VIDEO – Lit Motors unveils functioning prototype of its C-1 self-balancing electric motorcycle

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The non-functioning fiberglass mock-up of the C-1 (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The functioning prototype of the C-1 (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The prototype's two half-scale gyros (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The prototype's gyros and battery pack (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The prototype's steering wheel, pedals and instrumentation (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

Daniel Kim (left) and Gizmag's Ben Coxworth, with the prototype (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

Design sketches of the C-1 (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

A design sketch of the C-1 (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

Inside Lit Motors' San Francisco office space (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The functioning C-1 prototype (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

One of Daniel Kim's other projects, an electric cargo scooter (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

Taking the C-1 prototype out for a test drive (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The instrument panel on the C-1 mock-up (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

Gizmag's Ben Coxworth, with the C-1 mock-up (Photo: Randolph Jonsson/Gizmag)

The C-1 prototype on the road (Photo: Lit Motors)

Article Summary

There are definitely a lot of daydreamers and big thinkers out there, showing off their 3D renderings of inventions that “ought to work” – if they were to actually exist. It’s understandable, therefore, that many readers reacted with skepticism when we first reported on Lit Motors’ C-1. The designers of the fully-enclosed electric motorcycle claimed that it would be able to stand up on its own, thanks to electronically-controlled onboard gyroscopes. Well, while there may not be a C-1 in a showroom near you just yet, the folks at Lit have indeed succeeded in building a functioning prototype of their vehicle. We made the trip to their San Francisco workspace, to have a look for ourselves.

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