Kaneda's Powerbike In Production(SuperMegaHorridNastyVanity Alert)

KANEDA'S MOTORCYCLE CONCEPT ^ | 5/6/2006 | RandallFlagg

[RandallFlagg]

Okay. These things are all that and a six-pack of chimichangas.....










Many of these were built from modifications to a Honda Fusion scooter, but I find the closest model to do this with today would be the Yamaha Morphous:


I found the prices for the ones that they sell at around $21,000. This is a simple currency conversion and doesn't include the shipping -they're only available in Japan......so far.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

for anyone who's ridden on the street, in traffic....having forward visibility limited to the taillights of the car ahead of you is not a good thing.

Any rider opting for the lowered eye point is...suicidal !

[TheOracleAtLilac]

If there's a similar ban in America, I haven't heard of it.

I think HD's w/ highway pegs would qualify, so....probably not

[RandallFlagg]

I would guess that it'd depend on the skills of the driver. People in shorter cars surrounded by SUVs (usually) know to slow down and increase the distance of the vehicle ahead if there's a visibility danger. At least I do (But I drive like a Grandmother, anyway -no offense to FR Grandmas).

[mthom]

They dont look as cool in real life.

[RandallFlagg]

You've seen them, then? In Japan, I mean?

[mthom]

What I meant to say was the bike looks cooler in the anime than it does when actually built. Just my opinion.

[RandallFlagg]

OH! Okay.

[Hot Tabasco]

They might want to raise the center frame up a little or else they will be bottoming out on speed bumps..........

[230FMJ]

As I advance into old age, I'm considering a bike with a lower center of gravity than my BMW R1100 RT, but this does seem to be taking the concept to extreme. Anybody here rode one of these "low boys"?

[RandallFlagg]

I don't know. It doesn't seem all that much shorter than the Yamaha.

[RandallFlagg]

Not yet, but soon. Hopefully.

[BraveMan]

Remove the body panels for maintenance and you'll discover - GASP! - a Shovelhead . . .

I wonder if it has heated grips?

[JoeSixPack1]

Again with the heated grips..!!!?? ROFL!!! :-)

[RandallFlagg]

I can't even SEE the grips on that.

[BraveMan]

Joe, after Friday's ride through scenic Central Wisconsin I'm considering 'lectric gloves for good measure.

Drove 'em right back up into the ol' body cavity, if you know what I mean . . .

[JoeSixPack1]

LOL!!

I'm lovin' this.... :-)

Yesterday I went on a run with the USMVMC to one of their chapters yearly partys. 200 miles up and back. 92 degrees, clear skies,, etc. etc. (Florida, middle of the state)

My face is as red as a freshly boiled lobster. The back of my hands where the fingerless gloves have the big breathing holes are sunburnt to the point of the skin peeling off, bleeding and cracked. My gloves have a mesh back also so I have this spiderweb pattern on any skin that didn't burn off.

My seat was so hot when we were leaving that my butt would have blistered if I didn't sit on a soaking wet towel.

But my 1995 E-glide with 88K miles ran like silk sliding across a new pair of fake boobs.


AND NO heated handgrips needed plus 41mpg. :-)
(Of course when you're riding with 40 other guys there is no hot dogging or throttle pumping.)

[monkeyshine]

It doesn't look like it has a good turning radius at slow speeds. But it does look like a comfortable cruiser as much as a sportbike.

[RandallFlagg]

I just received an email from Neo-Fukuoka:
Thank you for an inquiry.
It is under adjustment towards sale. Reservation is due to be started as soon as the production facility of a factory is ready.
Thank you for your consideration.
neo-fukuoka

[RandallFlagg]

BTW, Here's their email address if anyone else wants to drop 'em a line:
info@neo-fukuoka.com

[RandallFlagg]

Second email:

hello.

It is explanation of this motorcycle.

A name is "neo-fukuoka.ver2."
Full length is a little less than 3m.
Engine is 250 cc of a water-cooled single cylinder.
An engine maker is a product made from "KAWASAKI."
The five-step gear of a hand operated clutch (Operation is the same as the
usual motorcycle.)
A front brake is a double disk.
A rear brake is a single disk.
The planned body is a product made "FRP."


Thank you for your consideration.

neo-fukuoka
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The bike has a name and an engine type.