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Yamaha's Tesseract four-wheel motorcycle

By Noel McKeegan

19:10 October 24, 2007 PDT

Yamaha Tesseract hybrid four-wheeled motorcycle

Yamaha Tesseract hybrid four-wheeled motorcycle

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Yamaha is set to reveal a whole new class of four-wheel recreational machine at the Tokyo Motor Show that looks to combine motorcycle performance and maneuverability with four wheels worth of traction and road-holding capability. Details remain sketchy on the Tesseract hybrid four-wheeled motorcycle – ostensibly a four-wheel version of the Vespa, Piaggio and Vectrix three-wheelers with tilting mechanisms (dubbed “dual-scythe suspension”) at both ends making it a carving four-wheeler that retains the advantages of narrow width roughly equivalent to a two-wheeled machine. Powered by an electric hybrid liquid-cooled V-twin, the Tesseract promises ample torque and a top speed that will be theoretical everywhere but a racetrack, and when at rest, the machine will remain upright without the need for a stand via a dual arm-lock system.

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Really cool unit. I've seen a few variations of these as "one offs" at the trade shows, etc done with all kinds of bikes. Yamaha really does a good job at keeping that "motorcycle feel" and not making it look like an atv. There could be a market for these. I am a small motorcycle wheel manufacturer ( http://www.coastalmoto.com ) and I hope these do take off and create a new market for a ton of aftermarket options. Great job...I can't wait to ride one!

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coastalmoto

- June 27, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

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