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Wearable Motorcycle Design

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the form-over-function dept.

A motorcycle design student recently came up with a wearable motorcycle design that, while cool, is unlikely to see public adoption. The bike would be capable of doing 0 to 60 is just 3 seconds with a top speed of 75 miles-per-hour and would theoretically be controlled by 36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators. I would imagine the results of a crash would be much like being strapped to the hood of your car during a collision — bonus points for form, however.

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  1. Just make sure to have a camera rolling by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    when this thing hits a pothole.

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  2. Wait... by Oxy+the+moron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean I can now be one of those robot overlords that everyone is so eager to welcome?

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  3. Re:Dangerous, huh? by pha7boy · · Score: 3, Funny

    tanks are even better then that. Safety First

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  4. can't wait to see by butterflysrage · · Score: 4, Funny

    what will happen the first time a truck going the other way tosses a pebble up to about crotch height.

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  5. Re:Why wearable? by stoofa · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Wearable' (adj.) description of any garment that allows the wearer to wander through a crowded London pub without starting a fight on a Friday night.

    This isn't wearable.

  6. Re:Where do I sign up? by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like fun. Yes, but what they don't show are the penis shaped "safety devices" that you must shove up your ass before using the device. And the penis shaped steering device that you control with your mouth.
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  7. Crash results. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 2, Funny
    I would imagine the results of a crash would be much like being strapped to the hood of your car...

    In Soviet accident, Yamaha Deus Ex Machina wears you!

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  8. Re:Why wearable? by Drooling+Iguana · · Score: 4, Funny

    But would someone wearing it be an Autobot or a Decepticon?

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  9. Re:Why wearable? by damn_registrars · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Wearable' (adj.) description of any garment that allows the wearer to wander through a crowded London pub without starting a fight on a Friday night.
    Well now I'm not so sure. I figure if you can wander through a crowd at 75mph, you shouldn't have to worry much about anyone starting a fight with you.

    Though the "garment" part of the definition might not fit this item well...
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  10. Re:Why wearable? by monkeyboythom · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is not the Tron I am looking for. There should be a glowing stick somewhere in the design...

  11. gravel gravity by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd recommend wearing at least an athletic cup. At any kind of speed loose gravel and pebbles will make it feel like you're being attacked by a swarm of stinging bees.

  12. brilliant by nguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    the frame bends so as to lean the rider forward thus lengthening the wheelbase and moving the center of gravity forward.

    This means riders crash head-forward into things. That eliminates disability and pain. Great design!

  13. Re:Dangerous, huh? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always though an ejector seat and a small, rapidly deploying parachute might help. :-)

    Safety sticker for same:

    WARNING: Do Not Crash or Otherwise Eject in Tunnel or Underpass! WARNING!

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