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Offline Two Skies

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Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« on: January 14, 2015, 08:59:53 AM »
Saw this on a rerun episode of Geek Beat TV...

http://mikeshouts.com/taurus-2x2-terrain-motorcycle/

Pretty cool concept!

http://youtu.be/pn_5dMHsCPE
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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2015, 09:32:15 AM »
I'd get hurt on that thing.

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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2015, 09:38:46 AM »
Looks like way too much work to me.
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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2015, 11:04:58 AM »
Saw this on a rerun episode of Geek Beat TV...

http://mikeshouts.com/taurus-2x2-terrain-motorcycle/

Pretty cool concept!



That 2X concept has been around for quite some time; http://www.rokon.com/
It looks like the Russkies are imitating what's been an American made product for decades.

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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2015, 11:07:22 AM »
Not much to it, reminds me of the old Rokon 2x2, but those weighed a crapload.... but then it WOULD go anywhere, including surfaces that would pop those ballons they use for tires....

Oops beat me to it....heheh

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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2015, 12:14:21 PM »
It was the disassembly/portability thing that caught my eye.  That and the low weight.  The low weight is also supposed to help in situations where less ground pressure is helpful (i.e. more weight = disappear into the mud).

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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2015, 02:02:22 PM »
It was the disassembly/portability thing that caught my eye.  That and the low weight.  The low weight is also supposed to help in situations where less ground pressure is helpful (i.e. more weight = disappear into the mud).

Yep, take it apart and put in the back of the Yugo.
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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2015, 02:33:26 PM »
Folks hang around waiting to see this wonder-bike   ;D

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Re: Taurus 2x2 'All Terrain' Motorcycle
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2015, 08:46:54 PM »
Yep, take it apart and put in the back of the Yugo.
Or, for a more all-around motorcycle experience, pack it into the sidecar of a Ural.
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