Suzuki continues to take steps in the evolution of what will be its future Hydrogen-powered Burgmanas we have recently learned thanks to a series of images that the brand itself has registered in the form of patents related to this long-awaited and innovative model, which we first heard about last October 2023.
On the occasion of the Japan Mobility Show 2023, the Hamamatsu brand presented itself at the renowned international event, held at Tokyo Big Sight, loaded with new features. Among them, a concept developed on the current Burgman 400 but equipped with a 70 MPa hydrogen tank and a hydrogen engine.
Hydrogen-powered Burgman closer to final development phase
If we go back to 2017, we can put into context the importance of hydrogen in the two-wheel industry for the coming years. Back then, the London Police were already testing Suzuki Burgmans with hydrogen fuel cells. A total of seven units, provided by the brand, were tested for 18 months through the streets of the emblematic English city.
Already in 2023, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki joined forces to work on the development of new hydrogen-powered technologies, together with Toyota and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Together they founded HySE, “Hydrogen Small Mobility and Engine Technology” which, translated into Spanish, is something like “Small Hydrogen Mobility and Engine Technology”.
Now the brand is closer than ever to the final design of its next Burgman powered by hydrogenwith a new patent registration that clearly sets out the changes that would have to be made to the standard Burgman 400 in order to be able to install the fuel system efficiently. This, unlike the first initial prototype, which was equipped with a tank in a horizontal position under the pilot’s feet, does not require increasing the wheelbase to create the space to place it.
Now There would be two independent depositsone located in front of the engine and another under the passenger seat in the space provided by the subframe itself. These changes would keep the dimensions of the Burgman 400 unchanged and would offer us sufficient autonomy figures thanks to the capacity of both hydrogen tanks. However, some modifications are observed, which are necessary, in order to undertake this technical reform in the future. Burgman powered by hydrogen.
Among them, the cover stands out, which should be responsible for insulating and evacuating, downwards, the hot air emitted by the radiator of the future. Burgman powered by hydrogen. Remember that hydrogen must be kept at a precise temperature in order to compress it and make it usable as fuel.
As for the engine, as explained by Cycle World: “It has been heavily redesigned to run on hydrogen, with direct fuel injection to add the hydrogen to the combustion chamber after the intake valves have closed.”
