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If you can’t beat the traffic, join it, between the lanes of choked motorways and between the spaces of clogged parking lots. Seating four in comfort, high above one story vehicles, your “model T” rolls on two large wheels, one behind the other.
To balance off-center loads and when cornering, the
SUV motorcycle utilizes hydraulic chassis tilt and active fuel ballasting. The engine is between the wheels, and to enter and exit, one rides the suspended seat from/to the ground. Of course, parking can be done via remote control when there’s no clearance under the seat.
sketch
http://www.geocitie...rjohnnie/mcsuv.html
[FarmerJohn, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
ecomobile
http://www.polysoft...m/ecomobile/c03.htm
[sartep, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
BMW R1150GS Adventure
http://www.bmw-moto.../r1150gsa_main.html
[darsy, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
BMW C1 200
http://www.motobykz.co.uk/Quasar.htm
[FarmerJohn, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Bicycular Segway Prams
http://www.halfbake...ar_20Segway_20Prams
some very similar thinking [FarmerJohn, Oct 04 2004]
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Hah! The sketch certainly got a laugh. + |
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Like a tall ecomobile with possible
need for gyrostablization. |
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I like being high up on the road,
so this is a plus. |
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My first bike was a 22nd hand Yamaha DT125. While it was not the biggest of bikes, I sat as high as a SUV (great visability) and could traffic weave. |
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Plus it cost about a hundred and fifty bucks. |
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Yes, I'm with sartep. This idea definitely needs a mention of gyroscopes. |
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Slight problem with the parking garages. |
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I'd like to see this thing pass the Elk test. |
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Just a pity lane splitting is illegal in most parts of the US, and what a stroke of luck that it's not here in the UK. |
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Just in case you're not already familiar with it, the closest thing to an "SUV Bike" is probably the BMW R1150GS Adventure (see link) |
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I thought you were going to refer to the BMW C1 200, bike with a roof. In Sweden, one must use a helmet even on this, and lane splitting is allowed if the traffic is backed up. |
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Echoes of Professor Pat Pending and the convert-a-car. + |
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That's a very Seussian sketch you have there, {FJ]. [+] |
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Just make sure you don't use Firestone tires! |
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Well *you* return time and again, bm. |
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So does it refill on the fly so as to always have ballast available? But I always figured fuel efficiency was greatest under least load, meaning we should all be fueling up just barely enough to make it to the next fuel station... |
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You have uncovered a glitch in an otherwise nearly perfect design. |
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[blissmiss]: I know he is (I've been here for more than a year now and many of his ideas are some of my favorites), I was just commenting that that sketch reminded me very strongly of Dr. Seuss's drawings (the SUM coming around the corner in particular). |
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FJ, most of your ideas are both great and entertaining, but this is just too cutesy/gimmicky/absurd to merit a vote from me. |
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Well, you might like the next one better. |
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Too cutesy / gimmicky / absurd? BAH! There's no such thing. |
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But where are the cupholders? |
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Did I hear someone say 'gyroscopic stabiliszation of an SUV?' Reminds me of a past conversation... |
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Would it be electric start or cranked? |
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use the motors flywheel as a gyroscope!!!!!! EEEEE! |
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