World’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle rolls into production

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    Isn't that a case of "lets find something for tech to do that isn't actually useful" rather than a product people actually need/want? If you can't balance a bike I'd suspect you really shouldn't be on a motorbike...
     
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    Well, yes. I do agree, but impressive none the less. Street Hawk mk 2?


    Soon we'll have Kitt. Come Onnnn!
     
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    Street Hawk was always a low rent Knightrider in my eyes. And don’t even start me on Air Wolf….
     
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    Couldn't agree more, but the open credits were good.

     
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    Isn't that 90% of tech nowadays...no wonder things are so expensive, why do I need wi-fi and an app for a washing machine?
     
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    My Miele washing machine that is probably 6 years old now has WiFi and an App. Yes, it tells you many "interesting" things like power usage and water usage, even how many times a week you use it and you most popular setting.

    The only two things I find slightly useful is, as in my case the washing machine is in a utility room so when the doors are shut I don't always hear it beep to tell me it's finished. So on a sunny day it is handy to know that it's done so I can get the stuff on the washing line. The other is the app tells you when the self dosing detergent bottles are empty, although the machine will moan like a baby at you when you next turn it on to insert new bottles anyway.

    I'll be honest I didn't know it had WiFi when I bought it, strangely I bought because it had excellent reviews for clothes cleaning effectiveness. I never once have used the remote start feature on the app, as you obviously have to load the machine, then set it to remote start. On 2 occasions I have used the timer delay on the machine when putting a load in to have the machine finish for when I get home.
     
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    Speaking of Knight rider this is awesome.



    How did they do it?
     
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    Interesting stuff. Would've been nice to see how it worked at 60mph riding from Rest and be Thankful viewing platform to Glencoe today. Blowing an absolute hooley in torrential rain from the side. I now have a F1 drivers neck :ROFLMAO:
     
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    What a fantastic stretch of road(s). Jealous! I haven’t been up there for 3yrs.
     
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    A mega area to drive and ride.
     
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    My Uncle used to live in Connel and then Appin. I would visit him several times a year and never tired of the journey there. It would take 11hrs from Cambridge but the last 2-3hrs from Erskine were phenomenal and just got better the further north you went.

    Cant wait for my next Scotland fix.
     
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    Glencoe today. 20260325_163034.jpg
     
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