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sl8

(13,896 posts)
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:22 PM Jan 2020

I don't want a pickle ...

but I'd sure like to ride my motor-sickle:



RUNAWAY STUNT BIKE GONE WRONG

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Published on Feb 1, 2017

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I don't want a pickle ... (Original Post) sl8 Jan 2020 OP
Page doesn't exist lillypaddle Jan 2020 #1
Thanks - try this: sl8 Jan 2020 #2
Wow, never seen a self-balancing motorcycle before. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #3
That's what got me as well. Stayed upright even when bumped. Fla Dem Jan 2020 #4
I can also see some very dangerous failure modes in that control system.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #5

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
3. Wow, never seen a self-balancing motorcycle before.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:20 PM
Jan 2020

From a quick search (somewhat dated)......

5 self-balancing motorcycles
The use of gyroscopes is the next bike thing in motorcycle safety, especially aiding the very new and very old riders among our ranks. Here are five of the best self-balancing bikes
January 25, 2017

Link: https://www.bikesales.com.au/editorial/details/5-self-balancing-motorcycles-105635/

Can't imagine the cost of such a bike, especially the BMW.

KY........

Fla Dem

(23,753 posts)
4. That's what got me as well. Stayed upright even when bumped.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 11:11 AM
Jan 2020

Seem to me that while a safer ride, it takes the challenge out of bike riding. You could put any numb nut on the bike.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
5. I can also see some very dangerous failure modes in that control system....
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 11:35 AM
Jan 2020

just like in autonomous cars and trucks. Human complacency and lack of attention to detail often kills.

But, as with many of capitalism's most daring adventures for profit, we must not voice skepticism.....

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