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Offline a10 gf

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Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« on: 16.04. 2014 01:59 »
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140415-austrias-wild-one 

In 50 years time these will be old classics, with owners clubs and forums about restoring them lol+++


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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #1 on: 16.04. 2014 06:39 »
I think I'll wait for the nuclear model. In the meantime one of these will do. http://www.lotus-motorcycles.com/
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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #2 on: 16.04. 2014 07:07 »
If thats the future of motorcycling I'm glad I wont be there.

Here's what I want but as usual cant have.

A motorcycle with a 32 valve, fuel injected, quad cam V8.

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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #3 on: 16.04. 2014 07:13 »
I don't get how the steering works ? And why the big air dam up front ?
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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #4 on: 16.04. 2014 07:28 »
Center hub steering Pato. Bimota Tesi uses it.
Have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub-center_steering
and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMy5TXhcVcg
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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #5 on: 16.04. 2014 15:45 »
 Looks like it's going backwards..??, but I want one and a lotus....and if the bike comes with her, so be it...80 min. recharge long enough for a quickie- 3.5 hr...one could get tanked first...?

  I saw this in town one day, and again at a pub up the country...called a Transformer, kit bike  ~$120K made in Florida,HD  that's the unlikely looking owner in the background with a stubbie reckons 3 only exist to date...
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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #6 on: 16.04. 2014 22:51 »
Center hub steering Pato. Bimota Tesi uses it.

...or else designed for the Australian market? Bit difficult to avoid the drop bears though... *smile*
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Re: Incredibly ugly + Incredibly high-tech
« Reply #7 on: 17.04. 2014 00:59 »
some will like this one....    some wont... 
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