Would You Want a Motorcycle-Car Hybrid?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/06/06 22:47:10

Related Topics: lit motors, c-1, motorcycle-car, Hybrid, Auto, Gas, Car, Baby, Bike, Weather, Smart, smartphone, Time, Elephant, Future, Living

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This isn't the first time auto-makers have tried to design a motorcycle-car hybrid, but as "Top Gear" showed us a few years back, the Reliant Robin was hardly practicle. We really hope Lit Motors Inc. improved on that, because they're attempting to develop a new breed of motorcycle-car hybrids. Fortunately, developers say it'll take a baby elephant to knock this one over.

The Lit C-1 is technically a motorcycle, as it runs on two wheels, but has a chassis that looks a lot like a smart car. The vehicle uses a system of sensors and gyros to stabilize the bike, even if it gets it, and has built-in "smartphone" technology that keep it up-to-date on traffic and weather. It also uses an electric motor. Lit explains, "We are reinventing the motorcycle and rethinking the future of commuting to create green jobs supporting a sustainable future." They should be hitting the streets in 2014. Want one?

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JMCC 2012/06/06 22:56:59

Yes

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and one of these too please Santa!

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mark to whateve... 2012/06/09 03:45:25

Excellent choice!! Now if I can just get my bank to approve a 15 year loan , I'm all set!

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Incognito 2012/06/08 18:19:31

Yes

As long as it looks like the one in the picture, YEEEAAAAHHH!

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davyd god loving patriot 2012/06/08 17:41:45

No

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Three wheeled ? Maybe. If it's two wheeled how do keep it upright when you stop ?

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Kibelle 2012/06/08 17:26:23

Yes

For free...? Mr. Santa? : )

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paulosm... to Kibelle 2012/06/09 15:14:34

Yeah, Big Brother will be right over with one!

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arek.petrosian 2012/06/08 16:40:05

Yes

Looks like fun, and no one will bother you for a ride...

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Tuna 2012/06/08 16:32:32 (edited)

No

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We've had them for years and years beginning with the Bond Bug; you can buy small cars/trucks powered by motorcycle engines.

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belle 2012/06/08 16:01:38

No

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Just get a real car, forget all this foolishness.

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JoeM 2012/06/08 15:52:34

No

a bike is a bike, a car is a car. Motorcycle doors are what Truckers carry on a back-haul.

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Brian ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/06/08 13:25:50

No

It would defeat the whole purpose of riding for me, that being wind in my face and feeling free.

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♥K14 2012/06/08 12:51:10

Yes

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But not one that ridiculously ugly...
Maybe a Carver one - much more deserving of the "motorcycle-car hybrid" title.

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AskZilla to ♥K14 2012/06/09 14:34:51

And you don't think what you have pictured there with the guy about to get his hand ripped off is ugly???

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♥K14 to AskZilla 2012/06/09 18:14:51

Well, the guy is ugly... and the resulting bleeding stump might be too.

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Wahvlvke 2012/06/08 11:52:08

No

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It would probably be fun ... right up to the scene of the first accident at which point it would become a designer coffin.

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BonnieDeutsch 2012/06/08 11:47:05

No

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This is no longer a motorcycle, but another version of the "smart car." Who's fooling who ?!!

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AskZilla to BonnieD... 2012/06/12 03:02:33

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Whatever it is, it's one ugly vehicle

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BonnieD... to AskZilla 2012/06/13 02:14:12

I agree. Thank you for your idea now and anytime

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U-Dog 2012/06/08 11:22:56 (edited)

No

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It looks pretty cool but I will wait until the guinea pigs pay thru the nose to work out the bugs before considering one. I can just imagine the mess when a gyro fails while cruising down the road at 80 plus.

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Chaoskingsxz 2012/06/08 10:20:44

No

The video kind look fake.. other than that is a great idea but I am to afraid to ride such a small thing...

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tff~PWCM~JLA 2012/06/08 10:14:00

Yes

I like it's looks.

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sally 2012/06/08 08:28:35

No

I'm good.

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Kozmo 2012/06/08 07:24:58 (edited)

No

What's the point? Being "In the Wind" keeps you alert & the large lateral surface area would be unsafe in crosswinds. Also, with those tiny wheels, what's gonna keep you upright if the gyros fail? Remember the Seque?

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13_JunkyardDog 2012/06/08 07:18:50

No

sounds kinda stupid

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Aksana 2012/06/08 05:55:13

Yes

Yes

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Bambi 2012/06/08 05:40:01

Yes

:)

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doc moto 2012/06/08 04:54:15

Yes

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Fifty dollars down and fifty a month for a year, that is great, thank you Obama!

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TheAvengers#1Fan 2012/06/08 04:37:43

Yes

that looks FREAKIN AWESOME!! XD

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Maci 2012/06/08 03:57:23
BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/06/08 02:46:43

No

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Give me a Truck, a car or a motorcycle but not a motorcycle-car

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ajracestables1 2012/06/08 02:41:21

Yes

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Sounds like it would be a really ugly car and a really ugly motorcycle.

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Carson 2012/06/08 02:37:05

No

Get one of thbe newer models of husquavarna motorbikes and go go go.

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Marek 2012/06/08 02:21:44

No

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If it was not using electric motor and did not cost more than half of a car then YES. I am not going to pay full price for half of a car. Period. Let the hollyweird weirdos pay for it if they want it. The survival rate in case of collision makes it a tool for suicide.

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k fleming 2012/06/08 00:41:39

Yes

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But not this one!
I want a Diesel version of the Carver!
http://youtu.be/kR5yMGa34mk

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Redfeather 2012/06/08 00:31:20

Yes

Sure why not it looks pretty cool, plus have you see how motorcycle handle in heavy traffic. I've been asking for a long time where are the more futuristic looking vehicles

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Adam to Redfeather 2012/06/08 16:31:27

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Yeah, because thats just what my commute has been missing... Idiots on their cell phones in hybrid bike/cars weaving between other vehicles....

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Redfeather to Adam 2012/06/08 21:12:49

Well i'm a bus driver so i know what you mean by that but for responsible drivers its still pretty cool

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Haley 2012/06/08 00:15:11 (edited)

Yes

That's awesome! I want one so bad.

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Uranos7 2012/06/07 23:49:39

Yes

I would love one!
I do very little driving so it would be perfect for me.

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Haruko.Haruhara 2012/06/07 22:10:14

No

No what kind of insurance would I have to get? I'm NOT paying for both!!!

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Michael S Smith 2012/06/07 22:05:25

Yes

If it comes with AC and auomaitic transmision

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