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BGL · 04-25-2008, 03:08 PM

Sometimes a bike is just a bike... there's no photoshopping going on here, guys. This is Uno, of course, a segway/motorcycle mashup shown publicly for the first time at the recent Toronto National Motorbike show. Technically it has two wheels, but they're right next to each other and it does balance on them under its own power.

More Pics & Info ->

http://gizmodo.com/384074/uno-a-unic...+segway-hybrid

DJ Nathan V · 04-25-2008, 03:10 PM

Woah, that's so... wrong.... I wanna try it.

gixer_racer · 04-25-2008, 03:11 PM

panic stops could prove interesting!!!

Toy Dragon · 04-25-2008, 03:12 PM

OOO! I wanna try! That looks fun!

JohnnyM · 04-25-2008, 03:26 PM

Faceplant roadrash waiting to happen...

...it would stop the little kids from screaming "Do a wheelie" though...

Avboden · 04-25-2008, 03:45 PM

I'll take 2! Its just crazy enough to be freaking awesome. Wonder how fast they go.

mjn · 04-25-2008, 04:01 PM

dam...that is a kickass stoppie!

Rix · 04-25-2008, 04:31 PM

Yeah, those emergency stops could be a bit of a challenge. No two up riding there!

skistud17 · 04-25-2008, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Rix

Yeah, those emergency stops could be a bit of a challenge. No two up riding there!

Shrek X · 04-25-2008, 11:59 PM

good find, strange.... thing.....

rpappi · 04-26-2008, 12:40 AM

something that you will see mall cops rolling around in here soon. there all ready using the sedgways (sp)

unicykle · 04-26-2008, 12:56 AM

what a collosal wasate of time, no accelerating or stoping so basicley it might as well be an uncomfortable chair?
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jdpesz · 04-26-2008, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by gixer_racer

panic stops could prove interesting!!!

I've always thought the same thing about the Segway.

likhi · 04-26-2008, 06:32 AM

are the wheels powered independently like rc cars?

360's...

Djoplin · 04-26-2008, 07:49 AM

Looks like they took a ZX and removed a few parts.

Ought to go faster now.

Lets get slow Eric on one and see what it does.

Toy Dragon · 04-26-2008, 09:14 AM

I gotta say, for an 18 year old to build something like that is pretty cool.

Mikey · 04-26-2008, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by DJ Nathan V

Woah, that's so... wrong.... I wanna try it.

Peedy · 04-26-2008, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Rix

Yeah, those emergency stops could be a bit of a challenge. No two up riding there!

Kinda looks like it has a passenger seat lol. Guess she'll be putting her feet in the back of your knees...

Inflex · 04-26-2008, 02:21 PM

"Everything works by leaning"

There are no emergency stops like a bike. I guess you lean back to slow down, so you're automatically balanced.

Rix · 04-26-2008, 07:26 PM

So leaning back is like a reverse gear? Guess that gives new meaning to dragging your rear.

So how do you do a burn out on one of these things?

SRTFSTJIM · 04-26-2008, 08:27 PM

I want one of those and one Yamaha Tasseract!

3cYlinders_oF_fuRy · 04-26-2008, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by mjn

dam...that is a kickass stoppie!

or is a kickass wheelie?

beansbaxter · 04-27-2008, 12:23 PM

This is cool! I just saw that!

svj · 04-27-2008, 03:43 PM

Looks like a Ronco Faceplant-O-Matic

SeattleVet · 05-04-2008, 10:01 PM

When you really look closely at it, you come the the realization that he's actually doing both a wheelie and a stoppie - at the same time!

WashingtonBlonde · 05-04-2008, 10:10 PM

Wow! Weird. But how fast does it go?

mfrankpdx · 05-04-2008, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by SeattleVet

When you really look closely at it, you come the the realization that he's actually doing both a wheelie and a stoppie - at the same time!

He's a mad crazy stunta fo life!

I want one, only after they make it with just one wheel.

WashingtonBlonde · 05-04-2008, 10:52 PM

I want to try one! When do you think they'll start having them at shows for testing???


