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The 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto has always been heavily influenced by the American V-twin crowd and highlights some of the area's top custom builders who have on display a fine array of one-off custom machines. This year's show, however, had one very unusual one-off custom, the Uno. The orange and grey coloured Uno made its first public appearance balanced on its two side-by-side wheels and its footpegs. Looking more like it should have been ridden by George Jetson as he pulled up to his space platform, it looked out of place amid the other custom creations in the building.
Strut your USB drive modding skills Comments Oldest comments listed first. Posted by: on April 25, 2008 at 8:03 AM It's not one wheeled. BIG difference Posted by: on April 25, 2008 at 8:52 AM That's pretty cool. I must say though, I wonder if the designers thought to themselves, "Hey, I wonder how we can build something technologically superior to the motorcycle AND less safe." com on April 25, 2008 at 9:03 AM Why would tandem wheels make such a BIG difference?
Posted by: JennaSys on April 25, 2008 at 12:16 PM I'd imagine having 2 tandem wheels gives it more side to side stability than a single wide wheel would. And when you get right down to it, isn't that what custom bikes are all about anyway? Posted by: trex on April 25, 2008 at 1:45 PM Unfortunately bullshit As cool as it looks, it is complete crap. The maximum possible braking force is the body weight of the driver. Why don't these guyse just invest their creativity and money in something that is cool and useful? Posted by: Anon on April 25, 2008 at 4:05 PM I don't understand these people who think everything has to be 'cool AND useful' otherwise it is 'bullshit'. Are these people with no passion, no imagination, no talent of their own? Can they not see the joy and skill involved in making something different just because they can? By their logic most of what Leonardo da Vinci did was complete crap!
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