Rain proof bike

Quick_Stix · Post by **Quick_Stix** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:56 pm

It looks like its got a car seat in it so youd actually be sitting up?!? If thats so, its not a bike at all!!!! WTF?

MiG · Post by **MiG** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:54 pm

Quick_Stix wrote:It looks like its got a car seat in it so youd actually be sitting up?!? If thats so, its not a bike at all!!!! WTF?

So do Gold Wings and recumbent bicycles. Bike = bicycle = two wheels. Looks like it has two wheels to me.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:46 pm

ur a bunch of peasamists...

ProblemChild · Post by **ProblemChild** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:00 pm

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:53 am

Gosling1 wrote:Seriously ? You would rather share the road with something that has *nil* rearward effective vision ? How good do you think those tiny mirrors mounted up the front will be ? The cockpit isn't big enough to turn your head around and see what is behind you. That shitbox would have a *huge* blind spot.

I would prefer to take my chances with a normal cage than a new-millenium Quasar .....

what if they made it fully transparent.... would that make you happy gos?

Quick_Stix · Post by **Quick_Stix** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:49 am

MiG wrote:So do Gold Wings and recumbent bicycles. Bike = bicycle = two wheels. Looks like it has two wheels to me.

Actually this has 3 wheels if you count the fold up one. And I've never seen a bike with a seat that size. A goldwing seat doesnt come all the way up to your head...unless your a masive short arse.

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:11 am

Gos, before you harp on about rear vision, take a close look at the bars of the Black Pearl

As for the 'scooter' stuff, I see no reason why that kind of bodywork couldn't encase any kind of bike. Put something like that (although more attractive) around a ZX10R and you have a hyper bike with really good aerodynamics. If there's one place a bike loses to a car at high speed, it's aerodynamics.

To the electric/coal/oil debate, if the government wasn't so hung up on taxes from oil we'd have really effective solar/wave and wind farms. The only issue for us would be how they made up the lost revenue. Perhaps they're saving up all the speed fines until they can cost effectivly reduce tax needed from oil

Sulli · Post by **Sulli** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:54 pm

Does it come with the mandatory "Baby on Board" sticker
What happens if you forget to put the training wheel/side stand down or you counter steer at the traffic lights and over balance to the non training wheel side

Buck · Post by **Buck** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:35 pm

Check out the wheelbase.

Heaps of space for your sponsor decals and number as well.

Andi please no more

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:38 pm

Sulli wrote:.....What happens if you forget to put the training wheel/side stand down or you counter steer at the traffic lights and over balance to the non training wheel side

If this baby works anything like the dozen or so previous attempts at making a bike rain-proof, then the stabiliser wheels will automatically lower once the road-speed drops below a pre-determined speed, usually around 10kmh or thereabouts.

The very first Quasar (circa 1972 ?) had open sides, and it was possible for the driver (I refuse to call them 'riders'), to put a leg out the side and hold it up much like a normal bike.

But a normal bike doesn't have windscreen wipers

or a seatbelt.....

zxsixr03 · Post by **zxsixr03** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:09 pm

And how do u stop at a set of traffic lights with out looking like a fish out of water flapping away "let me out"

Mr Sparkle · Post by **Mr Sparkle** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:42 pm

Turn it upside down and you have a bobsled.

True multi purpose vehicle

MiG · Post by **MiG** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:31 am

Finally some details:
http://www.motorcities.com/contents/07/ ... 25690.html

Very heavy but I prefer these sort of things to having shitloads of cars on the road.