Honda self-balancing motorcycle - GIF

[nova_robotics]

I'm not an extreme rider, but just looking at that thing all I can see is a potential for the rear to slip out in a high speed tight turn. It also seems like it would be prone to death wobble only in the rear instead of the front, but not being a racer I don't know how it would act.

When the girlfriend on back decides to shift her weight during a turn it can be a trouser staining experience. I can't imaging the rear wheel dancing around like that would lend itself to any speeds over 25 mph. It must lock up and just become rigid after 2 mph or something.


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Surely that technology is only meant for a motorcycle at rest to assist with not falling over. I cant see it being rideable in that configuration.

Totally agree. You said it better than I did.