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What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?
What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?
Published by grotbag
10-28-2008
What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

Obviously we've seen all sorts of motorcycles and scooters, even quads and sidecars. But here's something totally new; a merger between a motorcycle, sidecar and quad. The result? The K-Pteron.

It's French, and was designed by the prize designer Alain Deveze (winner of the much coveted Lepine design trophy). He produced this QuadSide (for lack of a better word), He made the frame, inserted a Voxan engine and here's the stinger, the front and middle wheels all turn together!

Both sides of the K-Pteron are platforms. You ride the K-Pteron like you would a sidecar, and with all three wheels used for steering, you can take the curves very sharply, so it's very maneuverable.

The K-Pteron looks interesting, but I don't think you can split lanes in busy morning rush hour.





Using the design as basis, he's producing go-carts based on the same principle. Called the X-Trium Open link in a new window, he evens has an electric version of one.



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By emzed on 10-28-2008, 02:50 PM
Re: What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

its like the difference between the cat walk and the high street. I'm glad someone is daring to be different and experimenting with ideas which when watered down and sanitized a bit will filter down to the rest of us peasants, but that is one weird and ugly, ermm, whatever it is. And that's coming from someone who believes the MZ to be the pinnacle of motorcycle design

It looks like there should be a coin slot and a screen attached to it somewhere.
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By grotbag on 10-28-2008, 02:56 PM
Re: What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

Im expecting it to turn into a transformer and start dancing
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By FirestormMike on 10-28-2008, 03:56 PM
Re: What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

Sorry, but I think it's a big pile of pointless crap. I reckon it'll be bollocks to ride too and make you look like a dalek. It's like a frankenstein version of one of those electric buggies oap's ram you with when you're out shopping. It's the same colour too...
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By jonnywombat on 10-28-2008, 03:59 PM
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As a peice of engineering it's pretty swish, but as FSM said it's prolly pants to ride/drive...
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By Reddit on 10-28-2008, 04:41 PM
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Looks like an ordinary motorbike that has heavily rear-ended a Reliant Robin.
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By druidsam on 10-28-2008, 05:57 PM
Re: What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

too small and low down to be used in traffic, if you think you are invisible on the bike, imagine how many drivers wouldnt see you in/on that thing( wouldnt mind a go though)



......................Sam
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By davethemonkey on 10-29-2008, 07:51 AM
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quick and easy to describe - pointless.
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By bulldog63 on 10-30-2008, 06:52 PM
Re: What is it? A Quad? A Sidecar ? A Motorcycle?

Quote:
Originally Posted by grotbag View Post
Im expecting it to turn into a transformer and start dancing
yuck.... not the dancing robot, i liked that
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