charliechitlins Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 The skate park stuff is a little "who cares?", but this bike looks like it delivers the goods in the sections... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Looks like the revolution has started ... Linear power ... no smoke ... no noise and you can't stall it ... I wonder if retro kits may become available ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Trouble is they'll only do one lap...... Besides. If they think redically there is no need to stick with the Conventional layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 What bike is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaecowarrior Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'm loving it as a concept. Most people (outside our community) hate off raod sport because of the noise so at least that problem is helped. Motorsport has a massive environmental impact so it's good to try and alleviate that as it would be greener. I think it looks a bit cheap to be honest though but it may be a prototype. I wonder how it would cope on a dirty welsh trial in december ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth29 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I think it looks cool and delivers the goods, it may have a short battery life @ this time but how long before this kind of bike is running in the scot or the only bike that the local council will let run... hats off to the French thay are ont sat on there a*** ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Personally I'd like to see a design use the full potential of Electric motors. For example would a Hub motor be better than one in the conventional position allowing for bigger batteries. Could the Batteries be in the frame? COuld we have a more skeletal fram design really taking the weight and weight distribution to new levels?? Yes they could be the future but I'd like to see more radical thoughts on them. Perhaps that's where British Designers should be looking?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hey Mr. Admin, Can someone merge these topics please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 so when do we all buy our last internal combustion engined trials bike ? 3 years 5 years 10 years how long does the battery last on the bike in the video ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 For example would a Hub motor be better than one in the conventional position allowing for bigger batteries. I wonder if unsprung weight is as deadly to a trials bike as it is to other competition bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bieze Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Trouble is they'll only do one lap...... Maybe that 's trouble for people who are so lucky to have some 'open space' to trial in, at our club one 'lap' is 300 meters.... I would give it a try if I had the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam1 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I like that! No doubt will have cost MEGA BUCKS but it's gotta be the future me thinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbybobby Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Nuclear power cell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliechitlins Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I like that! No doubt will have cost MEGA BUCKS but it's gotta be the future me thinks! I wouldn't bet on it...electric motors are relatively inexpensive, plentiful and easy to adapt to various applications. A motorcycle company would probably not have to develop a proprietary engine...or batteries for that matter. Maybe the money is in a conversion kit. Buy a trials bike with a clapped out engine and convert to electric.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jse Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I wouldn't bet on it...electric motors are relatively inexpensive, plentiful and easy to adapt to various applications. A motorcycle company would probably not have to develop a proprietary engine...or batteries for that matter. Maybe the money is in a conversion kit. Buy a trials bike with a clapped out engine and convert to electric.... And test it under 2009 SSDT conditions..... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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