Product design the good, the bad and the ugly

Should probably make boating and wall water sports illeagal...you might get killed wet.

my sweet ride.. left it in Italy, though...
no acceleration at all (the 125cc version) but it was coooooool :D

Well this thread took an unexpected and entertaining turn...

Gotta love annonomous internet forum posting for real chest thumping commentary.

About 20 years ago I was a government representative on an ADR (Australian Design Rule) committee which was to set a standard limiting the temperatures for underbody exhaust pipe components. Vehicles had been starting fires when parked in dry grass beside roads. The industry representative was a fellow from Mazda. The RX7 apparently ran pretty hot underneath, he wanted the limit to be 500 degrees C. I was arguing from the bushfire perspective. We'd experimented and found a surface temperature of 450 degrees C can ignite dry grass.

I can still recall the Mazda fellow when the subject of motor bikes came up over a beer. He'd been on many more ADR committees than I had. " If someone first came up with the idea of manufacturing and selling a motor bike today rather than 80 years ago it would be laughed at. They'd never even think of letting anything so dangerous out on the road"

^^^^^^ well put Boba

hmmmm, sounds like busta's mommy won't let him ride a bike, so none of you should either.


Loved my dirtbikes in my teens but having moved to Oz don't get much riding in anymore. Don't know if it's growing older or if I'm just turning soft like the rest of you Aussies but last time I was home mine scared me. Stalling going round the first few corners I was going so slow lol.

Much prefer the falling off in water option these days.

I took one day off and see what happens

back on track - ugly




Awesome

Check this out: A Jaguar electric supercar, no internal combustion engine, batteries charged by jet turbines, wickedest car ever designed, the way of the future for sure.


PS Goes very fricking fast as well