I have seen quite a few new bike trends lately, from three wheelers to four wheelers. I like to ride motorcycles. I am not sure what the experience would be on one of these new style bikes. From what I hear they are not as easy to handle and not as fun to drive. As of right now they just have the cool factor. The first one I have seen a bit of is the Can-Am Spyder. This is a three wheeled bike with $15,000 price tag. Not a bad price. Can-Am is made by the makers of Sea-Doo jetskiis. Our local dealer chose not to carry the rides (because of the need to support it), so I can check them out at other regional dealers.
Coming from Bavaria we have the GC Quadster. This looks nice. It has a ways to go to be street legal in the US, but it would be fun on the strip.
The final vehicle will probably never be produced, though it is something that I would love to get on the highway with. It is a yamaha concept (Deus Ex Machina). It looks odd in the picture, but once on the road at higher speeds, the front two wheels would expand forward and have the driver almost laying flat out face down. Your riding position starts in an exoskeleton that looks very futuristic. Again, I would love to get into one of these to see how it rolls on the highway.
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May 27th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Sign me up on that last one - looks fresh!