The Self Balancing Electric Motorcycle of the Future | The New York Times

[@चेतन_महाराष्ट्र]

So where is it? It's nearly 10 years since this video. Is this a joke?

[@jameskea1947]

2019 is here now, where is my electric self balancing motocycle?

[@georgebacon1239]

Fuku jk all day

[@hemigod2]

I’m in 2024 and I still don’t see them

[@Bastatubig]

@@hemigod2 i wonder why didn't mass produce no dont they have sales team haha.

[@LigerSuperstar]

I waited since childhood for this and still nothing

[@michelevitarelli]

I wonder if we will ever know why this never went to market.

[@willb3636]

No market for it. Motorcycle enthusiasts in the US won't care for it. Your Average US commuter already has a car and isn't going to buy an extra vehicle for $25,000. It's way too expensive for the Asian market. You can get a motorcycle in India for like $500.

[@Hokunin]

Why is this not a thing yet? Its outrageous

[@jorgeckert3162]

They still working on it , they share many Updates.

[@JohnMarkIsaacMadison]

2016 here. 2 years past 2014. Is it here yet?

[@ShadeBoynal]

2017 now...

[@SamuSeen]

2018

[@langlang1909]

SamuSeen 2072 now

[@moviexbug]

2114. whats wrong with these guys, its ben 100 years.

[@kellyrayburn4093]

@Tabrez In what year do we invent temporal transport (time travel)? Not looking for an exact date, just the year.

[@Lor00D]

This should literally be everywhere, said it for years now. Imagine it with an autopilot, no more traffic worldwide!

[@vedantbilolikar1577]

No it's 2021😂

[@personblank338]

hopefully someone else will also notify me years later after my comment

[@Lor00D]

@@personblank338 Still saying it, but now I look like a crack head.

[@fuxzhem]

wheres it at?

[@QuickTalk-Shots]

Now this car is available

[@marcobrasilgv]

This is nothing short of amazing, you can't compare this to a motorcycle, been able to drive on almost any weather condition, I want one. :-)

[@ptrolymbayhassan2714]

Is it safe in terms of magnets close to the human body?

[@EvilTwin123]

I have their bumper sticker... "Get lit, then go onto the open roads!"

[@patilprayag114]

When will it be launched in India?

[@Richsalvageconsultan]

Something like the Lit might "save" the Suburban Landscape as it presently exists in the US of A by permitting the "usual" commuter to get where he/she must go on a daily basis at less cost. Also, one must not forget that a vehicle that has a narrow track like this one will manage to avoid hitting an obstacle "square on," which is "kinda nice."

[@bellaggio1770]

I would buy one for city use, much smaller footprint than a car. I hope someone picks up this project.

[@HoBacNGUYEN]

not found on street up today 2019?

[@maiya_angel]

8 years passed the video yet didn't hear anyone riding this. Why?

[@iceey2477]

2024 I’m getting cranky, WTF IS MY MOTOCAR🤬

[@n.v6476]

Way too cool and hope this concept becomes a starter . However their website says "Invest in Lit Motors: we've just launched our equity crowdfunding campaign!" So with so many startup failures, why is this company not getting any funding. I would totally own this over the cybertruck monster

[@hidemyinfo3192]

the biggest worry I have with motorcycle is safety. If I am hit by a car, even not that fast, it is much more serious injure compare to riding a normal 4 wheel car, not if it fall onto the ground.

[@sanghyunlee8782]

It is much safer than normal motor cycle. You need to change the viewpoint.

[@syarifidayat]

It's been around $14.000-$10.000 8years ago, i think now in 2021 the cost should be more less than that for mass product?around $800? Hope somewhere chinese.. And that model are surely worthy in this era, can't wait 2 seat type, worth enough to handle traffic jam

[@syarifidayat]

Hope tesla see this, it's futuristic

[@suronjonajana1992]

Is it coming? It's 2019. We are waiting.

[@mrbob9556]

Is coming with gyro and four wheels in 2025...lol

[@pulkeshpulak]

It's been 8 years ... where is this now in 2021

[@indophile108]

I had designed (at least on paper) a similar bike in 2010. Mine was almost like the C1, but without the gyroscopes. But I think gyroscope is a great idea. How much power does the gyroscopes use? Is it huge enough to affect the range? Also how many miles roughly do you expect per 1kWh? I hope greater than 10 miles per kWh; I'd prefer a larger range; at least 400 miles. Also some trunk space in the rear would be great. Please make the front and the rear somewhat symmetrical. Right now it looks like the rear has been chopped off. I had actually reserved one in 2012; been waiting for 12 years without this coming to production. I gave up. What is the ETA for it to be available to public?

[@ArchonLicht]

Hi there, it's 2024 - and it never materialized. Why?

[@jorgeckert3162]

Cuz they still working on it

[@ArchonLicht]

@@jorgeckert3162 It's taking FOREVER

[@pradeepminz636]

I love it

[@TommyHenningsen]

Would it be possibly to built the batteries inside the gyros to reduce the weight?

