Wearable Motorcycle Design

A motorcycle design student recently came up with a wearable motorcycle design that, while cool, is unlikely to see public adoption. The bike would be capable of doing 0 to 60 is just 3 seconds with a top speed of 75 miles-per-hour and would theoretically be controlled by 36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators. I would imagine the results of a crash would be much like being strapped to the hood of your car during a collision — bonus points for form, however.

Re:Wheelbase issues

[Anonymous Coward]

I also conclude, from the picture depicting the vehicle/device, that a mild breeze or headwind and that "wearable motorcycle" would topple. At 75mph - I doubt that would be fun.

It's been done, and it's on YouTube.

[Animats]

Here's one that actually works. [youtube.com] It's an exoskeleton for street luge.

Movie concept

[CopaceticOpus]

I don't think the wearable motorcycle is realistic, but it could be great fun in an action movie. I'm picturing a guy who jumps off a bridge onto a sloped road below, hits a button in midair to transform his suit into motorcycle mode, and then zooms away. I could see this in the next Iron Man movie, as a product made by someone trying to compete with Iron Man on technology, or even as a suit built by Iron Man for an assistant/sidekick.

Yeah, it's a cheesy idea, but it could be fun anyway.

Slshdot has let me down

[NMerriam]

I'm disappointed in the complete lack of Mospeada references posted so far.

If it doesn't have wheels on my shoulders and a jet pack, I'm not interested.