Where to from here for motorcycles.

[inlinefour]

Thats right, and they where going to close down the patent office!

Thing is though, was not much longer and they had a major scientific breakthrough and it all started up again...

We are nearing a ceiling in terms of current technology - it's happened a few times in history so far. Look at the boom after the invention of the semiconductor for example.

It will not be long before another breakthrough.

Personally I can see a shift away from electronic chips and moving towards biological computers. Literally organic 'brains'. It's already been thought off - anyone thats seen a few episodes of star trek would understand! LOL

For several years now an Arab country, cannot remember which one, has been developing a computer using live cells. They apparently have figured out how to make the work with the binary code. Throw thousands of live cells in and they reckon they should have a very quick PC. They said nothing about the cncept of cell regenivation or decay, but I was still interested in what was said anyway.

As far as motorcycles going, I think skiddy's full of it again. Of course they will improve and update with the strive to be lighter and faster. I think there are possibly new developments to come through in future and it would be close minded to say definitely not.

One thing I do know is that unless skiddy gets his life together seriously. His direction and that of the modern sportsbike, will never be the same.

[Gubb]

it has come to an age where the limits of design are being pushed to the limit.

Rubbish. Bet they thought the same thing in the 80's. Everything isd always evolving. in 20 years, there will be an invention, that, when we all cast our minds back think "how on earth did we survive without that"?

[RantyDave]

Theres nothing radical going on for sports bikes

Are you having a laugh? We're mere minutes away from 'traditional' ECU's, fly-by-wire and traction control finally being rolled together into an all in one 'smart-er' fuelling and ignition combo and you think there's nothing going on?

Failing that I'd offer the slipper clutch as a source of significant innovation still in the trickle down phase. By "still in" I mean "The Daytona doesn't have one yet".

Dave

[captain_andrey]

Things I'd be interested in are integrated HUD in helmets with all bike manufacturers adopting a common API for data communications to and from the bike. None of that clip on stuff that just displays a couple of numbers. I want FLIR camera, IR headlamps, Image Intensifiers, Image Magnifiers all projected onto the visor, constantly tracking my eyes and overlaying the images in the way I chose. I want GPS data, all the readouts from the engine/fuel systems.

Basically I want everything that an Apache pilot has minus the guns.

[Big Dave]

A number of bikes are already maximum speed governed by the manufacturer.

The governing will eventually be done by the state (Pun intended).

And it will get slower and slower till we all have small capacity rev boxes and then a sub culture of illegal anti-governing 'runner' forces will develop.

There you go - I just started a Science Fiction novel - haven't done one of them yet ;-)

[Forest]

I'd like to see adoption of the systems they use in electric locomotives.

In other words, a small but extremely efficient gas turbine drives a generator, which charges a bank of ultra-capacitors, which deliver power to electric motors, which drive the wheels.

[Stromble]

All Wheel Drive..... Hmm now that could take some engineering

[onearmedbandit]

All Wheel Drive..... Hmm now that could take some engineering

Already been done by Yamaha on a WR dirtbike (which did make it to public sale) and also experimented with an R1.

Linky

KTM are at it as well.

[Stromble]

Already been done by Yamaha on a WR dirtbike (which did make it to public sale) and also experimented with an R1.

Linky

KTM are at it as well.

Very cool, how much fun would that be!

[homer]

Pretty sure you can adjust the ride height of a Goldwing on the fly as it were.

God should bless himself for blessing us with Honda.

Little known fact, Jesus translated into Japanese is Honda.

so jesus , was ghey to

[Headbanger]

so jesus , was ghey to

Thats what all the signs point to, even without the Honda connection.

Little known fact, In Spanish Jesus means pole smoker.


Sad but true.

[homer]

haha i like it ,
take that all you carpenter believers

[Sanx]

As far as motorcycles going, I think skiddy's full of it again. Of course they will improve and update with the strive to be lighter and faster. I think there are possibly new developments to come through in future and it would be close minded to say definitely not.

One thing I do know is that unless skiddy gets his life together seriously. His direction and that of the modern sportsbike, will never be the same.

Oh give it a fucken rest. He asked an innocuous question, which had prompted a few good answer. There was absolutely no need to this kind of petty point-scoring.

[brown13]

[QUOTE=munterk6;1530411]Next step in the evolution of motorcycles will be wings and a propulsion system that emerge from the bodywork like Transformers!


I guess it is named after a bird

[Motu]

And it will get slower and slower till we all have small capacity rev boxes and then a sub culture of illegal anti-governing 'runner' forces will develop.

There you go - I just started a Science Fiction novel - haven't done one of them yet ;-)

I have been to the future - I brought these back from my last trip to 2065,and am selling them now on TradeMe.Just on $1 reserve as I can't bring any fuel back with me...but I'm working on it.The guys riding them are real cool dudes,used to be astronauts when they were kids - but they are on the doll here as they can't get a job in NZ flying spaceships.