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Grand Strand Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	LIT Car-Bike 10/11/11 at 18:43:34 Pretty cool concept. Sort of a cross between a motorcycle, a car, and a segway! http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/10/11/simon-lit-transportation.cnn... Be nice to see if he can make anything from the idea!
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Reply #1 - 10/11/11 at 23:49:51

That's pretty cool...
I just always worry,... what if a gyro fails?...
Secondly,.... I'm not sold on electric...
Batteries,... too heavy, and costly...

Oh,.. and thirdly,... does it have air?... I live in Arizona after all...
Here, we call tiny glass boxes,... solar ovens...

.. but, I am into creative alternatives...
... can't understand why we need 3 tons of transport to haul 12lbs of groceries...
I'd really like to see a side by side, 2 seater, air powered, with similar light weight, and style...
... and maybe,...3 wheels... Huh

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How many of us, will live to see the day?...
Exciting times... Wink

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #2 - 10/12/11 at 02:56:11 Where do you put the groceries, or the golf clubs? Reminds me of the first review of the Smart car I saw. The guy said it was great, except he had to make two trips to take his kids to school. For $16 grand it isn't very much of anything.
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #3 - 10/12/11 at 05:14:40 still cheaper than a new Harley
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #4 - 10/12/11 at 09:25:52 I see no future for that thing, unless they improve the nuts out of it.. complete overhaul.. looks pretty useless to me.. no where to even put my backpack... I can buy one of those or a Triumph Rocket III and a rain suit...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #5 - 10/12/11 at 09:49:42 Incredible coool. Think of this concept being applied to motorcycles in general. Or how about small cars sorta like their prototype, but with a little more room in it. If they made it about 6" wider and 2' longer, it'd have as much utility as the Miata I had for a few years.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #6 - 10/12/11 at 10:00:06 Gyrobob wrote on 10/12/11 at 09:49:42: Think of this concept being applied to motorcycles in general. I've been thinking about that for quite awhile, so I drew up these prototypes:
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Re: LIT Car-Bike
Reply #7 - 10/14/11 at 02:35:27

Serowbot wrote on 10/11/11 at 23:49:51:

... can't understand why we need 3 tons of transport to haul 12lbs of groceries...
I'd really like to see a side by side, 2 seater, air powered, with similar light weight, and style...
... and maybe,...3 wheels... Huh

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How many of us, will live to see the day?...

Bot, there are hundreds of them up here in Sun City...Golf Carts!

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Re: LIT Car-Bike
Reply #8 - 10/14/11 at 06:21:00

Built2Last wrote on 10/12/11 at 10:00:06:

Gyrobob wrote on 10/12/11 at 09:49:42:

Think of this concept being applied to motorcycles in general.

I've been thinking about that for quite awhile, so I drew up these prototypes:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/2/28/20060615172025!Tron_Lig...
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081125225554/tron/images/thumb/2/29/T...

Haha that's what I was thining too. Grin

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Re: LIT Car-Bike
Reply #9 - 10/14/11 at 07:26:10

Serowbot wrote on 10/11/11 at 23:49:51:

. ... what if a gyro fails?...
Secondly,.... I'm not sold on electric...
Batteries,... too heavy, and costly...

I'd really like to see a side by side, 2 seater, air powered, with similar light weight, and style...
... and maybe,...3 wheels... Huh

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It looks like there are two gyros.

"Air powered" You mean compressed air powering an air motor?

Battery technology is a "leaps and bounds" thing these days. There are aircraft now, battery powered, that can haul two people for a few hours. Two years ago this was impossible. I'd think battery power for this kind of vehicle (light loads, not many people, short trips) would be ideal.

3 wheels nullifies their breakthrough.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29294 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #10 - 10/14/11 at 10:14:05 Check this out for a powerplant...
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Re: LIT Car-Bike
Reply #11 - 10/14/11 at 12:27:56

Serowbot wrote on 10/14/11 at 10:14:05:

Check this out for a powerplant...

Cool.

I remember reading several (many) years ago about a flywheel car or bus. Perfectly clean energy. Used electricity and/or regeneration to store energy in the flywheel. It spun in a vacuum at something like 20,000 rpm and used (in effect) air-ride bearings of some sort that had the flywheel almost drag free so it could sit for half a day and only lose a little of the energy stored.

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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #12 - 10/17/11 at 04:54:37 Gyrobus by Swiss Oerlikon company. Back in early 80's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #13 - 10/17/11 at 08:59:29 The flywheel could be used for stability & power.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: LIT Car-Bike Reply #14 - 10/17/11 at 09:12:09 Serowbot wrote on 10/14/11 at 10:14:05: Check this out for a powerplant... Upgrading my S40s engine to an air engine so I don't have to fool around with the gas cap problem anymore.
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