Motorcycles in 20 years?

[Big Dave]

Gaze into your crystal ball and report on the state of motorcycledom in the 30's here:

[HenryDorsetCase]

legislated out of existence. We will all be wearing spacy overalls and have jetpacks and flying cars. Antigravity will be perfected, and the equivalent of the motorcycle will be the sky cycle. Anti aging treatments will be available to the rich, so instead of my chronological age of nearly 70, I will have the immune system and body of a 25 year old Adonis, coupled with the wiles and orneryness of an old man.

[Gremlin]

I remember the Beyond 2000 show, predicted all sorts of stuff like flying cars

Self drive cars will probably be a reality within a decade (all the tech is pretty much in place already) but I think bikes will still be in their current form, albeit a blanket standard of ABS, traction control etc. Active suspension is already here.

[pzkpfw]

legislated out of existence. ...

That bit wouldn't surprise me.

[jim.cox]

The only new bikes available will be just scooters, all electric, power limited to about the same output of a current 125cc learners

[willytheekid]

legislated out of existence..

...+1 (So sadly true)


So...in 20yrs...It looks like I will be going down fighting! (As will ALOT of you mad buggers)




...mind you, I am open to "parley"....but they had better have a flying motorcycle to bargin with!

[Big Dave]

I remember the Beyond 2000 show, predicted all sorts of stuff like flying cars
.

I'd start by looking at what we had 20 years ago and try and extrapolate through what we have now. But exponentially decrease the progress time scale.

>insert Dr Who theme<

I've got other stuff to research currently. (components used on wild choppers.)

[unstuck]

Fuck that, It is illegal for me to ride now, but I do. I will still be riding in 20 yrs, ALLAH willing.

[Big Dave]

...+1 (So sadly true)

I don't subscribe to the pessimists view at all. Individual personal transportation is a logical solution to many big city problems and will actually evolve more rapidly.
Most likely electrically.

Tis the day of the car that is numbered.

There will still be motorcycles - their means of locomotion may change as will their rulez.

[bogan]

I'll have approximately 20 more than I do now. CBRs will have another 9 Rs added to the end to designate the race spec model.

And people will have stopped whinging about how shit electrics will be

[ducatilover]

They'll all be heavier and slower than they are now, they'll sound like a gnat coughing through a straw.

Harley Davidsons will still be fucked useless shit, selling on a brand name that means absolutely nothing to people wanting to purchase their motorised sheepskin.

I'll still be pulling apart and ruining old heaps of crap.

Not much will change, bet ya $200 (that'll be enough to buy the thought of having a smoke)

[Scuba_Steve]

Biking in 20yrs? expensive. Hi-Vised. AGATT. Caged. expensive or non-existent life/health (ACC) insurance or at-least heading that way
It could be left to a few "rebels" willing to defy stupid & oppressive laws. But then again there's always a chance we could get some intelligence as dictating party too... albeit a VERY slim one

[steve_t]

I remember the Beyond 2000 show, predicted all sorts of stuff like flying cars

Self drive cars will probably be a reality within a decade (all the tech is pretty much in place already) but I think bikes will still be in their current form, albeit a blanket standard of ABS, traction control etc. Active suspension is already here.

I loved Beyond 2000! Though, I can't remember much of what I saw.

I can't wait for self drive cars. It is apparent that the average driver is a complete retard and so for their own safety and the safety of others, cars driving themselves is a logical eventuality. I guess we'll have to reserve driving for fun for race tracks and other private arenas. This might be closer to 2050 than 2030 but I reckon it'll happen

[bogan]

They'll all be heavier and slower than they are now, they'll sound like a gnat coughing through a straw.

Harley Davidsons will still be fucked useless shit, selling on a brand name that means absolutely nothing to people wanting to purchase their motorised sheepskin.

I'll still be pulling apart and ruining old heaps of crap.

Not much will change, bet ya $200 (that'll be enough to buy the thought of having a smoke)

So, pretty much the same changes we saw in the last 20 years then?

[ducatilover]

So, pretty much the same changes we saw in the last 20 years then?

Exactly!
They will be more economical though. And Hondas will become even uglier? (I swear they forgot how to make a nice looking bike)