[@charmlite6584]

Genius! Do the batteries spin inside the gyro? I had an idea like that back in the 70's, burnouts from a dead stop. I am a touring motorcycle enthusiast and this is an amazing idea and a lot safer that a motorcycle. can we get a 2 seater version? This needs a removable hard top as well. Please sell me one now!

[@shimankumaheshwari6904]

This is a great idea. It would transform urban commuting radically. It's a revolutionary idea. It will be huge success in India. And all-weather drive!

[@manofsan]

You shouldn't drive a motorcyle in wintery/snowy/icy conditions. But there are lots of warm countries where it doesn't snow, and where this type of vehicle would be more affordable than a car. Alternatively, what if this vehicle could be equipped with some kind of injector spray that sprays the tires with a traction agent if it senses the vehicle slipping? That might work too.

[@meljonmendioro3107]

If this will be proven and tested and will be available here in the Philippines I would probably love to have one.

[@aaronluis11]

is there any video of It turning?

[@ToanHoang-if2jk]

Can you tell me why until now it is 2022, but this car has not been sold on the market yet?

[@CaptPatrick01]

I remember a concept like this from the 90s, but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called. There are videos of it here somewhere, it looks identical to this but rounder, gas powered, and with a red body.

[@Otheisis]

it's the gyro-x car

[@R0ssMacPherson]

how does it take corners?

[@Dreadzedan]

Gyros would make for crazy cornering capabilities on race bikes,would be able to make the bike lower, lower the cog, lengthen wheelbase and add significant power, making a faster bike in corners and straight.

[@lolserver3974]

2021, are they cheaper to buy now?

[@VzuallStudio]

when releasing in asia?

[@madass7203]

The first gyrocar in history is Shilovsky's gyrocar in 1914. A gyrocar is a two-wheeled automobile. The difference between a bicycle or motorcycle and a gyrocar is that in a bike, dynamic balance is provided by the rider, and in some cases by the geometry and mass distribution of the bike itself, and the gyroscopic effects from the wheels while driving. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrocar And that en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorail_history

[@Richsalvageconsultan]

Well, that is to say an narrow vehicle will OCCASIONALLY manage a "near miss." (I was actually thinking of the "pilot fella" in, I believe, the book called M.A.S.H. Fiction, of course, but he seemed to survive very well, because he never hit anything "square.")

[@vishalvlogger9608]

When launched India Plz

[@tongthao1411]

hi i want to buy one who should i cantact.

[@YNRSuperBikers]

Me

[@binodrana221]

When come this car

[@barrietylerUK]

The gyroscope must mess with the cornering as the bike cannot lean so easily. It looked like the driver was wiggling around in the seat when at a standstill and the bike hardly swayed at all. I bet it's spooky to handle through european twisty roads. Unless the giro is stopped once you set off. Who knows - maybe it just works!

[@Winopertrio]

It's nov2020, when will it be available, it's such a amazing all weather vehicle

[@TheHerichulo]

such great ideas with price tags set too high

[@techgod-h7b]

this thing is very cool in my opinion

[@diannehendry9780]

Need to figure out how to use a spinning battery for both forward momentum and gyro effect, the battery instead of deadweight is used to advantage.... magnetic brakeing of spinning battery possibly charge battery at same timeengage weight bearing wheel, via magnates...

[@kevinloving3141]

2018 its 4 years and counting is this 'vaporware' or they actually start production these

[@aldyprayoga9693]

wish Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki make this motorcycle to be real...

[@umiluoja8894]

AKIRA

[@davewerner7609]

They did

[@sanghyunlee8782]

Why is there no more news about the Lit motors after that? Is it bankrupted?

[@sadikahmedchoudhury6561]

Is available in India?

[@dzobie]

How noisy is the cabin with those gyros going?

[@richardpierce342]

This was developed 10 years ago. We are now in the future and no production models for sale

[@digitalphotonicbionic2065]

the Gyro is the big thing here, not even the bike model, It would be great for the bike to have extra gyros like a Pitch motion for lifting the front or back of the bike one at a time, followed with a Spin/Yaw gyro that can make it mobile as a skate board of a flat board scooter the way bikes are handled in the past lifting it over pavements or on to another trailer/cargo or shimmy into a parking space, most would also have fun with that, the way actor Tom Cruise did in the special effects of 'Mission impossible 2'.

[@abdullah0458]

2019 anyone!!

[@subhashinnovation2396]

Is this electric bike available in india? I would like to buy it.

[@cmustard599]

I would love to test one. The gyros are an excellent idea, but they must add a lot of extra weight. Do they serve any double duty, such as generating power while they spin, like a generator? Would they run at road speed, when the bike would otherwise balance on its own?

[@salpertia]

You can't put energy into a system and get more out Unless you're that one guy I can't name right now

[@deepakbhattarai2896]

Tyre should be inside body structure for congested road

[@larysant]

does it comes with an airconditioner?

[@subhashinnovation2396]

Is this bike available in India.

