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Moto Board => General Monster Forum => Topic started by: pennyrobber on November 14, 2008, 08:17:50 AM

Title: nUCLEUS
Post by: pennyrobber on November 14, 2008, 08:17:50 AM
New concept bike called the nUCLEUS. It only lives in computer land right now.
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/13november08_nucleus.htm (http://www.motorcycledaily.com/13november08_nucleus.htm)

Here is a video of it.
http://www.nonobjectbook.com/nUCLEUS/ (http://www.nonobjectbook.com/nUCLEUS/)

Well it's definitely forward looking. I'd like to see them at least build a prototype.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: causeofkaos on November 14, 2008, 08:48:14 AM
 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] omg [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] followed by some ha ha ha  ( eyes watering from laughing ) ha ha what am i looking at
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: A.duc.H.duc. on November 14, 2008, 09:11:02 AM
Quote from: causeofkaos on November 14, 2008, 08:48:14 AM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] omg [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] followed by some ha ha ha  ( eyes watering from laughing ) ha ha what am i looking at

While it's certainly not the prettiest thing I've seen, I'd still ride one.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: slim_grizzy on November 14, 2008, 09:36:11 AM
Quote from: A.duc.H.duc. on November 14, 2008, 09:11:02 AM
While it's certainly not the prettiest thing I've seen, I'd still ride one.

So you're saying you wouldn't kick it out of bed for being ugly.   [moto]
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Fresh Pants on November 14, 2008, 09:53:53 AM
Lots of room for sponser billboard space.

But I mean, it still looks like an ugly bike wearing the equivalent of a paper bag over it's head.  [laugh]
They could have come up with something more innovative for the controls.
It's a billboard fairing over a traditional motorcycle. Lazy design if you ask me.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Takster on November 14, 2008, 10:14:21 AM
My guess is that it wouldn't perform very well in a cross-wind.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: MonsterMI on November 14, 2008, 12:12:34 PM
no.

Seriously. no.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: r_ciao on November 14, 2008, 12:20:01 PM
simplistic.  boring.  yawn. zero personality.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Fresh Pants on November 14, 2008, 12:28:25 PM
Quote from: Takster on November 14, 2008, 10:14:21 AM
My guess is that it wouldn't perform very well in a cross-wind.

Unless falling over qualifies as performing well.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: MendoDave on November 14, 2008, 01:54:16 PM
I'm sure that billboard thing is just to set up some kind of Hype & anticipation of the motorcycle underneath. As in "Check back later"
That cant be the way the Bike is supposed to look.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Smitch on November 14, 2008, 04:00:20 PM
Have you ever just barely cleared an obstacle with the front wheel of your bike while pushing it around in the garage?  This thing couldn't make it with that front end.  F-ing stupid. 
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: supakpow2 on November 14, 2008, 06:49:34 PM
"Designers and engineers mastered the art of making a motorcycle function well by the end of the 20th Century in the opinion of Branko; every motorcycle you can buy will do what you need a motorcycle to do with equal competence."(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/signs019.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Branko is challenged by the conformity of the manufacturers products: "motorcycle design has become mere fashion statement and all motorcycles look alike to me." Instead of copying what has been done so many times already, Branko is interested in "a brutally simple, minimal shape with lots of impact."-- this true to a point,but.......


This guy is either not a rider, hasn't ridden anything other than one of those HUGE new Victory spaceships or is completely full of crap/himself.
Probably all three.
Typical attitude of Designers/architects -"everyone else is so boring, only I have any creativity and can think outside the box, I will revolutionize the industry with my BRILLIANT design"
Some of these guys are so full of themselves. [roll]
This guy should go back to designing salad spinners.(http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/taunt001.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org)
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Takster on November 14, 2008, 08:39:50 PM
Ahhh.  Much better.
(http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq254/Tak4364/nucleusTrellis.jpg)

Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Beyote on November 14, 2008, 08:48:04 PM
I'd spank it.
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: Holden on November 14, 2008, 08:58:23 PM
Does it turn? :P
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: zarn02 on November 14, 2008, 09:16:08 PM
well, that's, uh...

(designed by someone who's never ridden? an unworkable ball of shite? just dumb?)

...i got nothin'.

i read some of the copy, and all that got me was "man, what a tool."
Title: Re: nUCLEUS
Post by: il d00d on November 14, 2008, 09:55:38 PM
I have always wanted to do this:  RE Re re e POST OSt Ost st t t (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2377.0)

And that is how I hear myself saying it.  Some kind of echo-y voice of Zeus, calling down from Mt Olympus.

I am glad I got that out of my system.

Also, I am not so sure about that design.  It has a motorcycle in a burkha vibe to it.