music player and hand off cell phone function and a voice navigation function. The Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike comes with massive overhangs and its cool white leather upholstery.

Its ring gear is attached to the electric engine thought a clutch while the four planetary gears are installed on a disk operated by the petrol engine with the sun gear to be linked directly to the generator. Once the electric engine is operated, the planetary gear disk will stop turning while the planetary gears makes it possible for the outer ring as well as the output sprocket to rotate.

The computer will assess what mode to use with a possibility to use the combination of electric and petrol modes at the same time. Instead of traditional forks, here we have a hub center steered front suspension. There are no more LED headlights, instead of that a standard single lamp is mounted. Additionally, the model offers its unique brand new chassis. This intuitive super bike requires no clutch while simple braking technique makes your driving simple and comfortable.

You may feel free on the roads as you will have no troubles sitting with a dead battery as its petrol counterpart charges it keeping you from constant plugging in to the mains.