Flying Bikes!

[Cormanus]

Looks like the flying bike is coming and, of course, the police are getting it first. They don’t look all that comfortable on it, though:

Police on flying bikes to patrol Dubai by 2020

 

[peterbaron]

interesting
no tires, brakes, chain...maybe in$urance will go down as well

 

[Bheezy27403_imp]

I'm not sure what makes that a bike?

 

[KiowaEagle_imp]

Fall off that thing and you'd get chopped to pieces!

 

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Definitely couldn't get me on that thing. Need some sort of shroud over the blades.

 

[the Ferret]

I'd ride one,, no more slick roads, wet leaves, pot holes,gravel, oil or antifreeze slick spots, dead animals in a curve, nails in the road if someone pulls out in front of you go over them,..... I like it. Little noisy though

 

[flynrider]

Not for me. I'm not that kind of Flynrider

I wonder what happens at 60 mph and 16 ft. when one of those motors or propellers gives up the ghost.

 

[peterbaron]

Not for me. I'm not that kind of Flynrider

I wonder what happens at 60 mph and 16 ft. when one of those motors or propellers gives up the ghost.

Gravity kicks in..:huh:

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah, saw this. These will be a slice.

 

[Roper_imp]

Hoversurf, a company in California (where else?) will begin selling them next year. Cost = $150K with rider training included. Weight = 250 lbs of carbon fiber. 25 minutes per battery charge. Hover at about 16 ft with top speed at 60 mph. And yes, the rotors will be enclosed. I think Honda should make them. Honda already makes private jets. We need a Honda rotorbike.

 

[flynrider]

Wonder what laws will apply to these things? They have no wheels, so I doubt they'd be considered a car or motorcycle. If they're considered aircraft, there will be a lot of restrictions about where you can ride/fly this thing. Certainly not over roads in the vicinity of other motor vehicles and pedestrians.

 

[Cormanus]

Good point, Flyn. It will greatly improve the amenity of my ‘hood when these things are zooming about! Not.