Technabob » ride http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Icon’S Fighter Jet-Inspired Motorcycle http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/08/icons-fighter-jet-inspired-motorcycle/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/08/icons-fighter-jet-inspired-motorcycle/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:30:48 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=5904 The Blue Hawk’s got nothing on this one. ICON’s Warthog motorcycle is based on a US Air Force fighter jet bearing the same nickname. It has an 800-watt MTX Audio system, an 8″ LCD Screen, and a rear view camera.

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What’s that Shaider? Yes. That is indeed a front-mounted minigun.

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The Warthog’s profile adds, “The motor, much like the stereo, was designed to thump. Dyno’d at 188 RWHP, it’ll stomp just about any ‘show’ bike on the circuit today.”

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I don’t know what the hell “dyno’d” means. All I know is that this motorcycle has a minigun.

[Icon via dvice]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/08/icons-fighter-jet-inspired-motorcycle/feed/ 5 The Uno: Motorcyle Meets Segway http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/25/the-uno-motorcyle-meets-segway/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/25/the-uno-motorcyle-meets-segway/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:16:45 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2116 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]]> 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.

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The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.

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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.

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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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They captured all of the fun and festivities in this video clip:

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I wouldn’t want to be the one sitting in that chair. I’m feeling a bit nauseous just looking at it.

[via High T3ch]

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