Author Topic: dual scythe suspension  (Read 6320 times)

Offline DRxBMW

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dual scythe suspension
« on: October 13, 2011, 07:52:43 PM »
The 4-wheeled motorcycle? NO, this is not an ATV: Japanese "Tesseract" is a unique dual scythe suspension system, allowing this sleek machine to lean into turns like a motorcycle:

You got to admit, the Tesseract does look BAD Ass !


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1994 K 75 ABS "custom"
2005 F 650 GS

Offline CRASH

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Re: dual scythe suspension
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 10:52:46 PM »
It scares me ... but makes me tingle in funny places at the same time.  ;D
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Offline robleyd

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Re: dual scythe suspension
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 11:16:54 PM »
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Offline Ocelot

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Re: dual scythe suspension
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2011, 08:47:19 AM »
I spotted an MP3 dozen cars ahead on the ride to work this morning. What first drew my attention was a way big windshield reached two feet higher than the rider's head -- so high that if floopped in the breeze -- apparently, this rider does not like wind. As I got close, I spotted the two wheels in front. Tried to get up beside, but I was aboard the KLR, traffic was heavy, and I only had a half mile... so, worked my way up behind but not beside. They are a pretty neat scooter. Piaggio gets a ton of power out of a little engine. Loads of storage. Trick suspension puts lots of weight up high, though; so doing that both fore and aft would make for a whole lot of mechanism up in the air. Hate to get loose ball joints.
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