Re: Yamaha's Deinonychus Electric Motorcycle

[frank bliss <frank@blissnet.com>]

What's next, Triceratops trucks, Dino Diesels, Archaeopteryx autos?

I finally got access to my website (for the first time in 4 months 
because of a technical issue upline) an am updating it all week from 
this summers activities.  There are some new freshly uncovered Hell 
Creek finds spread in and about the older posted photos.

www. cattleranch.org

Frank Bliss
MS Biostratigraphy
Weston, Wyoming
82731

On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:13 AM, Richard W. Travsky wrote:

> yes, really.
>
> (scroll down)
> http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2005/10/05/tms.html
>
> DEINONYCHUS (Special exhibition model: prototype)
>
> Taking full advantage of the greater chassis design freedom afforded 
> by an in-wheel motor, this is Yamaha's proposal of a completely new 
> type of two-wheel-drive (2WD) EV (electric vehicle) with "Stretch & 
> Shrink" functions in the vertical and horizontal directions that 
> brings a very Yamaha joy of riding. In addition to the great 
> drivability of the 2WD it is possible to adjust not only the riding 
> position but also the silhouette of the chassis to fit the rider's 
> body size, riding environment, road surface conditions and personal 
> preference. This is Yamaha's proposal of a bike of the future that 
> offers the kind of personal fit only possible with an electric 
> vehicle.
>
> I suppose it would be great for getting about in the field, eh?