Cool 4-wheel 150 cc motorcycle

[Frank Lee]

Ever try to use logic with a gummint official?

[dichotomous]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Ever try to use logic with a gummint official?

funny you should ask, I work for a consulting company gettingpermits for new construction. so yes, everyday, and its quite interesting. once you figure out that they are all on a crusade to get whatever it is they think is important done, appease that to them, they will generally let almost anything else slide. now, getting 2 dozen of them in seperate fields and categories with seperate agendas to agree on a large developement..... well thats why companies like mine exist

[Frank Lee]

Good luck with that then. I know if I were to try licensing that thing and they saw it, I would have some splainin to do.

[hypermiler01]

150cc with twice the inertia, twice the rolling resistance, and nearly twice the frontal area.

fun......

[dichotomous]

drop a couple temp fenders on, one on front and one on back, full coverage just above the ground, noone will notice

[captainslug]

The front suspension is very interesting.
However, the rear suspension looks really flimsy and cramped. I also can't see two shocks back there to corroborate the claim that the rear suspension is independent. All I see is a center mounted brake rotor and a single axle, which would mean only the front suspension is independent. The extra-wide rear footprint will make the turning profile of this thing terrible.

Just too gimmicky. Is basically just a girthy pocket bike with 12x3.5-10 wheels.
http://www.atvdiscounter.com/Motorcy...oductInfo.aspx

I'd rather convert a really light frame motorcycle to electric.

[i_am_socket]

Looks like a good starting point for a very aero'd out little bike. Too bad it'd be too small to ride on streets where the SUV's will run over it without notice. And the 2 extra wheels would have to go. And you'd need an aero backpack to carry anything in. Yeah... better to scrap the whole thing

I believe the 2 extra wheels were necessary for the original V10.

[Christopher Jordan]

Amazing copy! I bet you could get the 250cc version, take a direct side photo to the DMY and licence it here! Gimmicky as heck - might be illegal for some reason, but until the authorities catch on, might fit right in with local alternative bikes! Very clever!!

[dichotomous]

Originally Posted by i_am_socket

I believe the 2 extra wheels were necessary for the original V10.

with an engine the size and weight of the dodge V10, yes, 4 wheels were needed just to hold it upright. though this isnt the only heavy motorcycle, honda's goldwing easily weighs 900lbs and there are some harleys that around around the 900-1000lbs mark, but if I recall the tomahawk was 1200lbs or more, at that point and because the seating position is how it is (very stretched with a very wide spread below the legs, no leverage to the ground) you could never ride it up on stage and hold it there unless you were a WWF wrestler.... and then the bike wouldnt look as impressive cause it'd have a giant on it