Neat.
Can someone explain why a hydrostatic drive and why it isn't used in production vehicles?
It has an air ride system to lift it up. He did not give it enough time to pressurize before riding it and bottomed it out cutting an oil line.That bike is ... uh ... awfully low to the ground! lol.
Looked like the sides were scraping.
Didn't they make a 2wd R1 with the same system? Could swear I read about it and saw a couple of vids on YouTube. Front wheel was driven by a hydraulic pump that was powered off the rear sprocket so the front only got power when the rear spun faster than the front. Prototype/concept only, of course. Some riders that got to try it said it was very different to ride at high speeds than your usual bike.Ohlins actually had a prototype system that they developed for dirtbikes. I think the parasitic loss was significant, though.
I think you do see this kind of drive on some vehicles that already have a hydraulic system for powering stuff (e.g. forklifts, scissor lifts)
I think I got cancer just from watching that.Attempt #2. The neighbours must love this guy lol
[video=youtube;2leA_tEEdk8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2leA_tEEdk8[/video]
I was thinking 5 mins of riding that thing & the mosquitoes would be off your arse for 3 dysI think I got cancer just from watching that.