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tilting three wheeler
wildchild - 25/4/06 at 07:52 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4930794.stm

May be of interest to some on here. I was at Bath till I graduated last summer and knew a couple of the guys working on this.


Howlor - 25/4/06 at 07:58 AM

45 degrees looks interesting!


RazMan - 25/4/06 at 08:27 AM

The sporty looks (of the finished model) unfortunately don't match the low performance (60mph top speed) but I love the idea of the tilting chassis - a good compromise between car & bike. I quite fancy building a Locost version!


wildchild - 25/4/06 at 09:09 AM

true, but you don't need more speed than that.

and given how many of those 'pretend sportsbike' gilera scooters I see around (top speed 30mph), looking as though it will go fast is a good selling point whether it does or not.


Steve&Steve - 25/4/06 at 09:28 AM

Another tilting three wheeler going into worldwide production very soon.

http://www.carver-europe.com/

Top speed: 115mph,
0-60: 8.2 sec


wildchild - 25/4/06 at 10:00 AM

and 6l/100km, which is less than 50mpg

I think the two of them have slightly different goals in mind. both look like pretty good fun


trikerneil - 25/4/06 at 11:29 AM

Carver £27,654 !

I'll stick with mine for now!


RazMan - 25/4/06 at 12:16 PM

I can't help wondering about the leaning controls - what happens if you overcook a corner? Would you get drift before you highside?

The Carver looks quite sorted but I have to say that the styling needs more work to look the part.