Comments on: Lit Motors unveils fully-enclosed electric motorcycle that won’t fall down

By: shadow53

shadow53 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:33:02 +0000

I believe this should be called a ‘Inline two wheeled vehicle” much like inline skates.Don’t get me wrong,I think it’s awesome.What about riding in high winds? With a ‘cab’ it will be whipped around quite a bit.There should be more description on how steering works at low speeds.

By: Badgersettuk

Badgersettuk — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:06:06 +0000

Depends where you live. Certainly in the UK if you have to look through the windscreen then you are required by law to have a windscreen wiper. You are also required to have a rear view mirror in most countries in the World. It’s a concept and not practical. If it ever makes the road I’m willing to bet it will be twice that size with about 75% of claimed performance.

DRS

By: Philip Christian

Philip Christian — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:41 +0000

I get your point, but motorcycles dont be rear view mirrors or wipers either…the video shows that there appears to be plenty of room behind the driver’s seat

By: Badgersettuk

Badgersettuk — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:38:49 +0000

There's no engine or batteries inside that m/cycle and there's not room for them either. What about windscreen wipers, what about rear view mirrors. It's the usual design students concept rubbish which will never work in the real world. I'm not going to hold my breath.

DRS

By: Philip Christian

Philip Christian — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:01:46 +0000

looks good to me. I would have loved to see this with a regular motorcycle engine though so that the performance could be a lil better…but i’d definitely get one

By: PNB

PNB — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:33:54 +0000

Neither the claims, nor the figures add up. When I’ve seen a full-size prototype swerve through cones, survive a sideswipe without falling over and keep running for 150 miles of normal driving, THEN I might believe that these claims are not just pie in the sky. But even if such a machine could be made to work as claimed, the price is ludicrously optimistic and the amount of batteries and other ‘stuff’ required for a fully enclosed vehicle simply will not fit in the space available. AND there’s not nearly enough steering lock! PNB