I've been watching this site with much interest for quite awhile. Observing the 4 wheel tilter, it would seem that the rider is just doing all the normal dirt...
... If anyone likes to read, I found the following Thomas Melcher patents/apps on freepatentsonline.com (apologies if this info has already been noted) #s 7 &...
Ahh, Phillip, ever The Absolutist. :) I'm not against adding inputs, so long as they are intuitive. Hence my statement that, as a "dual input designer", I am...
Absolutely right! As a fundamental principle why have two inputs when all you are doing is choosing a steered path? This requires one input. If you were...
... Thanks for ferretting these out. Interesting. Clever. And lots of work. It was too simple, too elegant, and too light to have not been the subject of...
Interesting. Since when are these "built in California" as the article claims? They've been available from China via EBay and local ATV Discounter distributors...
So since I haven't been able to read the patents myself yet, and I'm sure several others here are wondering, I'll ask. What's happening on this quad tilter...
Yeah, I would lay money that's exactly right. Few reporters make sure they get the details correct when they craft sentences to connect the data points that...
Hi everyone, just imagine if the 2 cars below were tilters and were only one-half as wide with the same aerodynamic low drags. The energy efficiency would go...
Points well taken, Phillip. Funny you mention flying because that's what it feels like In an automobile, it is true, only steering and speed are chosen. But on...
Once you get the cd down into the 'teens, sheer surface friction is a large component of drag, so reducing frontal area does not produce linear gains....
... Phillip here Doug. IMO The patent does not describe the vehicle in the video. The first claim describes the vehicle. The following clains are a "grab...
... What gives the vehicle its "flying feel" is not the input style but the funamental vehicle dynamics. The rider of manual countersteer[ for example] does...
... Hi Phillip (and Aaron) Dealing with Aaron's question first, the vehicle is not a softly suspended free tilter. Different stuff happens in tilt from bump. ...
Phillip, What makes you say that the ClEVER overturns on a fast driver input on tarmac [ for example]? Back in April 2006 at the final CLEVER presentation, I...
Let's question this continued insistence for vehicles with "intuitive" controls by returning to the beginning: Bicycles were NOT intuitive; beginning in the...
... to side" I can do exactly this in my vehicle[ when I let go of the steering wheel] squat on the seat and use the inertia of my mass to move the frame[...
... automatic countersteer means. BMW wrote me an email which I published on my website which admits this. The University of Bath produced a paper which also...
... Why should we be forced into designing a new vehicle ... vehicle ... Phillip here Ernest and I sympathise. However what we are dealing with here is road...
While I agree with you, it adds to the problem of by forcing the creation of a suitable training program. And then there is the added issue of licensing...
Hi All, Here's an important Carver DVC Incident update. Riko Kruit, Sales Director of Carver Europe, made the following statement on the Fly The Road Club...
The high-wheelers were particularly hazardous, and were bought by gentlemen past their prime playing-learning years. The academies were typically gymnasiums...
Does the answer to these questions depend on the customer we are ultimately aiming at? If we are aiming at existing motorcyclists, then countersteering (and...
Hi everyone, it may be that the Carver that had the belt problem was 7 years old. The VIN number is reported as "035" and if I remember correctly, Carver built...
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