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Re:This Is the Gyro-Stabilized, Two-Wheeled Future of Transp... by heretohelp on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @10:35PM (#4041095)
No...it's not. This thing is just as dangerous as a motorcycle.

The danger is from not having the steel cage protecting you, not from tipping over in a parking lot. Motorcycles aren't even difficult to balance...at all.

They're easier than bicycles in that respect because they self-stabilize from the speed that operate at. You only need balance when puttering about in the parking lot, and even then, scarcely.

I have to stop reading this thread. I'm a keen motorcyclist and it's vividly apparent none of you know what you're talking about in the slightest.

This vehicle is useless.

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Re:This Is the Gyro-Stabilized, Two-Wheeled Future of Transp... by DeepDuh on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @04:01AM (#4041879)
Sorry, but aren't you contradicting yourself? If the danger of a motorcycle lies in the lack of a cage, why is this useless?
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Re:This Is the Gyro-Stabilized, Two-Wheeled Future of Transp... by heretohelp on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @12:49PM (#4043585)
It's useless because it's inferior to a motorcycle in every respect including safety.
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