http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1735797252/bctid1729330625
Check it out!
I've seen renderings of that thing...but never an action type video...I guess I just didn't realize you could lean it forward like that....it's totally sweet.
Never seen the video either. That thing looks BADASS! Especially in the agressive leaned forward position...
I'm giddy... transformers are coming to life.
I wondered if it'd have variable geometry when I saw the renderings... cool stuff.
On a vaguely related note, BMWs 'Gina' appeared on Discovery Channels NextWorld - Future Intelligence episode. Don't know if it was just someone in the wings with R/C making the changes - but they made it appear that Gina had voice recognition and just asked it to do things rather conversationally, like "Gina, how about some headlights?"
Does it come in red???
...well, a head on collision with this thing IS head on :)
+1 BADASS [evil]
OMG the lean attack position is SICCCCCCCCCK [popcorn]
I'd def buy that wow, imagine the feeling? sort of like you are flying.
so that will so in Duc's line in what 2099?
I'd like to see a working model, but the concept is sweet
Quote from: Lucazuma on August 28, 2008, 12:51:08 PM
...well, a head on collision with this thing IS head on :)
What do you think will happen if you smack your bike into a wall?
The vid is cool, but i want to see it LEAN!!!!!
Quote from: zedsaid on August 28, 2008, 02:43:36 PM
What do you think will happen if you smack your bike into a wall?
The vid is cool, but i want to see it LEAN!!!!!
The same thing that would happen if you smacked a normal bike into a wall...........
Quote from: Alex on August 28, 2008, 02:54:38 PM
The same thing that would happen if you smacked a normal bike into a wall...........
That's what i was saying... that it's no more "head on" on this thing as
your bike.
It's cool but it lacks the vroom vroom apeal of the Monster.
Firstly, I'd just like to say, Tron sucks.
On to the topic at hand...
It looks REALLY REALLY uncomfortable except for when it's fully forward. At speed, while leaning forward, the two front wheels should somehow move together and become one, so you can use it more like a bike.
Overall, it'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
Quote from: SolidSnake3035 on August 28, 2008, 04:17:40 PM
Firstly, I'd just like to say, Tron sucks. No, it doesn't. And the sequel in the works won't either
On to the topic at hand...
It looks REALLY REALLY uncomfortable except for when it's fully forward. At speed, while leaning forward, the two front wheels should somehow move together and become one, so you can use it more like a bike.
The way i imagine it would be that the arms tilt, and articulate to facilitate lean.
Overall, it'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
Quote from: SolidSnake3035 on August 28, 2008, 04:17:40 PM
Firstly, I'd just like to say, Tron sucks.
How can you say that??!! :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ODe9mqoDE
Those things turned on a dime :)
LOL it's just a little too... gay... for me I guess.
Oh well.
That said, Extreme G was awesome.
Have you seen how the MP3 leans? I picture it something like that... All the wheels lean with the font arms moving up/down to tilt the whole um... thingy-a-ma-bob
Quote from: yuu on August 28, 2008, 06:01:13 PM
Have you seen how the MP3 leans? I picture it something like that... All the wheels lean with the font arms moving up/down to tilt the whole um... thingy-a-ma-bob
yeah, that's what i meant about the arms articulating to accommodate the lean.
Badass!!! does it turn though ;D
Quote from: SolidSnake3035 on August 28, 2008, 04:17:40 PM
Firstly, I'd just like to say, Tron sucks.
On to the topic at hand...
It looks REALLY REALLY uncomfortable except for when it's fully forward. At speed, while leaning forward, the two front wheels should somehow move together and become one, so you can use it more like a bike.
Overall, it'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
sorry but nothing can be more uncomfortable then my 749
"...well, a head on collision with this thing IS head on :)"
I agree...........
as we all know, in a head on colllision on a bike, sometimes the rider will go over the bars and launch, possibly avoiding extreme injury. If you hit a car head on, or t-bone it with that, the first thing there is your FACE :-X
I had a 16 year old punk squid implant his new ninja into the side of my car at 35mph (at the front end of a skid mark that was about 30 to 40ft long) and go over the car. He fortunatly only tore some muscles and tendens in his shoulder, nothing more serious. He turned a corner and got on the gas as i was making a entry onto the road.
That still looks like it would be pretty fun on a track or somewhere with a lot of turns [moto]
Last week I had to run over a simi's tire that exploded in front of me now on the S4 it was a good size bump to go over. But that may just turn into a skidding faceplant into the ground with those small tires.Other than that it looks like it would be fun minus the whole faceplant thing.
Quote from: SolidSnake3035 on August 28, 2008, 05:40:11 PM
LOL it's just a little too... gay... for me I guess.
Oh well.
That said, Extreme G was awesome.
Shush...ummmm if your under 30 years old...lol. [cheeky]
You guys are way behind the times. This is tron come to life, from a few years ago:
(http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/portrait.jpg)
(http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/finalonb.jpg)
And a little gem from one of his other outfits:
(http://www.tronguy.net/Xinchub/leo-lft.jpg)
(http://www.tronguy.net/Xinchub/leo-bck.jpg)
Quote from: Frank Ducs on August 29, 2008, 08:32:35 AM
You guys are way behind the times. This is tron come to life, from a few years ago:
(http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/portrait.jpg)
(http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/finalonb.jpg)
And a little gem from one of his other outfits:
.....
Now why did you have to post up those two last pics? That was just wrong....
I think the last two pics are nothing compared to the man-toe hes showing in the first pic. 50 year old virgin-for real.
Tron 2 preview from comic-con... watch & drool.
http://tron-2-trailer.blogspot.com/e (http://tron-2-trailer.blogspot.com/e)
Quote from: Hi_Fi_Guy on August 29, 2008, 09:46:01 AM
Tron 2 preview from comic-con... watch & drool.
http://tron-2-trailer.blogspot.com/e (http://tron-2-trailer.blogspot.com/e)
http://tron-2-trailer.blogspot.com/
Quote from: eichh on August 29, 2008, 05:22:31 AM
Last week I had to run over a simi's tire that exploded in front of me now on the S4 it was a good size bump to go over. But that may just turn into a skidding faceplant into the ground with those small tires.Other than that it looks like it would be fun minus the whole faceplant thing.
I dunno if I would be as worried about the tires as a I am about catching the debris in the chest and spilling my guts all over the road! I do not like being strapped in like that.
My soft parts are a little too exposed to the hazards of the road 8)
Do you suppose Jeff Bridges turned down the part ? Dolph
Quote from: DoubleEagle on August 29, 2008, 07:16:53 PM
Do you suppose Jeff Bridges turned down the part ? Dolph
Did you watch? He's in it.
Gross image just passed through my now numb brain:
This guy:
http://www.tronguy.net/TRONcostume/portrait.jpg
in the position of the 1:05 part of the video.
Ugh.
Wow that looks awesome. [clap]