Winner of the prestigious VACC competition, the “Hornet” by 22 year old Liam Ferguson, is a one-wheel superbike, which seems to be “up there in the clouds a bit.” Generating power from dual 74 hp (55 kW) in-wheel hydrogen fuel-cell six-phase Neodymium-Iron (Nd-Fe) electric motors to reach a top speed of 235 km/h, the Hornet integrates two side-by-side small wheels to balance it gyroscopically when parked. Imagine the ladies you can pull with this little beast… More info after the break:
The Hornet acts like a Segway, the electric bike integrates a series of computers that examines both the Hornet’s attitude and the rider’s inputs to correct the stance according to the weight and momentum of the vehicle. Weighing about 176 kilograms, the single wheel motorbike looks too bulky and difficult to maneuver, especially at slow speeds, but it touts an amazing turning circle of zero meters, thanks to the dual-wheel system underneath, to let it turn even on a five-cent coin.
Hydrogen Fuel is very promising, i only hope that we can mass produce soon enough.,;-
i truly think that this is pure genius. i have thought about this for years but didnt have the resources to make it myself im glad someone did
hydrogen fueled vehicles are the best but they are still not widely available.”,:
i like it Awesome :)
there should be videos of the bike as well….
Very interesting, when will be ready for people?
I would like the distribution in my country
were do you put your feet
Awesome, I’d love to see a rider on it though, I’m curious on how it looks and where the legs rest. :)
It´s a good example of what the current technology can produce.
I think hydrogen isn´t a good choice, cause the efficiency problems but an electric one would be nice. Or, imagine, one propelled by flywheel(KERS). |o|
hydrogen fuel is not yet very practical and cost effective today.::
From the looks of it, you would rest your legs at the back, a very sport like stance.
Sudden stops could be handled like a horse, you could backwards, so you don’t get thrown off, as the inertia would push you onto the bike… but not off it.
Looks cool !
Great concept. Hope we get there soon. Thanks for the two -wheel electric bicycles that are here already…
I’m turning 60 and for city needs, I’m considering the RyNo instead for its electric drive and as for parking… this is the dream machine to travel about singlely and leaving my HDi 2,2 diesel Break with 168 Hp in the garage most of the time!!! almost bought the Sedgway, this sitter is the perfect alternative & option for increasing a green environment like the RyNo of course.
The information is very sketchy. It is difficult to imagine how one will ride on it and it looks very impractical.
How 1 sits on it is displayed on 1st picture in the smaller pic on the right bottom
^8^ looks like 1person only,or maybe 1baby in helmet storage under the seat…~WAAAAATAAAFAK
killing myself
ROFLMFAO!
oi, still with the fuel cells… if ever cheap electrically produced hydrogen becomes available, maybe, but currently it’s from steam reformed methane… using a methane fuel cell, or even methane, or hydrogen, in a regular engine gets better energy density. not gonna change before oil runs out.
its a awesome ultimatum
seen it… this is a copied cat of another vehicle concept made by Bombardier called Embryo check it out guys
Embryo has been around for years this thing just came out
but we will see who make it first..
i would love to use hydrogen fuel on my car, this fuel is really nonpolluting but is not yet very available ..~
Hydrogen fuel is a most inefficient carrier of energy unless it can be produced much more effectively than today. I note some claim here that it is non-polluting, that is simply not true. What is true is that you have reduced local pollution – the total pollution due to low efficiency of the hydrogen fuel cycle is higher than many other fuels and way higher than electric/battery.
For some reason politicians have bought into the Hydrogen as energy carrier paradigm, probably because it sounds cool. The reality of efficiency coupled with storage/filling issues means they are likely funding the wrong horse.
Most if not all high profile hydrogen filling images have been dummy filling, including by Arnold Swarzenegger.
this is bad ass, can’t wait to get one
What gets me is the emphasis put on the so called 22 year old Liam as the creator. Come on – never happened.. He probably drew a rendering in a college course and then had a slew of real professionals, professors, and investors put it together. Where are the accolades to those people? Oh!… That’s right, truth doesn’t make for good media stories.
BTW: whoever mentioned emergency braking… Good point and one that makes this design completely impractical as a working design.. And I agree with the sentiments of of using a fuel cell that costs more to produce than it’s output of energy. Just because it’s different doesn’t make it good.
Venus wars; google it.
It’s an anime from the late 80′s that prominently features monocyles.
Ooooo…Ahhh… I’m some liberal brainwashed drone who believes that hydrogen fuel is BRILLIANT! Not!
Damn dopes, ANY storage contaiiner of hydrogen fuel is for all intent and purpose a mini-H-bomb! In an example for an auto, if you carried a tank approximately 35-40 gallon size, if you get your ass t-boned the fucking crater would be about a QUARTER MILE IN DIAMETER. Actually, who the fuck would care if Al Gore (the inventer of the internet) demo’ed the crash test.
The ONLY safe way to use/transport any quantity of hydrogen fuel is if it were catalyzed only on demand/as needed from a source of material, such as sea water.
KaBoom all!
One more point:
At 235 kph/140MPH +/- the last thing you’d remember is the fucking computer/warez deciding to crash. Hahahahaha…SPLAT!