Printed bike
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billwest
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Printed bike
Have a look here.
Don't ride as if you own the road.......
Ride as if you own the bike!
ZZR1200 ('02), FJR1300 ('19).
Ride as if you own the bike!
ZZR1200 ('02), FJR1300 ('19).
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BrettZZR
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Re: Printed bike
Amazing. I love the tech, don't care much for the bike, but I guess it's a demonstrator for the tech.
It says "embedded electronics". I hadn't thought of that as a thing with 3D printing. Not so great for problem solving, but I guess if it's: cheap enough; plug and play; and fully recyclable then the need for problem solving goes out the window - you just replace that whole sub assembly.
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It says "embedded electronics". I hadn't thought of that as a thing with 3D printing. Not so great for problem solving, but I guess if it's: cheap enough; plug and play; and fully recyclable then the need for problem solving goes out the window - you just replace that whole sub assembly.
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Re: Printed bike
A sad sign of the times to come.
Oh dear, the taillight not working? Oh well, replace the frame.
Tech is great for making simple things complicated. A 5W/21W park/brake bulb used to be a simple double filament bulb. If one or both filaments stop working then you just replace the bulb for a few bucks. Now a park/brake bulb can be just a single filament 21W bulb which gets modulated power from a small controller. If the modulator or the body computer fails, you won't be buying either at a general auto parts store. All to save a bit of wiring and a filament in a bulb. [sigh]
Oh dear, the taillight not working? Oh well, replace the frame.
Tech is great for making simple things complicated. A 5W/21W park/brake bulb used to be a simple double filament bulb. If one or both filaments stop working then you just replace the bulb for a few bucks. Now a park/brake bulb can be just a single filament 21W bulb which gets modulated power from a small controller. If the modulator or the body computer fails, you won't be buying either at a general auto parts store. All to save a bit of wiring and a filament in a bulb. [sigh]