The Monowheel

Cal25 · 07-26-2010, 01:02 PM

Link to video:

Caught just a glimps of this on TV this weekend. Had to check it out.
It appears to be quite unstable especially when stopping. If you notice the rider spent alot of time with his feet down and he rolled through all the stop signs. Still pretty awsome idea though.

FastDoc · 07-26-2010, 01:10 PM

Seems like a (dangerous) answer to a question nobody asked... :?

Clever engineering though.

MICRider · 07-26-2010, 08:34 PM

Pretty good pile up at the end too. If I recall correctly he got hurt pretty bad in that crack up. He had a smaller one powered by a small (snowmobile?) engine as well. Be a fun one to ride with long hair!

Cal25 · 07-26-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MICRider

Pretty good pile up at the end too. If I recall correctly he got hurt pretty bad in that crack up. He had a smaller one powered by a small (snowmobile?) engine as well. Be a fun one to ride with long hair!

Ouch!! I did not even think about that angle. Getting your hair caught would ceartainly scalp you.

katoranger · 07-26-2010, 09:02 PM

Did you follow the link to the commercials they are in?

Nice concept, but the stability when stopping seems questionable?

Allen

katoranger · 07-26-2010, 09:07 PM

The 5hp version with some riding impressions.

Cal25 · 07-27-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

The 5hp version with some riding impressions.

That video seems to end the same way----- with a crash LOL

katoranger · 07-27-2010, 09:19 AM

I think it is too difficult to ride to be considered street safe.

Just not stable at low speeds and braking.

Cal25 · 07-27-2010, 10:08 AM

The smaller one did seem more reasonable though. Would like to see a loop as the rider of the smaller one hinted at. Wonder why they utilized a lawnmower based engine instead of motorcycle based? Would seem to me a steadier throttle control could be achieved with a motorcycle engine.

TurboT · 07-27-2010, 06:49 PM

Amazing how someone can have such a strong engineering mind to design and make something like that, but then not have enough common sense to wear some proper gear to test it out.

What's he doing wearing jeans, a muscle shirt and half a helmet?! Lucky he's still walking the earth IMO.

FastDoc · 07-27-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboT

Amazing how someone can have such a strong engineering mind to design and make something like that, but then not have enough common sense to wear some proper gear to test it out.

What's he doing wearing jeans, a muscle shirt and half a helmet?! Lucky he's still walking the earth IMO.

Imagine if that engineer got together with our own Wild Alaskan! 8O

katoranger · 07-27-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

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Originally Posted by TurboT

Amazing how someone can have such a strong engineering mind to design and make something like that, but then not have enough common sense to wear some proper gear to test it out.

What's he doing wearing jeans, a muscle shirt and half a helmet?! Lucky he's still walking the earth IMO.

Imagine if that engineer got together with our own Wild Alaskan! 8O

Maybe Jet powered? 8O

SpudRider · 07-28-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboT

Amazing how someone can have such a strong engineering mind to design and make something like that, but then not have enough common sense to wear some proper gear to test it out.

What's he doing wearing jeans, a muscle shirt and half a helmet?! Lucky he's still walking the earth IMO.

My thoughts, exactly! Who test rides such an unstable vehicle without protective gear! 8O :roll: It scared me right from the start to see him riding with his feet down! :(

Thank you for posting the interesting video, Cal.

Spud

07-26-2010, 01:02 PM	#1
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	The Monowheel Link to video: Caught just a glimps of this on TV this weekend. Had to check it out. It appears to be quite unstable especially when stopping. If you notice the rider spent alot of time with his feet down and he rolled through all the stop signs. Still pretty awsome idea though.
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07-26-2010, 01:10 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Seems like a (dangerous) answer to a question nobody asked... :? Clever engineering though. __________________ Happy to serve.
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07-26-2010, 09:02 PM	#5
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Did you follow the link to the commercials they are in? Nice concept, but the stability when stopping seems questionable? Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-26-2010, 09:07 PM	#6
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	The 5hp version with some riding impressions. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-27-2010, 09:19 AM	#8
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I think it is too difficult to ride to be considered street safe. Just not stable at low speeds and braking. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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07-26-2010, 08:34 PM	#3
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Pretty good pile up at the end too. If I recall correctly he got hurt pretty bad in that crack up. He had a smaller one powered by a small (snowmobile?) engine as well. Be a fun one to ride with long hair!
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07-27-2010, 10:08 AM	#9
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	The smaller one did seem more reasonable though. Would like to see a loop as the rider of the smaller one hinted at. Wonder why they utilized a lawnmower based engine instead of motorcycle based? Would seem to me a steadier throttle control could be achieved with a motorcycle engine.
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07-27-2010, 06:49 PM	#10
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Amazing how someone can have such a strong engineering mind to design and make something like that, but then not have enough common sense to wear some proper gear to test it out. What's he doing wearing jeans, a muscle shirt and half a helmet?! Lucky he's still walking the earth IMO.
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