The Future?

arcsecond · April 13, 2006, 10:06:34 AM

http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2006/04/09/is_it_still_a_motorcycle_if_its_silent/

How would you feel if your motorcycle was absolutely silent? Put a playing card in the spokes?

-James

3imo · April 13, 2006, 10:08:08 AM

lightwieght or not they can make a better looking one than that.

badguy · April 13, 2006, 10:23:25 AM

Get used to a nearly silent motorcycle? Maybe MAYBE after a while it would seem normal. But 0-50mph in 12 seconds!? Hell no! I might as well be riding a bicycle.

arcsecond · April 13, 2006, 10:24:57 AM

Yeah, that bothered me too. Almost no mention of it's torque, HP, or weight. Very light on numbers overall.

-James

RVertigo · April 13, 2006, 11:05:58 AM

Yeah... Kinda slow huh? Max speed 50 and 0-50 in 12 seconds wouldn't work for me. I have to ride on the freeway...

I'd rather have the ENV than a H#nda Metro.

3imo · April 13, 2006, 11:07:01 AM

It might replace the scooter, but I doubt MC's

roguegeek · April 13, 2006, 11:11:21 AM

Kinda old, no? http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=20110.0

kidcoma · April 13, 2006, 11:17:46 AM

I'm all for alternative fuel powered vehicles but that thing looks horrendous.

arcsecond · April 13, 2006, 11:49:22 AM

Oh, whoops, sorry for the dupe. I knew that was going to happen.

-James

roguegeek · April 13, 2006, 01:22:32 PM

I wouldn't mind one at all. I just need it to look WAY better than that.

RVertigo · April 13, 2006, 01:36:40 PM

You know... If you painted it to look like an animal ('cause it kinda looks like one already), it might not be as funny looking.

Alphamazing · April 13, 2006, 04:08:07 PM

Fuel cells are not the wave of the future. Fuel cells are crap.

Do you know how much energy it takes to get hydrogen? The way we do it now is by splitting water molecules down to H₂ and oxygen. It takes more energy to break apart the water than the hydrogen can release. It's just adding another step to more polution.

Again, fuel cells are crap.

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