1932 Dynasphere vs. 2010 Uno

[mckitterick]

How do you improve the motorcycle? Why, get rid of everything it doesn't need! Including the second wheel:

And here's the modern iteration of the one-wheeled cycle:


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Personally, I'd prefer the Dynasphere. Okay, back to work....

Comments

[chernobylred.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's ...really pretty. Impressive!

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

How do you park it? Lay it back on that chrome doohickey?

The Dynasphere makes me giggle...

Hamster Ball for humans!!

[edichka2.livejournal.com]

Pretty significant blind spot with that Dynasphere....

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking Silverberg wrote a story published as an Ace Double in the 1950s about a vehicle like the Dynasphere. But I think maybe they were sentient aliens, or just perhaps menacing weirdness, and not a person-carrier. Unsure; it's been too long since I read it.

K.

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[rowanda380.livejournal.com]

yeah, that is neat...but I don't think I would ever be brave enough to ride on of those!

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

There was a follow-up on this in a recent issue of PopSci or Wired or one of those.

Turns out, they added a second wheel because the gyro-stabilized unit was too unstable above 20mph.

So now it's a Duo.

[madmatmax.livejournal.com]

The first one reminds me of that death wheel in twisted metal. But yea fineline, the harley dealership, and i think the yamaha dealerships have all closed