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Winter riding with all the mod-cons...
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:21 pm
by DerGolgo
I dunno wether to love or hate it...but it sure is freaky.
BMW K powerplants, retractable landing gear, the works.
http://www.ecomobil.be/
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:11 pm
by Ames
I remember when I saw something similar to this in Wim Wenders "Until the End of the World" and thought it was absolutely badass! I wonder if something like that would be allowed in the U.S.? Too bad I don't read German so I can figure out what they're saying about the thing.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:25 pm
by Photo
Those ecomobils WERE the bikes used in "Until the End of the World" (what a GREAT picture). They were simply painted up as police intercepters. I'd really like to try riding one to see if they have as much steam as they claimed in the report I saw on the Discovery channel some time ago. Very low drag coefficient.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:48 pm
by xtian
it's flemsih, not german
190 HP, 0-60mls:4.9 sec; top speed 325kph/200mph
and 80l left of free space
25 years garantee... carbon kevlar and argon...
I don't see anything about price tho, maybe that's where it hurts
**edit** and it's homologated in the USA. wearing a helmet is FORBIDDEN, but you have to attach the seat belt.
price 62.000 euro aouch!!?? (that was the part in german at
http://www.peraves.ch/einspur.htm
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:01 am
by collegeboy01
nice winter alternative to the cage, huh? Can it be ridden (driven?) with the outriggers down? Hmmm, equip it with Yamaha's two-wheel-drive system and you might really be on to something here!
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:12 am
by DerGolgo
collegeboy01 wrote:nice winter alternative to the cage, huh? Can it be ridden (driven?) with the outriggers down? Hmmm, equip it with Yamaha's two-wheel-drive system and you might really be on to something here!
Apparently the outriggers are only for traffic light stops and stuff like that.
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:22 pm
by rolly
If thats the bike that thinks its a car then this
http://www.carver-europe.com/
is the car that thinks it'a a bike
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:24 pm
by xtian
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:51 pm
by Rabbit_Fighter
Reminds me of the Honda Gyro.
Looks like a hell of a lot of fun. Rather than a Daihatsu engine, why don't they drop a Gixxer 1000 in it?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:26 am
by problemaddict
xtian wrote:**edit** and it's homologated in the USA. wearing a helmet is FORBIDDEN, but you have to attach the seat belt.
Yeah, they're legal here. i nearly rode straight off the road when one passed me as i was entering a corner.
The driver was smiliing like a fool and waving at me. We turned around and caught up w/ him and nearly fell over again when the landing gear dropped automatically at a stoplight.
Then i saw two of them at Lansdale Bike Night. That's where we saw the price tag
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:58 am
by Ames
problemaddict wrote:xtian wrote:**edit** and it's homologated in the USA. wearing a helmet is FORBIDDEN, but you have to attach the seat belt.
Yeah, they're legal here. i nearly rode straight off the road when one passed me as i was entering a corner.
The driver was smiliing like a fool and waving at me. We turned around and caught up w/ him and nearly fell over again when the landing gear dropped automatically at a stoplight.
Then i saw two of them at Lansdale Bike Night. That's where we saw the price tag
SWEET! I think I'd turn around and follow it too. What was the driver's opinion? Did you try and take it for a spin?