[@jammydodger222Xxd]

the whole point of biking is that you don't want to be in an enclosed lifeless machine, you want to be out there in the open one with machine and all that

[@louisaldorio7251]

Where can I buy this?, I need this, this is a lot better than motorcycle

[@samirkumarbadu8020]

Where is the product sir

[@deepakbhattarai2896]

Focus on flattened light rim 3 m broad carving tyre with ground clearance with 2.5 ft..decrease breadth portion 1.5 ft or breath structure not more than 1.5 ft with 3 ft broad rough muddy light tyre with 2 ft increase in length with more than 1200km on single charge with battery of 25 kW and motor 18 kW

[@abcabc-tq1nx]

availability and price in pakistan ?

[@maheshshekade6548]

Is these bike for sell right now

[@tushaarpati2411]

kete tanka ba bhaina bike ta ????

[@hindusthani12]

How to order in India?

[@ingusmant]

Now way this will sell in china and india! the people driving scooters over there cant afford a car, and even at $14k this thing is more expensive than many micro cars in those countries. And that without the crazy high taxes you gotta pay to import it from america.

[@FrostbitexP]

read an interview. That if this thing could get mass produced. The thing could sell as low as 11,000

[@ingusmant]

I'm talking about those markets, they should go for europe instead

[@biglifeesamvlogs6255]

Thats 7 lakh rupees in india.. We get fully high specs car And even mini XUVS AT THAT PRICES .

[@CaneFu]

ingusmant: You're exactly right. People don't ride scooters in countries like India and China because they prefer them, they ride them because they're really cheap and many can be purchased for under $1,000.

[@sheetaldevi1971]

Bhaiya Aisi bike kahan milati hai address

[@tambegamer9959]

kitna speed deti hai

[@302yt]

I would love to get one.

[@Nairuulagch]

Prius 2.0 has finally come!

[@sandeepsharmasandeepsharma2246]

which time come in india, i want to buy it

[@vinodshah7628]

i want to purchase this bike but how to purchase

[@aksimel]

Because bicycles and motorcycles do so well in side-on collisions... Given that this would be safer than existing alternatives, what's your point?

[@mrrob3087]

The Greatest Thing. 5 Years Ago....

[@mrmorgan41]

design is solid.

[@janspan100]

Very cool vehicle.

[@kishankumarkishankumar9142]

Very nice Bhai super baik kitne hajar ka hai

[@amollahane3442]

How to patches this bike pls tell me whene lonch in India Kubo bikes

[@धरणीधरहेल्मेट]

What is priced

[@santoshkumariinspired9725]

So when is it coming to India ...and is it 2 seater?

[@duypham76]

Looks like BMW bought this technology.

[@alexmaster7564]

Some car people are being jealous, you know that it will look cooler than your car. It's also safe

[@yogendranathsahu4884]

I want purchase it how I can purchase it

[@drsachinsolanki5]

I want to buy it . But where plz.tell me

[@DrEbad]

When and how will come in India this electric bike?

[@CaneFu]

"When all goes well they keep the motorcycle upright"....and what happens when the gyro-system malfunctions??? I foresee billion dollar class-action lawsuits. Why rely on such high tech when we all know it will inevitably breakdown and injure the drivers. And 2 wheels don't do very well in the snow which covers much of the United States for 6 months; my motorcycle sits n the garage all winter long. So $24,000 for a 6 month vehicle for commuting? And there is no joy here which bikers want such as feeling the wind and leaning the bike over when going through turns; I love riding motorcycles but I have zero interest in this thing. I don't see any advantage here over a much more stable 3 or 4 wheeled vehicle. It's now 2019 so seven years after this guy predicted (2012) his sales launch would be in 2014 I have yet to see even one of these on the road here in the Midwest. Either there were serious problems or the market just isn't there. This is an example of a tech genius who didn't seem to understand the practical side of things.

[@balkisbanu6125]

ls it available by online

[@Vasileski88]

June 2020... Still waiting...

[@daniluchison]

Nine years later, nothing. I would say the CEO did not deliver.

[@cameronsjohn9306]

is this come with AC

[@invicta9001]

does it?

[@mergubalaiah]

🤦

[@negotiatorsheep1]

I can see a new Final Destination scene with this vehicle

[@julioariasalvarez7003]

make a matching mini trailer to put stuff in.

[@goldmaster8104]

LIT Motors must learn from Tesla and his discontinued roadster model, considering the high cost of electric vehicles the market is currently focused on full size electric cars as it has been demonstrated that customers prefer to invest on full size electric vehicles. This C-1: A two wheel car it could work as a “Shared” transportation service once Self-Driving technology becomes standard; in very congested cities a two wheel electric car could be the best option for a very efficient “Shared” system of transportation if it is allowed to be used in the bike line to get to the City destinations faster than other wider front vehicles.

[@idkidk8391]

I want 1 rn

[@kapilbari2951]

how can we afford in india.....price and petrol version engine?

[@dreamth2441]

When this bike become in market in india

[@hayungniborok.entertainment]

I love this scooter I want to buy

[@maheshgavade7301]

This is good