Sport touring motorcycle Sport touring motorcycle A sport touring motorcycle (sometime a "sports-tourer") is a type of motorcycle that combines the performance of a sport bike with the long-distance capabilities and comfort of a touring motorcycle. The first sport-tourer is said to be the fully faired 1977 BMW R100RS. Journalist Peter Egan defines the sport-tourer as a "café racer that doesn't hurt your wrists and a touring bike that doesn't feel like a tank," and identified the R100RS as the first example he owned. Unlike a sport model, a sport touring model will typically have more wind protection with larger fairings and an
Hoffmann Propeller Hoffmann Propeller Hoffman Propeller is a German manufacturer of aircraft propellers. The company headquarters is located at Rosenheim in Bavaria, Germany. Established in 1955 the company initially designed and produced propellers for motor gliders with a staff of six. The company expanded into the field of general aviation propeller overhaul and today, with a staff of 65, the company offers a wide range of propeller services including new certified replacements for vintage aircraft where the original propeller type is unavailable. The company has acquired rights to the V-Prop, an automatic self-powering electronic variable-pitch propeller invented by Thomas Strieker of Silence