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Message started by Serowbot on 01/06/17 at 08:50:57

Title: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by Serowbot on 01/06/17 at 08:50:57

Not sure,.. did they fix motorcycling's biggest problem,.. or suck all the life out of riding?....
:-/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeszAterN3M
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeszAterN3M[/media]

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by philthymike on 01/06/17 at 09:37:18

Wow! So now when the robots become self-aware and decide to destroy humanity we can't even outrun them on motorcycles. Just great, there goes my escape strategy! >:(

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 01/06/17 at 10:05:43

Just made riding drunk easier, not sure if that's good or bad !
Your thoughts on that Bot ! ;D

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by SALB on 01/06/17 at 10:21:01

If it had an on/off switch and only engaged at speeds under two miles an hour, it might be useful at stop lights/stop signs and when traffic is at a tedious crawl. :-/ On the other hand, all these electronic nannies are taking the joy out of life. :(

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by springman on 01/06/17 at 11:01:36

Why bother having a dog when you can have a motorcycle that will follow you!!!

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by HAPPYDAN on 01/06/17 at 11:25:30

That's cool, but I'm waiting for the Virtual Reality Motorcycle Riding system that will allow me to wear my video helmet and sit on my Sim-Cycle and ride to my heart's content without leaving the comfort and safety of my living room. ;D I can hear you laughing, but there were skeptics of airplanes, atomic bombs, computers and cell phones, too. What's next? The Matrix? More and more, I believe Ted Kaczyinski (Unabomber) was right, just spread his message the wrong way.

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 01/06/17 at 12:15:06

I would throw all that digital crap ina hole in the back yard ! Nothing replaces a motorcycle! As long as I can still buy gas Ruttly will be leaving a Bigfoot sized carbon footprint with my motorcycles ! Keep it simple !
It's the best thrill for me , I love to ride !

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by engineer on 01/06/17 at 12:46:42

Most older guys I know who have to give up riding do it because the bikes get too heavy for them. Moving them in and out of a garage gets difficult and they worry about dropping them either in the garage or at stops and then being embarrassed because they can't pick them up without help.

This Honda takes care of both those problems, it also means that a guy with a bum leg or no lower leg could ride. I think it is a great thing.

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by Kris01 on 01/06/17 at 12:59:47

4056415C44515C47330 wrote:

... or suck all the life out of riding?.... :-/

My vote!

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by Steve H on 01/06/17 at 16:18:30

I can see the benefit for someone who has balance problems, a bum leg or some other physical reason he can't ride. It could allow them to enjoy riding.

Since it self-balances, does it fight you leaning into a turn? Does it get all confused with countersteering and try to help you lean the wrong way? Does it decide how far you should lean when taking a curve? What happens when its position sensor takes a hit and needs recalibrating? It now thinks a 30º lean is straight up? It's one more thing to BREAK! How may state vehicle inspections will say 'if it's on there, its gotta work' requiring hundreds of dollars in repair costs?

Great idea but no thanks. Just because we can, does that mean we should?

There goes my bugout plans for when the zombie apocalypse happens if they can ride.

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by old_rider on 01/06/17 at 16:23:28

I think they stretched it a little bit on the auto-follow thing.... I could almost believe the self balancing, but where is the large spinning gyro that counter-balances it? and how far will it lean before it falls over?

I am a born skeptic until I see the thing first hand.

I have been following the original self-balancing motorcycle for awhile, http://litmotors.com/
They have been at it for about five or six years... been awhile since I looked back on the site.

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by oldNslow on 01/06/17 at 16:43:16

Quote:

A switch on the handlebar to turn the system off would take care of that. Like the switch on ABS equipped ADV bikes that lets you turn off the ABS when riding off road.

I don't think it matters much though. The chance of seeing something like this on a production motorcycle is pretty slim I'd guess.

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by engineer on 01/06/17 at 17:48:48

The bike only self balances at 2-3 mph. There is no gyro, the steering head angle changes so the forks are way out and it makes small steering adjustments to shift the wheel from side to side to keep it balanced.

It doesn't change the riding experience. Here are a couple articles but there is a better one somewhere, just can't find it now.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a32162/honda-just-invented-a-self-balancing-motorcycle-that-never-falls-over/

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/01/06/hondas-self-balancing-bike-stands-alone.html

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by MMRanch on 01/06/17 at 21:25:24

I don't think I like Honda anymore ! :(

So they won't get away from :Chains on most of their bikes (crazy) , belts are soooo-much better !
But they will go to self balancing ... ? :-/

I'll bet a re-introduced Honda 360 twin or 500 twin version , (as much like the original as could be ) would sell really good next year , especially if it had kick and electric start . 8-) (compete with Yamaha 400 ).

Title: Re: Honda Self Balancing Motorcycle
Post by HAPPYDAN on 01/08/17 at 07:40:06

110311030E1D121F145C0 wrote:

You, Sir, are a man after my heart. I owned a CB360T, sold it in 1979. Great bike. With the 6-speed tranny and butter-smooth shifting, it was actually a nice highway bike as well as nimble around town.