Don't think this is a derby, but apologies if so: http://litmotors.com/home/ (http://litmotors.com/home/)
Lit Motors unveils all-electric, fully enclosed motorcycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0m-cUxMcJw#)
that's actually kinda cool...I seriously consider that for a commuter over a Smart Car...
I agree and consider the fact the smart car gets only 33 mpg average. still sucks for a sticker of 15k for mileage.
Maybe better than a smart car, but why the heck would you consider either? :o
BTW my wife's civic has more than 2x the interior space of a smart car and gets 10mpg more and it was made in 1993 -- we are going backwards here. Only point in having a smart car would be putting a 'busa motor in one so you can do wheelies in reverse [cheeky]
the balancing technology is pretty cool, but to call it anything close to a motorcycle is crazy. it's really just another tiny, ridiculous car. only this car just has two wheels, which would keep a lot of people from buying it.
now if they introduced that balancing ability into a real motorcycle without turning it into something else that would be something worth investing in.
I was thinking it would be pretty cool to try hooking the gyros up to some actuators and use them to steer.
Quote from: justinrhenry on September 17, 2011, 08:35:43 AM
now if they introduced that balancing ability into a real motorcycle without turning it into something else that would be something worth investing in.
i think it would be a disaster. the main point of riding a bike is leaning it. you cannot do that with this design.
Quote from: hunduc on September 17, 2011, 10:13:55 AM
i think it would be a disaster. the main point of riding a bike is leaning it. you cannot do that with this design.
AMEN!!!!!! Anything like that would spell the end of Motos. Oh shit does Washington read this thread? [popcorn]