BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100

[Flyn]

BMW concept motorcycle. It's a couple decades away but shows the direction BMW wants to go with its bikes and cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv-e5-uvemU

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[wombat]

With how exponentially technology grows, why do you think this is decades away?

 

[SleeperLS]

That was the dumbest video I have seen in a while. Dude talked about the bike being safer, then gets rid of the helmet. I couldn't imagine any more of a gaudy design including the suit. Terrible. Just terrible.

 

[Flyn]

With how exponentially technology grows, why do you think this is decades away?

They say 30 years. Like you, I think it will be less.

 

[Flyn]

That was the dumbest video I have seen in a while. Dude talked about the bike being safer, then gets rid of the helmet. I couldn't imagine any more of a gaudy design including the suit. Terrible. Just terrible.

They're pushing the safety aspect and calling the concept bike so safe you can't fall off.

That's marketing BS or the people who wrote the infomercial don't understand how stupid some riders can be. No way would BMW ever suggest not wearing a helmet on a real, production motorcycle.

 

[SleeperLS]

I don't think most riders get killed by falling off their bikes. I am just assuming, but I am pretty sure a collision with something else is what causes most accidents and injuries. I am all for concept vehicles that push new ideas, but at least make it a feasible idea that isn't flat out dumb.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

So safe you can't fall off!*

*Until you fall off, or get T boned, or get hit from behind, or when a sensor fails and tries to over correct a non-existing wobble and throws your ass off the bike.

 

[SleeperLS]

gotta read that fine print

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Also the visor is dumb as fuck. No dash at all....visor probably runs off batteries. So when the visor dies or gets lost then you can't ride the bike or tell how fast you are going.