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Low-friction powerplant?
Honda has announced it is researching a low-friction four stroke engine, after dropping two-strokes from its rangeThe chief aim is fuel economy, which the company claims has dropped by over 30 per cent across its two-wheeler range in the last decade.
The powerplant is 100-125cc, which the company says is the largest-selling segment in the world, and presumably will be seen in scooters plus manual motorcycles. Honda reckons it can reduce internal friction "completely" and, in tandem with a twin sparkplug head, gain a 13 per cent reduction in fuel consumption.
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