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posted by CoolHand on Thursday October 13 2016, @11:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the motorrad-uber-alles dept.

The motorcycle of the future is so safe riders can cruise without helmet—all of the thrills with none of the danger—according to BMW.

The German automaker unveiled on Tuesday its Motorrad Vision Next 100, a sleek, self-balancing prototype the company released as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations.

The zero-emissions bike has self-balancing wheels designed to stand upright even at a complete stop, stability that the company says will allow riders to forgo riding a helmet.

"Its self-balancing system will help protect the rider at any time," said Edgar Heinrich, the design director of BMW's motorcycle division. "Any late reaction from the driver will trigger and the vehicle will balance out."

"In the future, motorcycle riders will be able to enjoy riding without protective gear."

The TRON light cycle is almost here.


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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday October 13 2016, @04:21PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Thursday October 13 2016, @04:21PM (#413948) Journal

    Bugs.
    Big bugs.

    Don't know what kind of bug it was, but had my helmet make a kind of 'dong' noise from a bug once. Was glad i had it on.

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  • (Score: 1) by cmdrklarg on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:32PM

    by cmdrklarg (5048) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:32PM (#414025)

    I'm not a motorcycle rider (not interested thanks), but when I was a teenager I was driving my dad's 3-wheeler back home down the gravel road about 45 MPH. I felt a something hit my chest HARD, like someone had punched me. As I came to a stop I found a big dragonfly (about 6 inches long I'd say) laying in my lap, stunned from the impact. Fortunately he recovered and flew away to munch on more mosquitoes.

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  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:34PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:34PM (#414026) Homepage Journal

    Old joke: Q-How do you tell if a biker is happy?

    A-He has bugs in his teeth.

    It was probably a June bug. One hit me in the forehead once at about 20MPH. Hurt like hell, started wearing a helmet after that.

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    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:48PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:48PM (#414091) Journal

      June bug was my thought, figured a bee might go "moosh" more than "gong".

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  • (Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Thursday October 13 2016, @08:21PM

    by gawdonblue (412) on Thursday October 13 2016, @08:21PM (#414065)

    Don't know what kind of bug it was, but had my helmet make a kind of 'dong' noise from a bug once.

    You weren't driving in the opposite direction to Lorena Bobbitt, were you?

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:50PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:50PM (#414092) Journal

      Ah, that's.... that's.....oh, that's...... aw, mannnnn....... :(

      And I just ate!!!

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