the uno: motorcyle meets segway
April 25th, 2008 comments (18) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Think the Segway is just too geeky for your Born to Be Wild bad boy lifestyle? Then check out this cool new motorcycle born at the intersection of Geek Street and Hog Heaven Avenue.
The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.
Designed by 18-year old inventor Ben J. Poss Gulak (and built with the help of a team of bike builders and engineers), the 120-pound motorcycle is so easy to ride, its only control is a single on-off switch. To ride forward, lean forward, to reverse, simply lean back. The degree to which you lean increases or decreases your velocity. By using a pair of wheels, the bike can also make turns based on your side-to-side movements.
The one-of-a-kind motorcycle was recently demonstrated at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto, Canada. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but I’m pretty sure you’ll recognize it if you see it coming down the road.
[Motorcycle Mojo via Nowhere Else]
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April 25th, 2008 comments (18): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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Thanxxx or the BL
Hope’ll find a video about this soon…
Thanks for the post. I am creating a blog devoted to The Uno here:
http://theunouni.blogspot.com
Well, that’s just about the most worthless form of transportation I’ve seen in about 5 minutes.
I saw a plan for this type of thing, only it was more complex and only had one wheel. The thing said it wasn’t going to be made till 2025 its still a concept. After reading about both i must say that this one seems more interesting…at least to me, plus much more easier to operate. That thing should so me mass produced. ^^
How the hell do you do an emergency stop? FACE PLANT?
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thanks
luis miguel
that is so cool i wish i have one
how the hell did you make this. how much was it. will you manufacture them?
I WANT ONE!!!
is there any way i could get one?
I would like to purchase one.
plz send me back. thanks
It is the coolest ride I’ve ever seen! I heard it was electric powered, is that true?
unfortunatelly, it has a immense drawback: unsafe since difficult to come to an unexpected stop
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your handsome……….. how does it turn?????
i gues your hot in that motorcycle…. are you free tonight…?
yo dats mad hot i need one
Looks cool but how fast does it go, how many mpgs does it get and as stated how the hell to stop? one good thing I would look cool on it watching nascar, with a beer and chips!!!!!!:p
super.I like this bike please send me that bike
full details and images.please………….
Wow that is a one of a kind..i like it i luv to see that up close to see it in action…jst seein in the pic jst blew my mind away… but ibn action up close would be the s**t
E-STOP: Ok, when you need to stop in an emergency, you twist the hand grips down(the opposite direction you would to give a motorcycle throttle) which applies emergency braking and the gyro’s work their magic to put you and the Uno into an ideal position to withstand the braking force. You will remain in balance and because your wrists are cranked down your arms can take a lot of load. This combined with the attitude the Uno puts you in gives you a very confident and controlled rapid stop. Actually better than on a typical motorcycle. As your speed decreases the gyro’s adjust the attitude so you return to a normal riding position until you come to a normal stop or release the twist grip which returns you to normal body position and control. Wasn’t that obvious?