You are the first Indian who has come to my workshop. In our Baracuda, the pivot ( front swing arm) is low and I think you should lower it too ( Irarei). This would make the suspension more supple. We are only 4 persons here including my wife and it is a small setup; or we could have thought of doing something with you.
- Nico Bakker, Nederlands, ‘Front Hub Centre Suspension Concept Bike ‘Baracuda’ Creator, Sept 2000
Iftessme, a new avatar of the IRERAI is an exercise in taking the best, extending the philosophy further and arriving at a novel outcome.
In an attempt to shift the center of gravity down by few centimeters, Iftessme’ incorporates the heavier components like the fuel tank, lubrication tank and the battery; the liquids, in the lowest possible configuration while the integrated heat exchanger, air box and the exhaust; the gases, to the topmost.
The front and rear single sided swing arms are suspended from two pairs of magnesium side plates mounted on engine, thereby keeping the dynamic structural loads also low, while directly transferring and evenly diffusing them on the engine casing, which is a fully stressed. The trellis frame is dispensed with altogether, a sure saving in kilos, though trellis vocabulary is used in making of both the swing arms.
The front fairing, air box, seat and rear fender form one continuous piece in carbon fibre, which sits on the two side plates making the top rigid and light.
