Engineering!

[Epsilon]

http://link.brightcove.co...35797252?bctid=1729330625

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Epsilon

So I asked myself "How can I make motorcycles more dangerous?"

[Bob Schroeck]

That's new footage, but I've seen that beastie before. Are they any closer to actually building it? The start looked like film of a very detailed
mockup, if not the real thing itself.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Sweno]

I would be a little worried about small debris kicked up by the cars in front of you, normally there is something between you and the road.

It looks like that is not the case here.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy

[Sofaspud]

I saw this (not in action) on a Beyond 2000 segment.

Which, sadly, just means someone built a mock-up, but, still.

I foresee another Segway...

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

[WengFook]

Okay. I hope the belt's holding you onto the whole thing are made of some sturdy stuff since it seems like that is all between you and a red smear on the
ground
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

[Valles]

I can just imagine being around semis on highways when its slushy and snowing out.
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

[Black Aeronaut]

... Actually, something like this can be better in hazardous conditions because unlike any other vehicle out there, you can radically shift the center of
gravity to give you greater control. You can't even do that on a motorcycle (though you can certainly destabilize yourself).

As for issues with becoming a red smear... Last time I check, safety gear used in super-bike racing does a bang-up job in keeping people intact. With a bit of
work, I can see this offering even better protection (seeing as you wear it and all...). And I wouldn't worry about road debre overly much. That's why
there's a company called Underarmor these days.

[Epsilon]

The problem is that in motorcycle crashes you actually want to be thrown clear and rely on your body armor to protect you (leathers or motorcross armor or what
have you) and you still usually end up with broken bones and so on. If you crashs this thing... well lets just say that having several hundred pounds of
machinery twisting into a pretzel with you inside it is bound to not be pretty.

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Epsilon