who needs a frame anyway.....
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xcaptainxbloodx
Been Around the Block
with the segway being yesterdays news and gyroscope tech still being developed, I wonder how far off a real one is?
here's the origin...
"This MV Augusta 60cc Monomoto Superleggera is the experimental machine ridden by young wealthy Italian Luiggi Bandini, during practice for the 1954 Milano-Taranto Road Race. Bandini tragically lost control in a misty mountain section, while waving to a pretty spectator. His grief stricken father, Count Enzio Bandini, “The Falcon,” never again permitted anyone to ride or even view this advanced design, and knowledge of its whereabouts faded. Eventually, rumors of this fascinating machine reached the motorcycling bon vivant Todd Fell. On a trip to Naples, Italy, his quest to find it was rewarded at the Bandini country villa, where in 2004, fifty years after the tragic accident, the late Count’s family was persuaded to part with the treasure."
It recently sold for $17'500!
Too many to post but...
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/motorwhl/motorwhl5.htm#boy
Humans have been working on this for a LONG time
And the YouTube classic...
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[youtube=425,350]7ZocRxTW5mM[/youtube]
judeyramone
Active Member
So, if it's an experimental machine being prepared for a race, why does it have a license plate bracket?
xcaptainxbloodx
Been Around the Block
judeyramone said:
because thats a false history for a piece of non-functioning art.
Its still cool though, I love that stuff.
