I havn't seen many of these built.....

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Dan

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LOL Born. 2 Wheels are scary enough. Can you imagine riding that thing in city traffic?

Emergency stops would not be fun. I still want one.
 

bigbutterbean

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Saw a very similar design recently in a movie called Lockout, though I believe the bike in the movie had a slightly longer front end. Could have been a regular bike with the image manipulated though. The background in that scene was computer animated. I still thought it was bada$$. Gotta wonder though, how the heck do you park that thing? I get that it must have a counterweight somewhere to keep it balanced while driving, but how does it stay upright when parked?
 

Pilotgeek

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It balances in a similar way to the Segway. It senses how much forward lean it has on it, and accelerates to balance. Parking it is a good question... I imagine it has a big tripod kickstand or something.
 

Allen_Wrench

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Just one thing scares me about those: say your tire has a blow-out at somewhere above 35 mph. Motorcyclist, thou art surely toast.