Crazy looking futuristic bikes

ecr959 · 10-13-2011, 09:04 PM

Hey, I was just looking around the net, and found these crazy looking concept bikes, at another forum.

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244

Water Warrior 2 · 10-13-2011, 11:12 PM

Thankfully the concept bikes have new ideas that eventually trickle down to real consumers at a reasonable cost. Love the Tomahawk but at half a million a copy it is just bit out of reach.

**jonathan180iq** · 10-14-2011, 10:10 AM

Some of them are more than mere concepts:

:neener:

Water Warrior 2 · 10-14-2011, 08:53 PM

I wonder how that unicycle would handle the twisties at higher speeds ? 2 wheels is as low as I'll go .

5th_bike · 10-14-2011, 09:07 PM

And then since I think 2005, there is the Bimota Tesi:
[attachment=0:zknundaq]Tesi_carbonio1.jpg[/attachment:zknundaq]

mrlmd1 · 10-15-2011, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

I wonder how that unicycle would handle the twisties at higher speeds ? 2 wheels is as low as I'll go .

That should have a really tight turning radius. Just give it a twist to turn it around. The only thing probably keeping it straight on the road is the gyroscopic effect of the spinning wheel.
And if you accelerate fast does it make you lean back, or if you brake hard, could you nose dive? That thing looks pretty tricky to ride and must have quite a computer to keep it safe(?).

If you get into an accident, they'll go nuts looking for the rest of your bike.

Water Warrior 2 · 10-15-2011, 02:06 AM

They should market the bike for people with small parking stalls. IIRC this uni is totally electric too. Turning the power off while riding would be a big oops. So much for the computer and gyros that stabalize the whole thing.

ecr959 · 10-15-2011, 10:37 PM

Man .... this really looks futuristic. Hey, 5th_bike, where did you see that one ?

5th_bike · 10-16-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ecr959

Man .... this really looks futuristic. Hey, 5th_bike, where did you see that one ?

It says in the bottom right corner of the picture "motorcycle.com".
To get it, I google-pictured "bimota tesi".

Bimota has a US website as well: http://www.bimotaamerica.com/
They design bikes around Ducati engines.
The bikes are about as rare as Qvale cars.

The design of one of their other bikes, the Delirio, meanwhile has inspired several other manufacturers (note this one is from 5 years ago):
[attachment=0:1ldbzknp]Bimota_Delirio_2006_01_1024x768.jpg[/attachment:1ldbzknp]

Water Warrior 2 · 10-16-2011, 02:43 AM

So that is where Ducati got some of their hokey ideas. The frame looks like some kid had fun gluing together short pieces of pipe but I'm sure it is plenty rigid and light weight which is the ultimate goal.

10-13-2011, 09:04 PM	#1
ecr959 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Happy in Raleigh,NC Posts: 155	Crazy looking futuristic bikes Hey, I was just looking around the net, and found these crazy looking concept bikes, at another forum. http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244 __________________ Eddie Colon -- Raleigh,NC Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-13-2011, 11:12 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes Thankfully the concept bikes have new ideas that eventually trickle down to real consumers at a reasonable cost. Love the Tomahawk but at half a million a copy it is just bit out of reach.
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10-14-2011, 10:10 AM	#3
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes Some of them are more than mere concepts: :neener: Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-14-2011, 08:53 PM	#4
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes I wonder how that unicycle would handle the twisties at higher speeds ? 2 wheels is as low as I'll go .
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10-14-2011, 09:07 PM	#5
5th_bike Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: HoCo, Maryland Posts: 1,349	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes And then since I think 2005, there is the Bimota Tesi: [attachment=0:zknundaq]Tesi_carbonio1.jpg[/attachment:zknundaq] __________________ 2005 "Saturn Black", stock + tach Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-15-2011, 02:06 AM	#7
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes They should market the bike for people with small parking stalls. IIRC this uni is totally electric too. Turning the power off while riding would be a big oops. So much for the computer and gyros that stabalize the whole thing.
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10-15-2011, 10:37 PM	#8
ecr959 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Happy in Raleigh,NC Posts: 155	WOW, bimota Tesi Man .... this really looks futuristic. Hey, 5th_bike, where did you see that one ? __________________ Eddie Colon -- Raleigh,NC
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10-16-2011, 02:43 AM	#10
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Crazy looking futuristic bikes So that is where Ducati got some of their hokey ideas. The frame looks like some kid had fun gluing together short pieces of pipe but I'm sure it is plenty rigid and light weight which is the ultimate goal.
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