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General Category => Pics and Vids => Topic started by: Alan Stewart on August 21, 2017, 11:06:01 PM
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http://www.tuvie.com/crossbow-motorcycle-an-electric-motorcycle-with-a-canopy-cover-by-phil-pauley/ (http://www.tuvie.com/crossbow-motorcycle-an-electric-motorcycle-with-a-canopy-cover-by-phil-pauley/)
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"itchy hair"
"perfect for the racetrack"
has this person ever ridden a sportbike?
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At temperatures above 65°f, I'm out.
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Given that it's completely open on the sides and back I don't think heat would be an issue, particularly if the overhead "windows" have reflective film applied to them.
It would probably be highly aerodynamic, maximizing range and top speed.
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This is a design concept from 2012: http://www.philpauley.com/crossbow.php (http://www.philpauley.com/crossbow.php)
There are a lot of safety problems with the idea; you wouldn't want to break your neck or skull getting rear-ended, say, by flying into the screen.
I am attracted to having an aircraft canopy as part of an aerodynamic design; it'd just need to very very easily be something that one flew around rather than into in the event of a collision.
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Concepts like that have been tried before (such as BMW's C-1 scooter of the early 2000's). It works - but it just doesn't sell. ::)
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As an added bonus, your tuxedo will still be completely dry when you pull ashore at the beach in your one-man submarine.
(http://www.tuvie.com/wp-content/uploads/crossbow-motorcycle-by-phil-pauley1.jpg)
(http://www.tuvie.com/wp-content/uploads/crossbow-motorcycle-by-phil-pauley2.jpg)
I went looking for a gif of a James Bond dismount of a jetski, but found this instead, which I think is better.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ab/69/82/ab6982916eddccea0b6a800273d691f8.gif)
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This riding position is interesting ...
It looks like my knees would be burred into my chest as I lay across a "tank" and then fully extend my arms just to reach the handlebars. 0__0
But all of that is OK because it looks cool ;)
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"itchy hair"
"perfect for the racetrack"
has this person ever ridden a sportbike?
Agreed. These cosplayers need to go back to Mom's basement.
(http://bonpic.com/wallpapers/large/852.jpg)