Fuel cell bike

[Colette]

Came across this article - wtf? That's one fugly motorbike!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... cycle.html

[Stereo]

I like this bit


"If you go for a ride in the countryside, as you ride through it, you can smell the countryside, hear the birds singing, and you are not disturbing nature," Eggleston said. "Birds will not fly out of the way because they are terrified of the noise."


I mean... I like hitting birds... so this is a good thing in my books

[Colette]

Heheheh, I don't know about hitting birds, but one of the big attractions to riding a bike is the noise they make - the gruntier the better!

At a top speed of 80kms, you'd be better off buying a scooter

[Barrabob]

So where do you go to get your fill of compressed hydrogen?

Looks like a good idea to me but i wouldnt be trading the 6r on one in a hurry.

[Ratmick]

Fugly is right, fugly as a hat full of arseholes.

$6000-$8000 for a silent fugly bike that carries a tank of flammable hydrogen? Go screw!

You'd need a noise making device so you don't suffer the same fate as bicycle riders with car doors opening and pedestrians walking out in front of you. I suggest a small internal combustion motor, let's say a 250cc twin. No muffler.

[ZX10R King]

So where do you go to get your fill of compressed hydrogen?

Canisters of pure hydrogen are readily available from hydrogen producers. But roadside hydrogen stations are few and far between.

To overcome this hurdle, Intelligent Energy is currently developing devices called reformers that extract hydrogen from biodiesel fuels (typically made from vegetable oils or animal fats) and ethanol (generally made from grain or corn). The units would sell for around U.S. $1,500 and could produce enough hydrogen to fill up the ENV for about 25 cents per tank, Eggleston said

[RG]

I don't mind consider getting one if Kawasaki make them.
Good to run around town.