2wd Motorbike

2wd motorbike

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• 2wd
• motorbike

[0j0williams]

What happens in a turn since the front wheel must spin faster than the rear while turning? Do you lose traction and wreck?

[thepud]

No both wheels turn at the same speed, tight turns do feel a little different but nothing that effects the riding. No loss of traction, and you only crash the same amount as any normal dirt bike, when your riding outside your ability. Which I do often :) LOL

[TheRacerX121]

@thepud the front wheeldrive is geared so that it only engages when the rear wheel loses traction, its something like a 4:3 ratio. in early prototypes they had the wheels spinning at the same speed and the bike was uridable.

just had to clear that up as i know the inventor and have been riding these bikes since for years

[thepud]

@TheRacerX121 Your correct, they don't spin at the exact same speed. To answer the above question I wasn't looking at write a book to cover how the bike worked but I see my answer just wasn't good enough for some person.

So now I do have to write a book.

The bike works just as @The RaceX121 says "but they would know, they know the inventor" sorry if I misled anyone with my comments above.

[jgto17]

thats one of those flexible drive shafts right?

[thepud]

yes thats right

[TwinLT1Power]

I just love You Tube intellectuals. They watch a video once and suddenly they become an expert on the subject (even though most can't spell). Anyway...sweet conversion.

[nholmes1372]

how does that work? no chain to the front wheel

[TD4f22]

@thepud do u have any wheelspin if u accelerate full throlle on street?

[r4f4st4n1]

@JaxRhapsody "A 4x4 unlike an awd vehicle normally when it is engaged has 50/50 power split " That's what I said from the beginning. Thanks for understanding my point.

[JaxRhapsody]

@r4f4st4n1 A 4x4 unlike an awd vehicle normally when it is engaged has 50/50 power split and only the open or limited slip diffs differentiate power to each wheel depending on the traction and if it is turning. the fact this bike(which i'd love to have) only gives front traction if the rear loseses it and from what i guess is an unpowered wheel except in sliding turns and traction lost situations would make this an awd bike versus the Rokon and Rokon based bikes which would be considered 2x2.

[josmoify]

wonder what handling characteristics front wheel ruting to the rear wheel affect under steering steering? or front break trailing on tarmac courses (sumo etc)

[r4f4st4n1]

@0j0williams The strength delivered to both bikes wheels are the same, the only thing that could make one wheel spin faster would be the weight. And on top of it, you would need poor road conditions in order to make one of the wheels drift.

[0j0williams]

@r4f4st4n1 AWD vehicles do but not 4WD. Then again you got 4 wheels so no need to worrry about balance. Probably not an issue at all. My question was from the engineering side of my head and not the real world side. LOL

[r4f4st4n1]

@0j0williams Do 4X4 vehicles have their forward wheels spin faster? LOL.

[sergeb123]

this thing probably cost up to 3 grand?