Good lord, wtf is this?
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Meh...this showed up on some other forum a couple days ago. 50 miles per hour...right. That'd be a steep hill.
I'm sure it is fairly stable. As he points out, your COG is below the axles. It's also very complicated, huge, weighs 200 lbs, and won't fit on my roof rack. Oh, and in case anyone didn't notice, the drivetrains are disconnected left and right. That appears to be how one steers, which seems slightly ungainly.
He ends his demo video with a comment along the lines of "so we're just looking for a couple million dollars investment and we'll be ready to produce these things." I think that's the same line Moller used when he showed off drawings of his sky car 40 years ago...and 30 years ago, and 20 years ago, and 10 years ago, and last year.
I'm sure it is fairly stable. As he points out, your COG is below the axles. It's also very complicated, huge, weighs 200 lbs, and won't fit on my roof rack. Oh, and in case anyone didn't notice, the drivetrains are disconnected left and right. That appears to be how one steers, which seems slightly ungainly.
He ends his demo video with a comment along the lines of "so we're just looking for a couple million dollars investment and we'll be ready to produce these things." I think that's the same line Moller used when he showed off drawings of his sky car 40 years ago...and 30 years ago, and 20 years ago, and 10 years ago, and last year.
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Originally Posted by banzai_f16
I was waiting for a 'bent rider to chime in on this one...
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Unlike most of you, I do believe it can easily go 50mph. At that massive weight, it should easily go 50 mph down a small hill.
I just love the quotes. Can you just imagine the one's he didn't post on the website?
I just love the quotes. Can you just imagine the one's he didn't post on the website?
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I'm going to wait for the motorized version.
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I wondered where he went. I hadn't seen him in anymovies lately. So he has been doing sketch comedy about some inventor guy. Man, that Richard Dreyfuss is a funny guy. Did you see the way he stayed in character? Damn, he's good.
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I don't know, the basic idea - of using your arms and legs for power - is kind of interesting. But yea, between the perpetual wheelie and everything else that design is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by bac
South Park anyone??