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future of sport bikes?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:00 am
by Ollie
"The riding position will be similar to a motorcycle with a complex series of sensors and gyroscopes balancing passengers on the single wheel. The rider activates a trigger on the left handlebar to accelerate and turns are made by shifting body-weight rather than actually steering."
More here
http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/2350/
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:52 am
by jpbikeboy
Imagine going through the nasho on that.
no thanks
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:07 am
by Smitty
sportsbike???
where's the Yoshi or Akro zorst and can..??
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:45 am
by Stereo
hmmm.... would be perfect for neka...
if a policeman asked him why his front wheel was off the ground, he would have a genuine reason...
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:12 pm
by Mojo67
Might have to re-write the "How to pop a wheelie" section.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:07 pm
by HemiDuty
Looks like they just pulled the back wheel off one of those Ford Ka things.
So what happens when you hit the brakes?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:26 pm
by Ollie
"When the EMBRIO concept is at rest in "stand-by configuration", the front wheels deploy to the ground like landing gear on a plane to increase longitudinal stability. The landing gear retracts when the vehicle speed reaches 20 km/h but even without the landing gear, the EMBRIO would be stable when motionless because of the gyroscope.
The EMBRIO concept's main power source is a hydrogen fuel cell and additional advanced technologies including a high-performance braking system, active suspension, night vision, a digitally encoded key and robotic assistance would be incorporated into the design."
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:31 pm
by Pabs
What The!!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:42 pm
by RG
Where's the Kawasaki sticker?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:59 pm
by decoy
kassx wrote:"The landing gear retracts when the vehicle speed reaches 20 km/h "
i don't think i'd wanna go
over 20 km/h on that thing!
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:39 pm
by Bikerboy Bernie
The future of the superbike is bigger motors in smaller chasses! Is the ZX-14 the start?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:44 pm
by Smitty
HemiDuty wrote:So what happens when you hit the brakes?
you faceplant...the road
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:08 pm
by Gosling1
Smitty wrote:HemiDuty wrote:So what happens when you hit the brakes?
you faceplant...the road
bwahahaah - it looks like a lot of fun to me
You would expect the brakes to activate some type of anti-momentum device inside the wheel hub, which would counteract the natural tendency to dump you on your fat arse out the front of Maccas, when trying to pull a 'wheelie' and impress the chicky-babes..
These things could be made to work, its all a matter of *simple* physics really, and if they made one with 180hp at the wheel, I would sign up tomorrow......
cheers
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:04 pm
by MickLC
How is moving body weight meant to steer it at 100km/h?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:04 am
by Nanna10r
"Bring it on" power to weight would be insane.
As long as i can put a lambswool & a venturer rack on the sucker I'm in, sign me up.
cheers Brett