| Author | Message | ||
     12r |
This is from Australia's Motorcycle News...  | ||
| Pwnzor |
scary. I don't want some invisible force pushing my bike around. | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Hey! Look where the exhaust is!  | ||
| Phantom5oh |
There is an autonomous motorcycle called "Ghostrider" which competed in the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005. Check out one of the many stories here: http://engineeringnews.tamu.edu/news/1259 | ||
| Tripp |
if you're good enough you don't need no stinking balancing device. somebody posted a video of an asian guy doing the slalom with no hands riding a honda 250, last year, it was amazing. | ||
| Fullpower |
i do stand-up figure eights on my lightning, no handed. not really much trick there, the bike is quite stable idling in second gear. | ||
| Tramp |
no-hands riding should be a cinch; if it's not, then you're relying too much on upper-body jamming in your turns. i could always ride any road on my bmw airheads fitted with throttlemeister cruise ends, with or without hands. slalom is a cinch when you have your 'leading with foot-roll, then knee-roll' tech down...esp. w/good upper/lower body separation/hip angulation not quite as easy on my s2, thanks to the absurdly stunted steering radius afforded by the inverts. cinch on the m2, though | ||
| G234146 |
Isn't a bike inherently stable because of the gyroscopic effect of the wheels?  | ||
| Brineusaf |
Read the last paragraph, that says everything. In addition, it states the bike will not reach lean angles as past conventional machines... so go ahead in remove those knee pucks if you intend to purchase one, they are no longer needed. Dumb in my opinion, why don't they cater to the senior/handicapped riders first before trying to make those who aren't capable of even balancing themselves roadworthy? I'm sure Brian would like a bike with "deployable" supports when stopped or at minimal speed to prevent a tip-over. (Message edited by brineusaf on August 17, 2006) | ||
| Rocketman |
You think that's scary? The UK government have just tested recently a speed controlled bike. This is a serious effort into looking at slowing down to legal speed limits by the powers that be. It is in fact so serious that this weeks MCN launched a campaign to have the speed controlled bike scrapped. This country is f**ked I tell ya. As if that isn't enough, legislation has just been passed giving local councils the green light to nominate rural roads for new speed limits set to 40mph. The legal jargon allows any A or B road, and minor road, to come under lower speed limit legislation if said road has twisting bends or hills along its length, no matter how far off the beaten track the road is. I need to live in France if this comes into force. Rocket | ||
| Thumper2811 |
Maybe its me but I thought bikes had handle bars for a reason?  | ||
| Diablobrian |
Thats pretty drastic Rocket! | ||
| Jlnance |
I like the Buell exhaust on that bike. | ||
| Marhaba |
You kids should pry check out no_rice's "Look mom, No Hands!!!" riding technique. It's uhhh... quite creative. | ||
| Kootenay |
OK, this Yamaha thing is a solution in search of a problem. Who here can't keep their bike upright while riding it? I don't see too many hands... | ||
| Brineusaf |
I can't... it always somehow manages to reach some rather extreme lean angles when in the turns, and I don't like it.. I think I need a bike that will stabilize itself and have half the ability to maneuver as my present ride. Come on, I'd think the majority of Buell owners knew that Buell's were rated the #1 cornering motorcycles... I like it when the bike waits on my very input to react, I also like the ability to lean low, and go to the inside of "the other guy". Take this idea to the "memory warehouse". | ||
| 12r |
...allows any A or B road, and minor road, to come under lower speed limit legislation if said road has twisting bends or hills along its length, no matter how far off the beaten track the road is It won't be long before we have to wait for a green light to step out of our own front door.  | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Yeah Rocket, go for it, we can go down to the pyrenees & play. | ||
| Fullpower |
Rocket threatens to invade France. Grumpy pre-emptively surrenders. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
No surrender, I've already invaded, he's just coming as reinforcement. That's a typical US knee-jerk reaction, jump to the wrong conclusion, never mind, we'll let you know when we need you so you can join in half way through & say you won at the end as usual.  | ||
| Fullpower |
 We'll be there, just please find a way to chill a beer for us yanks. | ||
| Rocketman |
I'm in France from next Thursday Grumps. Doubt I'll get any spare time, but it would be nice to see you. Invasion Normandy here we come! So what's next? A riderless motorcycle? Man don't get me started on the speed camera thing either. Rocket | ||
| Ceejay |
getting closer to robots aint we??? | ||
| Lowflyer |
Bikes that stand on their own are cool. I'd like to think it wouldn't fall over if I get drunk and forget to put my feet down.  | ||
| Eboos |
I've got a gyroscopic ass mounted to my bike. It seems to keep it up when needed. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Call me when you're here Sean & we'll meet up. | ||
| Rocketman |
Innes, mail me your numbers seanpepper@gmail.com or txt \ call me 07711900016 Rocket | ||
| Dbyrd3130 |
i thought the ultimate stabilizer was developed years ago...the sidecar? |
