Comments on: TTXGP Feet Forward Electric Motorcycle Design

By: Andyj

Andyj — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:39:18 +0000

Don’t get me wrong. I’m making a feet forward streamliner. I’m all for them for what they offer in terms of efficiency (speed and mpg), Extreme mileage all weather comfort. It will be my third leg between my car and my bike.

The problem with this design is the total lack of weight shifting ability for racing.
As you know, getting ones knee down adds drag to the inside of the corner. It also holds the bike down at speed while moving the CG appropriately to hold the bike more upright. Its a no-brainer for racing.

The slots for the legs on this bike are relevant for what? They are in no position to steady yourself or enter/exit from. A screen would aid slipstreaming and what’s with that front end? If the front wheel was covered and the lower body acted like an inverted wing it might work, a little.

The whole bodywork is too high sided. Any side winds will be a killer. I would not ride it

By: jerry dycus

jerry dycus — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:03:19 +0000

It’s a RACE bike guys!! It’s designed to win EV races on a road course and I’d bet it will win unless others do like it but better. Since it will have much lower drag at top speed, it will go faster, farther on the same battery pack.

I’m building something similar to the Ecomobile but an aero cabin EV MC like their X-Prize model. Because it is so much more aerodynamic, it goes 80mph for 80-100 miles on a fairly small battery pack.

By: DAVID PANOZ

DAVID PANOZ — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:49:19 +0000

Recumbant motorcycle is alive and it is a great ride.

By: Gary Rees

Gary Rees — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:15 +0000

Go to Royce Creasey’s web site and learn about Feet Forward motorcycles.
“…. low-CG FF two-wheelers offer a standard of comfort, handling, safety and economy which is unavailable in any other two-wheelers. ”

http://www.oesten-creasey.eu/hightech/feetfirs.htm#feet first

I have ridden thousands of miles on a recumbent motorcycle and I will not go back to riding one of those hideously uncomfortable, unstable, uneconomical ‘conventional’ motorcycles.

By: nawitus

nawitus — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:00:23 +0000

The ‘Ecomobile’ Feet Forward bike is the best design to this day. I wish they were cheaper. It’s a fully enclosed cabin for 2 persons too.. You don’t have to put your feet down (since it sfully enclosed that would be impossible too), there’s 2 extra wheels that stabilize the bike at speeds like less than few km/h.