Author Topic: Edyvin Boyseen RIP. (Read 1638 times)

evo550 · « **on:** November 19, 2010, 09:12:43 am »

Anyone else hear this?

POM · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2010, 10:25:13 am »

The great Eyvind Boyesen passed away last night, succumbing to illness. He was to be inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame tomorrow evening in Las Vegas. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family, as well as his extended family in the motorcycle world. He blazed the trail for many advances in technology, both within the moto industry and beyond. Below is the last interview we conducted with Eyvind during a trip to southern California where he spent the day testing with us. His attention to detail and his continued love for moto was unrivaled. Godspeed Eyvind.

Ktm181 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2010, 10:33:56 am »

another TRUE LEGEND gone to God.

Kt.

VMX247 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2010, 10:36:10 am »

http://www.boyesen.com/about-Boyesen-Engineering

Eyvind Boyesen, president and founder, started a performance revolution in 1972 on a shoestring budget and a single patent in hand. He used reed induction technology, in combination with his patented dual-stage reed, to produce instantly stunning results. Motorcycles using Boyesen reeds were consistently outperforming bikes using other modes of intake induction. On and off the race track circuit, the Boyesen name became equated with superior performance, quality, and service.

From those first days, applications for Boyesen technology have expanded to include intake products for watercraft, snowmobiles, and outboard marine engines. Manufacturing has been and continues to be perfected with painstaking precision and care, insuring the highest quality standards for the ultimate in trouble free performance. Through licensing agreements, technology designed and patented by Boyesen is built into two-stroke engines around the world. More than two decades and many patents later, motorcycle racers and motorsport enthusiasts around the world have turned Boyesen Engineering into a company serving people on six continents. Because of his dual-stage reed innovation, Eyvind Boyesen became known as the "Reed Man" throughout the industry. Never content with "good enough," this Norwegian born inventor has been obsessed with the desire for continual improvement. Man made inventions, such as the internal combustion engine, could never be said to "have arrived" at perfection. The reason is that human inventiveness is never static but is always capable of achieving new insights and a better understanding of the dynamic forces of energy and matter. This explains the motivating principle behind the company: to bring creative engineering solutions into the marketplace. But Eyvind Boyesen is not finished yet. There are a number of plans on his drawing board; prototyped, tested, and ready for the right moment to enter the marketplace. Boyesen Engineering is presently committed to the ongoing development of:
Innovative performance products for the Powersports Industry
Reed induction systems for two-stroke engines
Consulting and research services related to two-stroke engine design.
The development of technologies and new product lines that will enhance performance in the small engine and recreational marketplace
Thanks for the gift

NR555 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2010, 11:06:18 am »

I remember as a kid that Boyesen reeds were the mod of choice for our screaming two strokes. They had pretty much zero competition for a couple of decades until Moto Tassinari's VForce product took it to another level. It was a moot point, however, as the whole deal got smashed by valves & cams!

Boyesen was definitely an innovator. Anyone remember the Boyesen link? Really interesting take on MX suspension.

A real contributor to our sport who fully deserved his hall of fame place.

Slakewell · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:21:25 pm »

He had a Yamaha YZ with variable transfer ports as well as exhaust that was meant to pull harder than 15-year reading playboy. Sadly like his linkage system no one picked it up.