[Shadow R One]

Anyone see that thing???
I think that is the freaking coolest thing I have see in a long ass time :rock :rock :rock Maybe a little expensive for the average joe to own but cool non the less :thumbup


***flame away***

 

[BrokenR1]

explain?

 

[Yamahamer]

yeah, i thought that it was bada$$

 

[2000750]

yeah...looks sweet.

I'd love to give it a whirrel.

 

[korrupt1]

yea that thing was cool--i'd like to give a whirl too

 

[afabbrin]

explain?

Picture a Dyno machine with a bracket holding the rear-axle in place and a rubber-coated chain loosely attached to the front wheel to prevent flipping.

Basically a treadmill for wheelies. You can go just past the balance point before the chain saves you from flipping the bike.

Pretty cool alternative to learning on the streets if you have one around...

 

[Firemann32]

Tonights show will be reairred at midnight (cst) and tomorrow at 9 am (cst)

http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb?d=tvp&id=...2&chname=SPEED+72&progutn=1078293600&.intl=us

 

[snake-boy]

Great concept........

 

[tonykart8]

I think it’s was a good idea but the mechanism doesn't teach lateral balance (the bike doesn’t lean side to side)... The rear axel is fixed to a triangular jack so the bike can only pivot vertically...So to me it doesn’t simulate the real physics of a wheelie..

 

[R1Budha]

I think it’s was a good idea but the mechanism doesn't teach lateral balance (the bike doesn’t lean side to side)... The rear axel is fixed to a triangular jack so the bike can only pivot vertically...So to me it doesn’t simulate the real physics of a wheelie..

:iamwithst
Although gyroscopic forces are going to play a part in this as well...........

 

[LeenAngle]

it will teach you throttle control though, which maybe is most part of the wheelie

 

[CravinR1]

I caught the show this morning and got the entire broadcast. I made a excerpt of the 04 R1 intro, now if anyone knows where I can post a 28+ meg video?

by the way havn't watched the entire episode (was recording while I was gone) but can make a excerpt of it once i find it. Still need somewhere to post it. My ISP only allows 5 megs

 

[DJTHEMAC]

didnt see it, can someone email it to me? [email protected]

 

[CravinR1]

My email only allows 1.5 meg attachments and as I said just the R1 portion was 28 megs. I saw the Wheelie Machine and it lasted longer than the R1 intro so it'll be more than that. Maybe I set the quality a bit too high but I don't know how to convert it to a lower quality video. Does anyone know where I can submit these or upload them ?

 

[Solidus]

Did any of you all see the great Shane McCoy AKA SpidermanSS on the R1 intro . That was him off to the left with the custom jacket on. His side was to the camera but I recognized him instantly.

 

[Solidus]

BTW that Wheelie machine was awesome. I think it's intent is pure enough to disregard the other physics of a wheelie. If a real engineer got ahold of it and streamlined it that would be well worth say 10 bucks for a 10 minute run. Being a non wheelie person myself I think that the hardest part is actually getting it up which I figure that machine could help with. Once you are comfortable getting it up keeping it there is just a matter of practice. Hell I just did a 45t conversion and I still can't get that fawker to budge in second. ( I won't even imagine what it would be like in first gear)

 

[37doc]

I think alot of people would f up on the streets after riding on that thing , thinking there bike would respond the same way?

 

[uajeff]

If someone really just needed a machine to learn how to do
wheelies, this would be a better option.

http://www.ononewheel.com/the_machine.php

 

[Blue Widow]

Did any of you all see the great Shane McCoy AKA SpidermanSS on the R1 intro . That was him off to the left with the custom jacket on. His side was to the camera but I recognized him instantly.

Yeah first I noticed the blue McCoy shirt in the center then looked left and saw shane. Pretty cool bit on the new R1 though.

 

[over_dose]

I think it’s was a good idea but the mechanism doesn't teach lateral balance (the bike doesn’t lean side to side)... The rear axel is fixed to a triangular jack so the bike can only pivot vertically...So to me it doesn’t simulate the real physics of a wheelie..

dont forget wind and road conditions.. that thing was still bad ass. A couple hours on that thing and I could be a wheelie master. I could try all the shit I dont want to do normally.. flamingo's, supermans, tank wheelies.. :rock