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Patclarke24 · 01-07-2009, 09:56 AM

Hey there, im a university student in coventry, UK. Im currently trying to design a bike for the 2015.

Im as much of a petrol head as the next guy but unfortunetly im looking to design an electric bike or along those lines.

I was wondering if you could give me any advice about what could be improved in a bike, whats missing? Anything you would like to see incorporated or added to a bike.

I also want to focus on safety and comfort, is there anyway to feel safer on a bike when your on the open road?

I want it to be quite different to the current bikes of today! Im aiming it towards the younger deneration and also newer users so its easy and cheap to use and maintain!

Any help or any tips of things i could look up/look into would be greatly apreciated.

Thanking you very much

Patrick Clarke

newagetwotone · 01-07-2009, 10:13 AM

First tip. Don't post the same thing in multiple, it doesn't do anything more than p*ss people off.

Second, could it have a massage chair built it?

acecycleins · 01-07-2009, 10:15 AM

Figure out how to put a lithium cell with electric motor that will produce at least 100hp into a bike that weights less than 400lbs. Sits similar to a Ducati 696 then your on your way. Don't try trickery. Keep it simple in design features and make the first gen bike look similar to what I suggest and most importantly keep the total price under $13K USD.

sachiwilson · 01-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Duplicate post deleted, so that's fixed.

Pat, I'm not sure what could be "missing" from a motorcycle in general. If you hope to design an electric motorcycle, I suggest you first decide what type of motorcycle you hope to design. There are sporting, touring, dual purpose, off road, and standard bikes, among others. There are also scooters. Each of these categories will have some things and omit others (simple example - a sport bike will usually not have a comfortable back seat, so it would be lousy for touring two-up.) Once you figure out what you want to create, then you can figure out what you need.

As far as safety is concerned, you need to understand why motorcyclists get injured. A lot of times it is because other vehicle drivers don't see us. A lot of times it's the rider's own stupid error. Not sure you'd be able to do much about rider stupidity but you might be able to do something about visibility. Lights and bright colors could help but tend to be ignored by manufacturers, probably because people consider them uncool. Dunno.

Perhaps others will be able to offer more suggestions. (Be nice, people.)

The_AirHawk · 01-07-2009, 10:26 AM

Shoulder-steering, centrally-articulated frames and giant-arsed Hankook tyres are the wave of 2015.

You should also affix a few machine-guns to your creation to help with traffic-congestion problems.

newagetwotone · 01-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_AirHawk

Shoulder-steering, centrally-articulated frames and giant-arsed Hankook tyres are the wave of 2015.

You should also affix a few machine-guns to your creation to help with traffic-congestion problems.

erm...Batman?

newagetwotone · 01-07-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachiwilson

(Be nice, people.)

Aw....but...but....

damn

Kenneth_Moore · 01-07-2009, 10:55 AM

Gyroscopes, boy, gyroscopes. That's the future of motorcycling right there. Used to control horizontal and vertical orientation, yaw, pitch, and roll, gyroscopes will work together with throttle, brake, steering, and GPS inputs. The complete system will keep flip-flop and tee-shirt wearing squids from riding into trees on decreasing radius turns at 200 mph.

You heard here first.

seruzawa · 01-07-2009, 11:43 AM

You are looking to design an electric motorcycle? Do you have any motorcycle experience at all? Any electrical theory or experience? Do you know the theoretcial and practical data about batteries, motors. regenerative braking? Series or shunt wound motors? Energy density of batteries?

acecycleins · 01-07-2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenneth_Moore

Gyroscopes, boy, gyroscopes. That's the future of motorcycling right there. Used to control horizontal and vertical orientation, yaw, pitch, and roll, gyroscopes will work together with throttle, brake, steering, and GPS inputs. The complete system will keep flip-flop and tee-shirt wearing squids from riding into trees on decreasing radius turns at 200 mph.

You heard here first.

I thought it was all ball bearings and 30wt oil. Oh wait- that's aero-mechanics. Segway motorcycles, huh? You might be on to something Ken. Will there be a "solid object bypass" system included for those trees, guardrails, parked cars, parked people and such?
I can see it now:
2015 Honda CBR1000RR ABS/SOB- Sportbikes for dumb@sses.

01-07-2009, 09:56 AM	#1
Patclarke24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Motorbike for 2015 Hey there, im a university student in coventry, UK. Im currently trying to design a bike for the 2015. Im as much of a petrol head as the next guy but unfortunetly im looking to design an electric bike or along those lines. I was wondering if you could give me any advice about what could be improved in a bike, whats missing? Anything you would like to see incorporated or added to a bike. I also want to focus on safety and comfort, is there anyway to feel safer on a bike when your on the open road? I want it to be quite different to the current bikes of today! Im aiming it towards the younger deneration and also newer users so its easy and cheap to use and maintain! Any help or any tips of things i could look up/look into would be greatly apreciated. Thanking you very much Patrick Clarke

01-07-2009, 10:15 AM	#3
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,129	Figure out how to put a lithium cell with electric motor that will produce at least 100hp into a bike that weights less than 400lbs. Sits similar to a Ducati 696 then your on your way. Don't try trickery. Keep it simple in design features and make the first gen bike look similar to what I suggest and most importantly keep the total price under $13K USD. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

01-07-2009, 10:20 AM	#4
sachiwilson Women Riders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,609	Duplicate post deleted, so that's fixed. Pat, I'm not sure what could be "missing" from a motorcycle in general. If you hope to design an electric motorcycle, I suggest you first decide what type of motorcycle you hope to design. There are sporting, touring, dual purpose, off road, and standard bikes, among others. There are also scooters. Each of these categories will have some things and omit others (simple example - a sport bike will usually not have a comfortable back seat, so it would be lousy for touring two-up.) Once you figure out what you want to create, then you can figure out what you need. As far as safety is concerned, you need to understand why motorcyclists get injured. A lot of times it is because other vehicle drivers don't see us. A lot of times it's the rider's own stupid error. Not sure you'd be able to do much about rider stupidity but you might be able to do something about visibility. Lights and bright colors could help but tend to be ignored by manufacturers, probably because people consider them uncool. Dunno. Perhaps others will be able to offer more suggestions. (Be nice, people.) __________________ Frappé LaRue Safety Queen Are you a Rounder? Sarnali: "what could be more useless than arguing with a deaf female lawyer????"

01-07-2009, 10:26 AM	#5
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Leanin' Tower O' P-P-P-P-POWAAAAAAAAA!!!! Posts: 11,431	Shoulder-steering, centrally-articulated frames and giant-arsed Hankook tyres are the wave of 2015. You should also affix a few machine-guns to your creation to help with traffic-congestion problems. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

01-07-2009, 10:55 AM	#8
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Gyroscopes, boy, gyroscopes. That's the future of motorcycling right there. Used to control horizontal and vertical orientation, yaw, pitch, and roll, gyroscopes will work together with throttle, brake, steering, and GPS inputs. The complete system will keep flip-flop and tee-shirt wearing squids from riding into trees on decreasing radius turns at 200 mph. You heard here first. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

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01-07-2009, 10:13 AM	#2
newagetwotone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,302	First tip. Don't post the same thing in multiple, it doesn't do anything more than p*ss people off. Second, could it have a massage chair built it?

01-07-2009, 11:43 AM	#9
seruzawa The Toad Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 17,406	You are looking to design an electric motorcycle? Do you have any motorcycle experience at all? Any electrical theory or experience? Do you know the theoretcial and practical data about batteries, motors. regenerative braking? Series or shunt wound motors? Energy density of batteries? __________________ http://www.badmovies.org/movies/deadalive/ I kick @ss for the Lord!