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A Motorcycle You Can Wear [PIC]

popsci.com — This motorized exoskeleton concept looks like the lovechild of Ironman and a Segway—but is it the future of transportation?

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  • HafizD, on 05/31/2008, -3/+23super cool!
    http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2008/05/art-cent ...
    • ElbertF, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6Until you have a frontal crash with a regular bike.
      • rctech, on 06/02/2008, -0/+2Guess where the front wheel is gonna hit ya? Ouch...
      • lis880, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1Yea crash and you're done
  • queenmoweeny, on 05/31/2008, -1/+10I wonder how long it takes to get into that thing... very cool though!
    • AmericansRevolt, on 06/01/2008, -0/+0i wonder how long until it rips your arms off too
    • ComradeRikhi, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Well you can start by buying me a drink....
  • Angelix, on 06/01/2008, -8/+3It gonna be a huge sale for the people with leather/mask/glove/wheel fetishes. Just saying.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7Also that guy who loves to ***** cars.
  • ALyken, on 06/01/2008, -7/+2Looks cool, but not comfortable or very safe.
  • spoo71, on 06/01/2008, -5/+16Where are the cupholders?
    • carpespasm, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3you don't want to know. trust me.
  • Skanadian, on 06/01/2008, -11/+49That is one of the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
    • eyefork2, on 06/01/2008, -4/+2Riding on this would be the equivalent of riding on a segway.
    • CaLeDee, on 06/01/2008, -10/+3***** off
    • Zephik, on 06/02/2008, -0/+2I was actually thinking the same thing at first. Then I imagined actually riding in one. Now I just think it _looks_ retarded, but I bet you it would be fun as hell to ride in. At least, if it rides anything like how my imagination is portraying the experience to be.

      Still though, I'd take a Ninja 250R over one of these any day of the week.
    • UncleJJ, on 06/02/2008, -0/+0It won't look as fun when you hit a car or one of the wheels goes in a small hole and you ruin you ****
  • scotishstriker, on 06/01/2008, -2/+3would it be stable at speeds faster than maybe 15-20 mph?
    • hiPpymIck, on 06/01/2008, -0/+4from the comments FTA

      "You don't ride standing up. It's only in standing position when you're getting in/out. The front wheels pitch forward, while the back wheel extends back when you're riding, putting the rider nearly parallel to the ground."
      "This would be a zero-emissions speed demon, if the concept turns out like it should, mind you. Not very fast on top speed but 0-60 in three seconds?"

      so it might be a bit like flying like superman at an altitude of 2 feet

      could be fun
  • ControlcChris, on 06/01/2008, -5/+9Yeah that would be fun right up until a mack truck hits you at 80 and you are ***** dead.
    • dinostabOMG, on 06/01/2008, -1/+12How is that different from a regular motorcycle?
      • eyefork2, on 06/01/2008, -2/+8At least you look cooler riding a regular motorcycle.
    • Takfam, on 06/01/2008, -1/+5If you live your life not doing anything because you might die, you'll still die in the end and you'll have lead one hell of a boring life.
  • elliotys, on 06/01/2008, -3/+7"Add a little Fire Engine Red."
    • mrzeero, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6That will take care of itself when your head is torn off of your body.
    • elambing, on 06/01/2008, -0/+8its hot rod red
  • candyman4x, on 06/01/2008, -6/+0Would rather have the Mark 3 then that gay thing i mean can it fly?
  • arcanesmile, on 06/01/2008, -7/+1uhm.. lame?
    i was expecting some transformer type ***** from the title.
    weaksauce!
  • Stormwern, on 06/01/2008, -2/+4Obs! Do not drive uphill.
  • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/01/2008, -4/+11Is it the future of transportation?

    No.

    This has been another in our series of simple answers to simple questions.
  • J3EBS, on 06/01/2008, -3/+1For me, it looks like the main problem is the hands.. they're just hanging there. In cars, they're on the wheel, or in your lap if you're crazy. Motorcycles, they're on the handlebars. You're gonna have to bring a DS or something so you don't look weird riding that. Oh wait..
  • theRich, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2They had this idea in Macross with the MOSPEADA, making for cool toys:
    http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2346
    • Omano, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2What about battle Angel Alita? Motor Ball anyone?
  • Bakdan87, on 06/01/2008, -1/+20It comes with an attached helmet. So let me get this straight; you get in an accident, you go flying, but your head is attached to the motorcycle.

    BAD IDEA!
  • Ex3poo, on 06/01/2008, -4/+1It Makes you look like your King Kong
  • lmphil, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3just imagine one of those wheels getting loose like on a shopping cart.
    • Zephik, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1Meh, the outcome would be no different than with a motorcycle. Actually, you might be better off than with a motorcycle? Your chances of being okay after wrecking one are still pretty low though.
  • fas2, on 06/01/2008, -2/+1I want one.
  • CDoug03, on 06/01/2008, -1/+3laziness knows no bounds
    • Zephik, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1This is lazy compared to anything else? At least your kind of standing in this contraption, whereas with most everything else you are sitting.
  • onemanwaking, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7Deus Ex Machina = God From the Machine

    A little pretentious, no?
    • Magnis, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Deus Ex Machina From Dictionary.com:
      1. In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.
      2. An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.
      3. A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.

