It is a _streamliner_ motorcycle, two in-line wheels, with a fully
enclosed driver. (Kind of looks like a rocket.)
The sidecar makes it a little strange looking. The sidecar wheel must
not drive or steer and hangs off the side, making it an asymmetric
vehicle. The platform is required to be a minimum sized to hold a
kneeing rider, (only in theory.) We are required to carry 60 kg of
ballast in the sidecar platform to simulate the rider's weight.
A sidecar is a mixed blessing. It makes the motorcycle much more stable
in side winds, but it makes the frontal area greater, and requires much
more HP to push at speed.
We can run the bike when there are side winds (generally the case) but
we must drag the sidecar along which slows us down. Streamliner
motorcycles (no sidecar) typically don't (can't) run when the side winds
exceed 2 mph. 12 mph sidewinds are the limit for a legal record, and we
can run up to that.
Bill & Eva
On 9/15/2014 1:03 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
OK, now I am going to demonstate my ignorance.
THAT is a motorcycle? I had no idea motorcycles existed in that shape.
And by the way, it's GORGEOUS.
Also, 270mph. My head just cannot wrap itself round going that fast on the
ground. You are supposed to be FLYING when you go that fast. The idea of
300mph being possible in the future is just ... wow.
At that I'm speechless, and you know how often THAT happens. ;-)
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
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