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Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:03 pm
by ianbcr
Sorry its not BM but came across this, Is this the next best thing to come into biking.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1108 ... ycle-works
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:32 pm
by SP250
No gyros??
Must use at least a 2 axis accelerometer (solid state gyros with no spinning bits) to be able to sense when it is falling over, to then translate that sensor input to a signal to activate the corrective input to the steering head motor that alters the rake angle.
Or it may just be magic, or possibly proximity sensors on each side of the bike (like reverse parking sensors) comparing the distance to the ground and maintaining the same distance on both sides of the bike.
Or - run out of ideas..............
Lets hope it doesn't go the same way as the oval piston Nearly Ready 500.
I like the idea of a grossley overweight BMW K1600 6cyl tourer and just getting off it and it follows you to its parking space with no risk of dropping it.
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:59 pm
by fontana
What I want to say is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO but I can't.
I'm prepared to admit I can see the merit of this.
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:28 pm
by nab 301
Amazing!!
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:36 pm
by Boxermed69
I watched a video of a Honda presentation about all the new tech they're developing the other day. A prototype bike with this system is wheeled out and just left there, balancing on its wheels, while the show continues. Blimmin clever.
Mike
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:43 pm
by fontana
Think of the benefits for disabled riders, and elderly people who sometimes have to go smaller because they find it more difficult to cope a bikes weight.
Unlike a lot of the gimmicks these days, this is good relevant tech.
Bring it on.
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:18 pm
by Boxermed69
fontana wrote:Think of the benefits for disabled riders, and elderly people who sometimes have to go smaller because they find it more difficult to cope a bikes weight.
Unlike a lot of the gimmicks these days, this is good relevant tech.
Bring it on.
...and short arses. Ahem
Mike
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:00 pm
by boxerscott
That is really useful. I can see groups of bikers doing Harlem Shuffles at the lights.
These guys are really smart.
Re: Honda`s Self Leveling Bike
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:34 am
by fontana
boxerscott wrote:That is really useful. I can see groups of bikers doing Harlem Shuffles at the lights.
I am sure that eventually those clever boffins will have been able to engineer it out.
The technology is still in it's infancy.
They still won't give us heated grips as standard though.
Barstewards
