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A Hydraulically Powered Bike


     

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Hydraulics are at the heart of the world's first two wheel drive production motorcycle-the Yamaha WR450F 2-TRAC. The 2WD system developed by ÷hlins Racing AB, Upplands V%os by, Sweden (ohlins.com), part of the Yamaha group, incorporates a piston pump and matching fixed-displacement hydraulic motor to power the front wheel when the back wheel loses traction and slips.
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Hydraulics are at the heart of the world's first two wheel drive production motorcycle-the Yamaha WR450F 2-TRAC. The 2WD system developed by ÷hlins Racing AB, Upplands V%os by, Sweden (ohlins.com), part of the Yamaha group, incorporates a piston pump and matching fixed-displacement hydraulic motor to power the front wheel when the back wheel loses traction and slips.