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Post by cookees on May 17, 2011 17:04:34 GMT -6
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Post by bobf on May 17, 2011 17:17:19 GMT -6
That looks like an impressive machine. Just wonder how they get that thing to lean into the curves. There is not much room to shift the body or put side motion on the handle bars. Or did I miss something while watching.
I bet they cost a bit more than my 250cc Chinese scooter.
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Post by mauiboy on May 20, 2011 20:36:24 GMT -6
wow, thats a very young jeremy clarkson there! back when he had more hair and less jeremy clarkson round the middle.
$80k usd is pretty steep, but its a great concept and could probably be mass produced for a competitive price. BMW? made a scooter with a roof years ago, it was all the rage at F1 circuits for getting drivers back to the pits when they did a Sato.
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Post by 260orbust on May 22, 2011 1:21:21 GMT -6
Nice idea but it will never fly in the US. And can you imagine the lawsuits if those sidewheel thingy's fail to come down?
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Post by jct842 on May 22, 2011 20:35:35 GMT -6
or if they come down on an other bikers foot while at a light?
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Post by kissarmy on Jun 3, 2011 16:15:23 GMT -6
These are pritty cool and neat looking might be cool to have one.
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Post by grocerygetter on Jun 3, 2011 16:34:46 GMT -6
thanks for posting - always intuitive to see alternative ideas
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Post by mthomas on Jun 4, 2011 6:37:22 GMT -6
They look nice but they still have those crappy chino mirrors with the signals that point to the ground.
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Post by mauiboy on Jun 4, 2011 13:24:10 GMT -6
2008? really? wow I thought it was much much older, back in the old top gear shows before they sold the format to 5th gear which would make it pre 2000.
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Post by turtle8 on Jun 4, 2011 13:55:45 GMT -6
I am pretty sure that video is quite old and only uploaded in 2008. Remember seeing these on TV in the 80s or 90s.
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Post by 260orbust on Jun 5, 2011 4:39:44 GMT -6
Aparently the future is closer than I thought... For $92K  Hell no! But put a Hayabusa engine in it and charge $15K and you got a deal. Crashes well too! Anybody think the Chinese will clone it? LOL |
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Hell no! But put a Hayabusa engine in it and charge $15K and you got a deal.