Another leaning Trike

[SXSMachine]

Heres a Yamaha by Sbarro to scare you

Not only is it ugly you better hope the "caddy" doesn't fall off the front when you hit a bump and you run it over!! I think its scary looking and since it hasn't gone anywhere I think most people agreed!! :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:




http://sbarro.perso.neuf.fr/voitures/Yamaha_xj6_caddy/xj6_caddy.html

 

[SXSMachine]

Toyota made the news recent with its little 3 wheel town car, well this is something completely different!! I'd say its more of a styling exercise at this point but stranger things have happened?? :yikes:

http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-fv2-concept/29664/

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: What were they thinking??? :shocked:

 

[SXSMachine]

:shocked: What were they thinking??? :shocked:

I saw better pictures of it on Tuvie and it more like a Segway for the streets, you're meant to get it going and stopping with leaning and the front and rear wheels stopping falling over at pace (nothing hoolding you in of course) but they are distinctly drawn and shown as road going vehicles!! What the???? :yikes:

In the meatime they are trying to outdo apple i the "i-" space wioth I thinkIve got 4 vehicles there now on Gizmag in the "i-" name space and several other vehicles like the fv2 such as the fv1! lol

Toyota are making a big dip at personal transportation, non-bike or "other" so at least there are thing happening in the field and with all the stuff I was able to find for my predictions post a lot of people are throwing a lot of money at personal transport. Its a great time in engineering and design.

The actual application of it and what people need as you know Bob I would say its simple, not saying its for everybody but it'll change your life, sub $15k and who knows when a factory gets set up and models standardised, you'd have to think its sub $10K dependent on components. Not that I am lecturing you on that!! :thumbup:

By the way have you seen this animation?? This is new.

 

[Bob Denman]

Very nice... :thumbup: It made it real easy to see how that front suspension was put together... :clap:

 

[SXSMachine]

Very nice... :thumbup: It made it real easy to see how that front suspension was put together... :clap:

I wouldnt say that is exactly how it is working as at the moment it shows it as keeping the bike upright (although its all the right shape except the upper a-arm, joint point) where as it more acts as a compression spring between the two wheels (nothing to do with the frame) so when one wheel hits a bump it actually pushes the other wheel towards the ground as the easiest thing to do and if it is already on the ground then the compression and rebound on the suspension comes into play bringing the airborne wheel back to the ground in a swift but controlled manner so it doesnt bounce or anything like. So that the quick description of the coil over shock you see.

Just because I have continually shown the BMW as the quadricycle and this just came through as the trike version I'll put it up.

 

[SNOOPY]

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