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    Default Motor cycle with 2 front wheels

    Watching Le Tour I noticed that some of the motorcycles have 2 front wheels. How on earth can one corner with them i.e. lean into the corner?
    If Australia is a democracy why, then, is voting compulsory?

    "What has changed between the arrival of the First Fleet and today?"
    "Wearing leg irons is now not required."



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    You can see in the still frame the mechanics of the geometry ..clever stuff
    Last edited by wotnot; 10-09-20 at 12:25 PM.

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    One has to ask, "Why?"

    Probably sell as well as 3D TV.
    If Australia is a democracy why, then, is voting compulsory?

    "What has changed between the arrival of the First Fleet and today?"
    "Wearing leg irons is now not required."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    One has to ask, "Why?"
    Because they will come up with something on the sales material to make people think it's better than any other bike. An amount of people will buy it for no other reason than " It's Different".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guiseppe View Post
    One has to ask, "Why?"

    Probably sell as well as 3D TV.
    Lol ... or Samsung folds? =)

    You ride? Watching the ewetoob vid, the first thing that flashed thru my mind, was what the thing would be like under braking...lets make it harder and say braking mid-corner =)

    I look at that thing, and another image quickly appears of your typical all terrain Russian transport aircraft under-carriage...well, half if it anyway ; needs 2 trailing rear wheels as well...lol.

    You'd have to ride it, yeah? If for no other reason to actually know how different it feels between bars & seat of your pants, and here, guaranteed, it's gunna feel different. If you just look at it surface glance from a rider's perspective, ...you'll.... lol ...have to really think about pulling a power wheelie on such a thing....bound to be ABS at a guess, to avoid nutters like me trying to stand it on the front wheel...err...wheels on the front brake.. then you gotta think about what the tyre/tarmac footprint pressure is, when you've effectively halved it per front tyre.

    This is one of those things that you gear up for and go to the local dealership as a prospective buyer, so you can take one for a test ride to know if they've achieved anything, no doubt in my mind about that.

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    I like it , dont know how well it would sell ( $$$$) or if i'd ever buy one , but i can see the potential for someone who wants to step up to a more stable sportie .

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    Looks like added complexity just for the sake of it, i don't see any real benefits. There are scooters with double front wheels but they are smaller and the wheels are closer together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VroomVroom View Post
    I like it , dont know how well it would sell ( $$$$)
    In the vid they were talking around euro 15,000.
    If Australia is a democracy why, then, is voting compulsory?

    "What has changed between the arrival of the First Fleet and today?"
    "Wearing leg irons is now not required."

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    Saw one tonight as an escort Vehicle in the Tour d France.

    My father saw it and said " Is that a Bike for Dickheads who can't ride?"
    I said No, it's for the typical Dickheads that will pay too much money because " They want to be Different " even if different isn't as good as being the same.


    Reminds me of the Yuppie that was Asking about my fireblade once and saying to his Girl Friend He'd buy one if she liked it. Made a big thing about going and Buying one tomorrow till he asked what the gear lever was and then confessed he couldn't Drive a Manual and why didn't they make them in " Automatic"?
    I said because even the women that ride them have no trouble with a manual and it kept incompetent people who shouldn't have superbikes off the things.
    I pointed out he could get step through or a scooter in automatic. Even the GF laughed at that.

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    It's not my cup of tea

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    It I wanted a trike, I'd never have left kindy!
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