We've seen a number of leaning 3 wheelers on The Kneeslider, the factory rides like the Piaggio MP3, the now defunct Carver and the never produced Harley Davidson Penster along with home engineered examples like Jim Harrell's Harley TRT. But if Toyota decides to jump into the leaning 3 wheeler market, we may see a whole fleet of these little pod like trikes cruising through … [Read more...]
Rail Racers Take Electric Racing to a Higher Level
Let's take another jump into the future, where the idea of what a motorcycle is, or could be, is expanded beyond the current concepts. Like the Aerofex ducted fan hovercraft, does a motorcycle have to be planted on the ground and rolling on wheels to be exciting? And what about racing? Why not low altitude racing with some of the the freedom of flying? Want to be clean and … [Read more...]
Ducati Desmosedici 3 Wheeler Concept by Nicolas Petit
After looking over Nicolas Petit's design for the BMW S1000RR adventure bike, I noticed another re-purposed Superbike, this time, starting with a Ducati Desmosedici, he turns it into a trike. Maybe it's a French thing. Although Ludovic Lazareth has built a few pretty incredible trikes, Nicolas pushes the envelope a bit further with this completely over the top transitional … [Read more...]
Lit Motors Self Balancing Fully Enclosed 2 Wheeler Prototype Takes First Slow Test Run
Several months ago, Lit Motors was just showing off their concept and explaining their dream of a gyro stabilized, fully enclosed motorcycle. Just a few days ago, their very early stage prototype, took its first, hesitant test drive under power. The production model, will have two, counter rotating gyroscopes mounted in the frame, spinning at 12,000 rpm, though this first run … [Read more...]
Lit Motors C1 Self Balancing Fully Enclosed Electric Motorcycle
Here's another effort on the electric motorcycle front, the fully enclosed and self balancing C1 from Lit Motors. The self balancing feature comes from gyroscopes mounted on gimbals in the frame, so, once they spin up, the C1 stays upright on its own. It has in wheel electric motors and hub center steering. The video shows it has considerable resistance to tipping over, a … [Read more...]
Bimota V-Rod HDB2 Roadster from Oberdan Bezzi
Oberdan Bezzi's most recent work shows a few variations on the Bimota theme and this one seems interesting, it's another possible mount for Harley Davidson's Revolution V-Twin, he calls it the HDB-2 Sport Roadster. Highly doubtful either the Motor Company or Bimota would go for a design like this, it doesn't fit the accepted ideas of what their brands are all about, but that's … [Read more...]
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