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Originally Posted by samwichse
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The first time I saw one of those "lean machines" on TV I thought it was going to tip over too.
We just are not used to seeing vehicles lean that much, and motorcycles lack the mass to make it look scary or unnatural in my opinion, plus we have all ridden bicycles and accept it as normal on two wheelers.
Short video below.................
Longer video below............$1.34 a gallon -
oh the outrage of it all. Or is it 34 cents a gallon?
http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogsp...n-machine.html
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"The GM Lean Machine was developed by Frank Winchell of General Motors (USA) in the early 1980's as a concept car. The single seater vehicle is a "lean" machine in the true sense of the word as it leans into corners like a motorcycle whilst keeping the stability of a normal car. The original model was powered by a 15 hp 2-cylinder engine that produced a maximum speed of 80 mph with a fuel economy of 80 mpg at 40 mph. Shortly afterwards a second model was produced that was powered by a larger 38 hp engine. With a total body weight of 159kg this gave the vehicle outstanding performance and the Lean Machine was able to reach 60 mph in just 6.8 seconds with a fuel economy of over 200 mpg."
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