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Re: How about reading the article...

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Originally posted by Gui Cavalcanti
The motorcycle has next to nothing to do with Honda, first of all. The article even states that it's an independent project done by some guy who gets unofficial help from a Honda engineer, and that Honda is not interested in pursuing the idea at this time.

The actual vehicle is 3-wheeled in design, not 2. The rider leans forward and the vehicle flattens itself out and increases speed - it gets to a point where the rider is essentially only a couple of inches off the ground and moving at 60 miles (or kilometers, I forget) an hour. Here's an ASCII:

Upright, stationary:
__
/ ||
/ | |
O 00

At speed:

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O---====---00

The only thing the guy is pulling from the Segway is the system of leaning to translate into speed.

This would not transform into a Segway, by the way. It's simply a funny-looking, flat-terrained 3-wheeled motorcycle.

Wrong, it can be used in 3 ways

1. Segway like 2 wheel, with the 3rd under the body not touching the ground
2. Like a regular "Croch Rocket" motercylce (with leaning for controle)
3. The one you discribed riding only inches from the ground

Re: How about reading the article...

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Oh! That one! Now I remember seeing that article. Looked a bit small though...

Here it is in case you are wondering:

Article here: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/auto/ar...384518,00.html