Lit Motors unveils functioning prototype of its C-1 self-balancing electric motorcycle

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LIT MOTORS unveils first working prototype of its C-1

Posted By: FreePlanet
Date: Saturday, 16-Jun-2012 05:35:10

readers of Free Planet will remember seeing the glossy white concept C-1 two-wheel stabilised monocoqued motorbike from Lit Motors going through its paces, being slammed into by a car (and not falling over) and standing on its own two wheels during parking (and not falling over). All very stable, and promising... My critical contention was that the Peraves E-Tracer was a sexier visual proposition and it didn't need the expense and weight of electromagnetic stabilisation because it had LEGS with wheels on the end, for parking and in stalled traffic or at zera crossings, traffic lights etc. Well, here's new footage of a full-scale working prototype of Lit Motors C-1 and (it has to be said) it doesn't look as stable, e.g. at zebra crossings, as projected in the concept stage AND they've included unobtrusive-but-essential parking legs as if they also had concerns that a long-stay spell of parking might result in this thing falling over. VIDEO HERE...

LIT MOTORS unveils first working prototype of its C-1