Akrapovic Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 No, nothing has been broken: the front wheel of this Kawasaki prototype is tilted vertically with respect to the rest of the motorcycle, a motorcycle whose handlebar does not turn ... These patents have been discovered by BikeSocial colleagues. Indeed, where usually there would be a handlebar that rotates on bearings in a steering axle, in this sketch patenting the Akashi brand, an inverted “U” shaped bar can be seen fixed to the chassis and which has two vertical fists attached. Of course, these incorporate the gas fist (12) and the front brake lever (13). The system consists of the two wheels tilting independently on the vertical, achieving with its inclination that the motorcycle turns, in some arms, both front and back, inclined at approximately 40 °. Yes, indeed: in this way it is possible for the motorcycle to turn, even if the steering axle does not. As we can see, both the front wheel, the chassis and the rear wheel (more vertical even than the chassis itself) have different angles of inclination. The motorcycle would be electric, with two motors inserted in the hubs of each wheel. This solves the transmission problem, since by tilting the rear wheel chassis independently it is unfeasible to use a secondary transmission by chain or belt. The battery, located in the center of the motorcycle block, would also feed the servomotors responsible for the different inclinations of both axes. Will we see her someday? Hard to answer ... for now, it's patented. 1
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