04-25-2008, 03:08 PM	#1
BGL MotoGP Contender Joined: Jul 2005 From: Olympia/Lacey WA I Ride: Conservatives	Unicycle-Motorbike-Segway Hybrid Thingy Sometimes a bike is just a bike... there's no photoshopping going on here, guys. This is Uno, of course, a segway/motorcycle mashup shown publicly for the first time at the recent Toronto National Motorbike show. Technically it has two wheels, but they're right next to each other and it does balance on them under its own power. More Pics & Info -> http://gizmodo.com/384074/uno-a-unic...+segway-hybrid __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 03:10 PM	#2
DJ Nathan V Retired Joined: Jun 2007 From: Auburn, WA Blog Entries: 14 I Ride: A nicely modded 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6XS	Woah, that's so... wrong.... I wanna try it. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 03:11 PM	#3
gixer_racer MotoGP Contender Joined: Jun 2007 From: Covington, WA I Ride: RC51, TL1000R, GSXR 750 (in pieces), Magna 1100, R6 (track)	panic stops could prove interesting!!! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 03:12 PM	#4
Toy Dragon WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Sep 2007 From: Bend I Ride: on the DARK side	OOO! I wanna try! That looks fun! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 03:26 PM	#5
JohnnyM MotoGP Champion Joined: Jul 2006 From: Pullman, WA I Ride: '73 CB350F, '86 VFR750F, '00 Aprilia RS250, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '04 Aprilia RSV1000 R Factory, '07 Vstar 1100 Classic	Faceplant roadrash waiting to happen... ...it would stop the little kids from screaming "Do a wheelie" though... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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04-25-2008, 03:45 PM	#6
Avboden MotoGP Champion Joined: Oct 2007 From: Pullman/Spokane, Wa I Ride: 2007 BMW F800S, 1999 ATK 605 ESDS/SM	I'll take 2! Its just crazy enough to be freaking awesome. Wonder how fast they go. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 04:01 PM	#7
mjn Joined: Jul 2005 From: Tri-Cities Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: In search of the next 30mph corner......	dam...that is a kickass stoppie! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 04:31 PM	#8
Rix Endorsed Joined: Sep 2007 From: Mill Creek I Ride: BMW K1200RS	Yeah, those emergency stops could be a bit of a challenge. No two up riding there! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-25-2008, 11:59 PM	#10
Shrek X Mr. 500,000 Joined: Dec 2006 From: Out There... some where... I Ride: VTX	good find, strange.... thing..... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 12:40 AM	#11
rpappi Superbiker Joined: Dec 2007 From: Puyallup, Wa I Ride: SHINKO's	something that you will see mall cops rolling around in here soon. there all ready using the sedgways (sp) __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 12:56 AM	#12
unicykle WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Apr 2007 From: Milwaukie OR I Ride: 05 gsxr 1000 -RC51	what a collosal wasate of time, no accelerating or stoping so basicley it might as well be an uncomfortable chair? B __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 06:32 AM	#14
likhi Training Wheels Joined: Mar 2008 From: Federal Way, WA I Ride: the Metro bus.	are the wheels powered independently like rc cars? 360's... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 07:49 AM	#15
Djoplin Investigates Alternative Destinations Joined: Jul 2005 From: Stanwood I Ride: Faster 2-up than most by themselves	Looks like they took a ZX and removed a few parts. Ought to go faster now. Lets get slow Eric on one and see what it does. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 09:14 AM	#16
Toy Dragon WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Sep 2007 From: Bend I Ride: on the DARK side	I gotta say, for an 18 year old to build something like that is pretty cool. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 02:21 PM	#19
Inflex WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Apr 2007 From: Everett, WA	"Everything works by leaning" There are no emergency stops like a bike. I guess you lean back to slow down, so you're automatically balanced. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 07:26 PM	#20
Rix Endorsed Joined: Sep 2007 From: Mill Creek I Ride: BMW K1200RS	So leaning back is like a reverse gear? Guess that gives new meaning to dragging your rear. So how do you do a burn out on one of these things? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-26-2008, 08:27 PM	#21
SRTFSTJIM Streetfighter Joined: Mar 2008 From: Klamath Falls, OR I Ride: '04 Yamaha R1, It's my drug of choice!	I want one of those and one Yamaha Tasseract! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-27-2008, 12:23 PM	#23
beansbaxter Joined: Sep 2004 From: Seattle, WA Blog Entries: 8 I Ride: ZX-10R	This is cool! I just saw that! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


04-27-2008, 03:43 PM	#24
svj WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jul 2007 From: 360, WA I Ride: bicycles. sigh	Looks like a Ronco Faceplant-O-Matic __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-04-2008, 10:01 PM	#25
SeattleVet Superbiker Joined: Dec 2005 From: Seattle, WA I Ride: '04 Moto Guzzi Stone	When you really look closely at it, you come the the realization that he's actually doing both a wheelie and a stoppie - at the same time! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-04-2008, 10:10 PM	#26
WashingtonBlonde MotoGP Champion Joined: Mar 2007 From: Lacey, WA I Ride: '01 R6	Wow! Weird. But how fast does it go? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-04-2008, 10:52 PM	#28
WashingtonBlonde MotoGP Champion Joined: Mar 2007 From: Lacey, WA I Ride: '01 R6	I want to try one! When do you think they'll start having them at shows for testing??? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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