Electric BMW Halbo Saves The Planet But Not You
Designed for the BMW Motorrad Innovation Contest, the Halbo turns saving the planet into an extreme sport.
Conceived by designer Pierre Yohanes Lubis, the electric bike is much more planet friendly than say a petro-based vehicle. But, if the concept were to become popular it’s just unsafe enough to thin the herd.
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The Halbo takes up about half the space of a conventional motorbike, according to the designer. Its front wheel is standard, gyro-assisted, and even propels the vehicle. The rear “wheel,” which is spherical and attached to a mounted arm, pivots from side-to-side for balance…and just a little less death.
You’re a tricky one, Pierre!
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I agree. It is cool looking… but yeah it looks like it would be scary…
I don’t understand. Are you saying this prototype is just as unsafe as all motorcycles and its popularity would bring up death rates? Or are you saying that it is more unsafe than a conventional motorcycle. A couple of more paragraphs on this wouldn’t have hurt.
Which tire has brakes? If it the front your weight is to far front to avoid constantly planting your face on ground, if it is in back not enough weight to stop in less than a mile.
Looks interesting!
I would like to see a video of this on a high speed maneuvering…
and yes.. brakes!!!
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This may not be that unsafe. This bike’s second wheel looks so small that the overall design actually looks more like a unicycle. Unicycle mountain biking (yes, there are some people who really do this) is in some ways safer than mountain biking. Because a unicycler doesn’t have handlebars in their way, they won’t get mangled by their own bike if they crash. On a unicycle, if you lose your balanace, you just hop off. The reason this motorized bike might be scary, is the same reason small cars are sometimes scary: people in big ones might not see you.
Would that design even be all that fuel efficient? A lightweight support beam and an additional tire don’t add a lot of weight.
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Don’t anyone say “that it looks as if a little rear ending could be a lot of fun”.