DaveDragon
Oct 8th, 2007, 11:06 am
Yamaha Tesseract Concept Hybrid 4 Wheel Motorcycle (http://davedragon.rilysi.com/2007/10/yamaha-tesseract-concept-motorcycle.html)
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I came across this Yamaha Concept 4 Wheel Street Bike out on the cloud.
Yamaha has just announced that it will be bringing a bevy of new motorcycle and scooter models to the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. One of the more interesting concepts, which we'll roughly refer to as a motorcycle, is the Tesseract.
Piaggio has a success on their hands in the form of the MP3 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/19/piaggio-will-bring-gilera-fuoco-500-to-america-as-the-mp3-500-an/), which is capable of leaning into turns despite the third wheel. Yamaha has one-upped that with its Tesseract, though, by adding yet one more wheel bringing the total count to four. And yet, nobody would confuse this machine with a car!
Again, following Piaggio's lead with its impending hybrid MP3 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/19/more-on-piaggios-hybrid-scooters-with-pictures/), Yamaha has made this concept a hybrid, boasting both a V-Twin engine of undisclosed size along with an electric motor.
Yamaha claims that the machine is about the same width as a standard motorcycle, meaning lane-splitting could feasibly remain an option and parking shouldn't be too difficult.
The Tesseract has also been equipped with a mechanism to keep the machine upright when stopped or when parked, once again, like the MP3.
I road the MP3 at CCR 2007 at Tan-Tar-A as did several of our members and we all liked the handling of the twin front tires. I just love the innovation that has reentered the Motorcycle Market. Lets hope all of the players will bring new concepts to our beloved Motorcycles.
Source: Yamaha Motors
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I came across this Yamaha Concept 4 Wheel Street Bike out on the cloud.
Yamaha has just announced that it will be bringing a bevy of new motorcycle and scooter models to the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. One of the more interesting concepts, which we'll roughly refer to as a motorcycle, is the Tesseract.
Piaggio has a success on their hands in the form of the MP3 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/19/piaggio-will-bring-gilera-fuoco-500-to-america-as-the-mp3-500-an/), which is capable of leaning into turns despite the third wheel. Yamaha has one-upped that with its Tesseract, though, by adding yet one more wheel bringing the total count to four. And yet, nobody would confuse this machine with a car!
Again, following Piaggio's lead with its impending hybrid MP3 (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/19/more-on-piaggios-hybrid-scooters-with-pictures/), Yamaha has made this concept a hybrid, boasting both a V-Twin engine of undisclosed size along with an electric motor.
Yamaha claims that the machine is about the same width as a standard motorcycle, meaning lane-splitting could feasibly remain an option and parking shouldn't be too difficult.
The Tesseract has also been equipped with a mechanism to keep the machine upright when stopped or when parked, once again, like the MP3.
I road the MP3 at CCR 2007 at Tan-Tar-A as did several of our members and we all liked the handling of the twin front tires. I just love the innovation that has reentered the Motorcycle Market. Lets hope all of the players will bring new concepts to our beloved Motorcycles.
Source: Yamaha Motors
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