[NBR]: Ever seen a uni-cycle scooter? Here's one...

goodbluegrass · Post by **goodbluegrass** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:19 am

that. is. the. coolest. thing. ever.

broke · Post by **broke** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:32 am

ROFLMAO!

It has a headlight!

And a windscreen!

oh man! the craftsmanship to build something like that is amazing!

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:48 am

Looks like it was once an MV Augusta… or parts of it were.

Found a list of motorized unicycles:
http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/motorized-unicycles/

This concept is kind of cool:
<img src="http://apps.soe.ucsc.edu/elkaim/pics/unicycle.bmp">

But how about this guy:

Racenut · Post by **Racenut** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:01 am

Anyone here uni? I rode in a youth circus for three years when I was a kid and have now taught both my kids and a couple neighbor kids how to ride. My son jumps off picnic tables on his

We especially like riding MUNI.. off road hiking trails and such. Quite the challenge.

Me following my son down the trail with my cell phone cam. Accidental neato picture.

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:42 pm

I don't think you'd wanna ride this puppy after downing a few bean burritos. One good blast of your biological afterburner and they're gonna find you with your face planted in the pavement and your smoldering butt three feet in the air.

You'd be the stuff of EMS legend for years.

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:49 pm

Racenut wrote:Anyone here uni?

Yeah, I ride one. I don't own one but I'm waiting for a good sale on a 24" Torker CX. I learned back in the mid 60's. Whenever I'm at a bike shop and they have a demo sitting around I jump on it for kicks.

olhogrider · Post by **olhogrider** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:55 pm

I read a story about the MV Agusta years ago. It involved some European Count and a death while riding it. Now when I google it, all I get is a rumor that the old story is a fake. I believe the photo predates photoshop.

Racenut · Post by **Racenut** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:33 pm

k1dude wrote:
Racenut wrote:Anyone here uni?
Yeah, I ride one. I don't own one but I'm waiting for a good sale on a 24" Torker CX. I learned back in the mid 60's. Whenever I'm at a bike shop and they have a demo sitting around I jump on it for kicks.

Spend a couple extra bucks and get the LX if you're going with Torker. MUCH BETTER. I have an LX24, neighbor kids got CX's. Seats suck and the rims are weak. I twisted the axle on the LX first time I went off road, so I upgraded to a Kris Holm 24. I love that thing.

Torker did replace the wheel under warranty.

esk · Post by **esk** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:17 pm

olhogrider wrote:I read a story about the MV Agusta years ago. It involved some European Count and a death while riding it. Now when I google it, all I get is a rumor that the old story is a fake. I believe the photo predates photoshop.

yeah, i found some internet-approved speculation about it <a href="http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2007 ... ">here.</a> seems most likely to me that it's a real photo of a non-functional mockup. still, looks really cool!

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:14 pm

Racenut wrote:Spend a couple extra bucks and get the LX if you're going with Torker. MUCH BETTER. I have an LX24, neighbor kids got CX's. Seats suck and the rims are weak. I twisted the axle on the LX first time I went off road, so I upgraded to a Kris Holm 24. I love that thing. Torker did replace the wheel under warranty.

Yeah, but the LX doesn't come in pretty colors! Plus, I won't use it offroad. Offroad I use my stable full of mountain bikes.