Yamaha wearable motorcycle concept will likely remain just that
By Darren Murph 
posted May 23rd 2008 11:28AM
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Gnarly -- it's like the wheelers from "Return to Oz".
I thought the same thing.
How about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Centurions_(TV_series)
Jake Rockwell, rugged land operations specialist!
So, none of you geeks bothered to ask how this thing was powered?
Anyone want to be the one strapped to a gas tank that goes 0 to 60 in 3 seconds. Just imagine if you get clipped..............................
BLAHK!
@ StreetStealth
I was thinking the same thing
I loved the Centurions when i was a kid
i was just watching their an old clip of their show
P.s. this prototype has military use..... and Ironman
How many of you seen one of these?
http://spyder.brp.com/en/
Warning: Full On Flash Based Site Overload for those surf only computers.
actually the "36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators" are so that when you lean forward thus controlling the acceleration of the bike one of the reasons why the two smaller wheels are in the front and the largest in the back offering the lowest wind resistance at the top speeds (leaning forward means accelerating or going faster) you don't need too much safety because if you just stand up you come to a stop some people didn't read it carefully and notice that it said that it PARKS vertically not drives vertically the really bad side to the design is that your neck would hurt you'd practically have to be looking up at about a 30 to 75 degree angle the entire time you were moving plus the capacitor probably becomes useless after only a few hundred charges and on top of that most people would crap themselves or vomit violently if they looked straight and see the ground that close to their nuts
whoops i mean when you lean forward you don't fall down
AWESOME, I want one..
I don't think most people would look good in the spandex. I seen some asses that looked like damn wet pillows.
That's not a bad analogy, wet pillows.
At first glance, I thought it was an R/C vehicle
Looks more like a tricycle to me.
a tricycle that can do 75mph!!
The Aptera hybrid-y super-lightweight car is also classified as a motorcycle.
0 to 60 in 3 seconds? Sweet Jebus I want one.
60 to 0 in 1 second. Warning! Incompatible with life!
And when the wearer prepares to go into flight mode, the frame folds backward into a flying wing.
The jetpack and safety parachute is located in the back.
Mk II will add a Landwarrior combat frame.
Mk III will look like Ironman.
Does anyone remember Axel/Axle from the game Twisted Metal? LoL
The iPhone can't do 0-60 in 3 seconds... Fanboy offtopic looser.
That wa susposed to go to "mnogsd"... Why did it go here???
Do you remember that when Axel (Axle?) got damaged badly enough, one of his arms gets taken down to a stump?
TavisJohn: because you fail at posting /oblig
Now for some funny: http://thecraptastics.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/fail.jpg
It will remain a "wearable motorcycle concept"? I should hope so -- that's what is it right now. I wouldn't expect it to become a banana, or an ironing board.
Sometimes you guys really suck at English.
No, it'll remain a CONCEPT, and not make it into production. If you're going to try and take the piss out, at least use your brain first.
Yap failure.
Exactly... just as you will remain a d1ck.
This is really cool looking imo, and probably no more dangerous to use than present-day motorcycles. I would definitely consider buying one, depending on what its fuel is and how intuitive its controls are. Assuming Yamaha doesn't include it, I will have to create a helmet with a virtual HUD so I can pretend I'm Iron Man while driving on the interstate. Yes, I am a huge geek... Deal with it
well... it would certainly make a much more interesting splatter design on the front bumper of vehicles than current motorcycles.
Unfortunately, this thing looks crazy topheavy compared to present-day motorcycles, and would therefore likely not be capable of the same turns present-day motorcycles are capable of in order to avoid a crash.
Also has anyone ever stuck their hand out a window at 65? Now imagine that same force, applied to the entire front of your body. And for propulsion, it will be using "36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators", so it seems like it would be doing some sort of roller-blade sort of movement..... to achieve 60mph....... in 3 seconds! (That's faster than a McLaren F1, Enzo Ferrari, Lamborghini Murcielago, etc... !!!!! There's no way in hell this thing would be wearable AND capable of that. He's just trying to "uber-hype" it (that's after "super over-hyped"!), and at least it seems he has achieved that.
Anyway, for all those reasons, I would much rather have a conventional bike. They're faster, safer, and you don't have to wear spandex to ride them!
@db40
"36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators" - these are just for the structure. Not sure what they do though.
It's actually propelled by regular electric engines in the wheels and ultracapacitors
It reminds me of those scary wheeler things from Return to Oz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM0RFE3QGAU
If you're joking: LOL!
If you're not joking: Kill yourself... please....
i see what u did there
http://thecraptastics.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/fail.jpg
0 to 60 in 3 seconds.....? Sweet mercy...
I thought Mr Garrison had this whole thing figured out already. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity_%28South_Park%29
It looks like if it accelerated that fast, it would just fall down backwards, unless it's front wheels drive.
The guy who thought this thing up is named "Bumsuk."
Dang.
I guess if life deals you a name like that, you go out and make completely, awesomely badass wearable motorcycle suits that go 0-60 in 3 seconds. I mean, what else CAN you do?
Bumsuk was the class instructor. Loniak is the designer.
It states that in the 2nd sentence.
Does it have any sort of built in bio-recycling system for when I shit myself?
um....junebug to the ballsack...need i say more?
I LOLed at that...
If I'm going to look like Doc Ock I want to be able to throw things.
technically, isnt this a trike?
Dan, I was hoping for something more along the lines of the Veritech Cyclone...
er, that should have been Dang, not Dan... stupid no edit feature.
Dan or dang, neither is really the word 'damn' you were looking for.
LOL, now we have lexicon police, to go with our grammar nazis...
cool, unlike segway.