No, I don't want one for Christmas

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No, I don't want one for Christmas

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According to this piece, one of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents is when we fall off when going round a corner 8O .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/c ... 776325.stm
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Clever concept though....wonder how much they're asking for one?.
Not my cup of tea but this idea has been tried and tested before.
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a bike with a steering wheel WTF !!!!!, ok lets buy a car that cant fall over on corners, :problem: like us bikers
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Stratman wrote:According to this piece, one of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents is when we fall off when going round a corner 8O .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/c ... 776325.stm
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Stratman wrote:According to this piece, one of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents is when we fall off when going round a corner 8O .
i actually heard a certain person failed her cbt TWICE cos nobody told her you had to put your foot on the ground when you stop :lol:
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firestorm1997 wrote:Clever concept though....wonder how much they're asking for one?.
Not my cup of tea but this idea has been tried and tested before.
the first ones will cost 24,000 dollars..... :eek2 :eek2 :eek2 :eek2
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$24k to much and you can't plant it on the back wheel!
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Even though it's not exactly going to replace a motorcycle as we know it, it is still a very clever design IMHO.

Who can remember a Top Gear episode from a long time ago where Jeremy Clarkson tested something similar to look at as this one, although nothing to stop it falling over other than an arm that automatically popped out each side just before it came to a stop. Both arms had a small wheel on the end of them.

The one he road tested was driven by a woman and he was a back seat passenger (yes a two seater), I have a feeling the pilot was German, at least foreign.

Can anyone remember that :?: if so find any info on it :?:

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sirch345 wrote:Even though it's not exactly going to replace a motorcycle as we know it, it is still a very clever design IMHO.

Who can remember a Top Gear episode from a long time ago where Jeremy Clarkson tested something similar to look at as this one, although nothing to stop it falling over other than an arm that automatically popped out each side just before it came to a stop. Both arms had a small wheel on the end of them.

The one he road tested was driven by a woman and he was a back seat passenger (yes a two seater), I have a feeling the pilot was German, at least foreign.

Can anyone remember that :?: if so find any info on it :?:

Chris.
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sirch345 wrote:Even though it's not exactly going to replace a motorcycle as we know it, it is still a very clever design IMHO.

Who can remember a Top Gear episode from a long time ago where Jeremy Clarkson tested something similar to look at as this one, although nothing to stop it falling over other than an arm that automatically popped out each side just before it came to a stop. Both arms had a small wheel on the end of them.

The one he road tested was driven by a woman and he was a back seat passenger (yes a two seater), I have a feeling the pilot was German, at least foreign.

Can anyone remember that :?: if so find any info on it :?:

Chris.
this thing in Switzerland? -
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playerone wrote:
this thing in Switzerland? -
Excellent :clap: :clap: that's the very one I was talking about. I'm amazed you found it, I couldn't.

Many thanks Playerone, I'm well made up now :D

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