Maxi-Trail do futuro ?

Serão as Maxi-Trails do futuro assim ? Creio que não, mas achei este "exercício" de engenharia fabuloso. Deixo-vos aqui as imagens e algum do texto que as acompanhava (desculpem ser em inglês ).





"This is an off-road motorbike with a difference, being that it runs, not on oh-so-passé wheels – Wheels? They’re so 20th century – but, rather, a seventy-seven piece segmented caterpillar track, similar to those used on tanks. This bike can literally go anywhere.

Designed by Tilmann Schlootz, a 26 year old designer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany for the 2006 Michelin Design Challenge, the Hyanide is only a concept at present and realistically it appears that it will unfortunately never enter production, but one can live in hope.

Steered by both the rider’s hands and feet, using steering pins on the front and back axles, the Hyanide is based on a 500cc liquid cooled single-cylinder engine which is housed in a chassis that flexes to facilitate cornering and rough terrain. With a top speed of 80KPH it’s not by any means as fast as comparably powered bikes but, for aesthetics alone, why would something as piffling as its top speed be of concern?

Is this the shape of all terrain bikes of the future? I hope so.

Read: The Caterpillar All-Terrain Motorbike » TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities"

Hum... tirando o facto de não ter guiador e também parecer não ter banco (aquilo é o banco? ), quero uma!!

Já vem com top case integrada