Fuel wise, there is nothing to realistically compare it with except maybe those 1900 bicycles with the 5' tall front wheels, ha ha.
Seriously though, it is virtually a single wide go cart frame that rests on 4 big 15" car tires: lots of coasting power. Indy 500 being the fastest racers would not use anything but the most efficient design. And unlike a bike which is never at a steady state in balance, you could gain a measurable coasting effect 50% of the time resiting and balanced on 4 LARGE bearing wheels. Performance and efficiency go in hand, depending on the inclination of design. Indy 500 are the fastest racers there are. Why would this design not be the most efficient design on a fuel injected water cooled motorcycle engine? Who cares about 84mpg? I have never seen any factory claimed mileage that was reasonable. I just hope it starts a trend. Honda quit making the NH750 because it was too good of a deal all away around, like Ford quit making Crown Vic's. Two front wheel trikes are an exciting design. CanAM blew their shot with a $25K monster toy. There is a smaller 500cc model with tilting front wheels (from whoever makes BMW 650cc scooter engines), but you really need a chassis around it if it's going to replace a car. This has a chance to catch on like 'Doodle bugs' after WWII. It's what I've been waiting on this century. With AC, it's perfect as it is and it does not need a single thing more, from 50-60 (practical) miles per gallon plus. On Sunday, June 29, 2014 5:15:32 PM UTC-7, Phil wrote: > > http://eliogenuine.eliomotors.com > > [image: The Next Generation Elio] > > $6800 next tear maybe in old GM factory in New Orleans, LA. The only thing > I'd wonder about is Pep Boys parts distribution (???) and > the chances of a Chevy engine being put in one. Otherwise, I love the 3 > wheel design and I won't get wet :-) > > I'm there though. The mighty rip off auto industry will crumble or either > they will illegally destroy the company before it gets off the ground. > It's something the whole world needs NOW. Then maybe we will see nuclear > vehicles since this will squash all gas vehicle competition. > Keep your fingers crossed! > > I don't want a pickle, just want to ride in my motorcycle. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