      Actually it sounds like a perfect name to me. Oh, and the typical translation to English would be "Machine of the Gods". conceptual translation > literal translation
    • DalamarArgent, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2You read my mind.
  • Hoody28405, on 06/01/2008, -3/+1Dugg for coolness... I want one!
  • mrzeero, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7They should have called it the Human Skid Plate.
  • Chairmonkey, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6Kinetica?
    • Amadeus2490, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Dude, you don't HAVE To wear a thong while you're riding this thing.

      (No, that isn't "what SHE said")
    • Kordan9090, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1My thoughts exactly!
  • cyreeo, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6I wouldn't wish it on anybody, but the thought of someone slamming into a brick wall on one of those kind of makes me laugh.
  • zzmonki, on 06/01/2008, -0/+8Oh silly art students...
  • zephyr42, on 06/01/2008, -1/+5Just to let everyone know it's not a slow vehicle, yamaha motors doesn't make slow.... ever. That being said, this prototype/concept will fold down at higher speeds so you would basically be facing the ground flying along like superman.
    • pegothejerk, on 06/01/2008, -0/+6I'm not sure anything related to Christopher Reeves is a good selling point for transportation.
    • thecatcantalk, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Oh, what fun. I can't wait to get pummeled with litter, jackrabbits, gravel...oh wait. Seriously, dude, I'll stick to my skateboard...at least I know I can survive a high-speed wipeout by jumping and rolling, unlike this thing, which seems designed to kill its rider in every imaginable form of collision at any speed.
  • DatoeDakari, on 06/01/2008, -2/+1Really? The god machine? Are they serious?
    • mrzeero, on 06/01/2008, -0/+7It is because you get to meet god shortly after you start riding it.
  • ATLien74, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Virgin should buy it, and market it as "The Virgin Transporter", because this is the future of 40-year-old virgin transportation.
  • Terasiel, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3About time! Now I can change my name to Johnny and wait for some punk haired kid and some girls to show up and race me through the labcity!
  • BriscoeJr, on 06/01/2008, -2/+2In Soviet Russia, motorcycle drives you!
  • AnthonyJr, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2School boys playing with eggs and paintballs will have a lot of fun with this thing.
  • unique172, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2As long as you don't need to stop quickly...
  • X-Istence, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3Why is this on the frontpage of Digg, AGAIN? This is the second or third time that I have seen it on the frontpage.
  • andymci, on 06/01/2008, -1/+7Future of transportation?
    Short answer: No.
  • ZephyrNinety, on 06/01/2008, -0/+10That is the ***** opposite of safe.
  • crtalen2, on 06/01/2008, -0/+2Dorothy! Beware the Wheelers!!!
  • Amadeus2490, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3I'm sorry, but as soon as I viewed the picture, I started laughing; this the most retarded technological thing i've ever seen on Digg.
  • Janizzary, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1http://www.greencardesign.co.uk/site/item.php?id=1 ...
  • Fallout911, on 06/01/2008, -3/+4***** you all, this thing looks cool as hell.
    • Wartyboskfapped, on 06/01/2008, -0/+4^ the designer.
      • Fallout911, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1^ Likes analgesic creams to be shoved up rectum
  • decavolt, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3How exactly is this "wearable" any more than a car is "wearable"?? It's not as though you can fold the thing up and keep it all in a backpack without it crushing your spine. You can't collapse it without detaching it and do your grocery shopping. And with acceleration of "zero to sixty in 3 seconds" the title should have been "Trike of Death".
  • ajmccoll, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1Axel 2.0?
    • psylemon, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1dugg for the twisted metal reference
  • Illwish, on 06/01/2008, -0/+0Bloody hell, hate to feel wind at 75mph in that position.
  • TheAbdBoy, on 06/01/2008, -0/+5So is it an Autobot or a Decepticon?
  • charlie55, on 06/01/2008, -0/+3i think i would rather ride a bike.
  • kb29, on 06/01/2008, -0/+4OH, you mean this:

    http://digg.com/design/Yamaha_Branded_Motorcycle_E ...

    Submitted 9 days ago.
    • ep53, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1But this was submitted by a top digger, so it gets the FP time it deserves.
    • kb29, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1How silly of me. Of course you're right.
  • thecatcantalk, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1And art students don't understand why real college professors think they're pretentious retards? If you bump into anthing, at any speed, there a 100% chance of catastrophic injury or death. Imagine hitting a deer on this thing. Rack of antlers right through your guts.

    Yamaha should call this thing the "DARWIN EX MACHINA"... 'cause it's a machine that removes dolts from the gene pool.
  • benthose, on 06/01/2008, -1/+1The thumbnail pic looks like clovy.. (The coverfield monster)
    • worldchanger, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1it just looks clovy.

      yes, I make up adjectives.
    • bagboyrebel, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1I think they call it Clover, at least the do in the special features of the dvd.
  • BSeffrood, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1.
  • wanderingman, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1does this mean i can finally live out my dreams to be a centurion?

    POWER EXTREME!
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