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what's going to be the next motorcycle trend? right now it seems that baggers are the popular thing. which seems kind of strange to me because this isn't new. the custom bike industry has crashed, and the 00's trends of fat tires and long raked front ends has pretty much ended. what would you like to see as the next big thing(s) in the motorcycle industry?

me personally, i really would like ride-by-wire to catch on with cruisers. it's been on sportbikes for a while now, and is in some Harleys, but still isn't widespread yet. i'd also like to see bikes start to integrate some kind of HUD in the instrument console without the need for a fairing. some bikes have the LED readout in place of a speedometer/odometer, but i'd like to see the full head unit like most new cars now incorporate. it should give readouts on engine temp, let you know if a cylinder is running hotter or colder than it should, if it's misfiring, your oil/gas levels, tire pressure, etc. and i see no reason why this can't be incorporated into bikes without disturbing the styling of the rest of the bike.
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It lets you fill the tire without removing the sensor. Otherwise you remove the sensor, fill the tire, replace the sensor, check pressure, repeat, etc.
I also read in their installation instructions, that each time you remove then put back on the sensors, a little more battery is used, For best battery life you want to leave the sensor alone.
not a motorcycle gadget yet, but i could see this being a HUD for bikers in maybe 30 years.

Interesting. Good idea, not sure it will become mainstream.
i thought it might flow some air with our texas temps. now if it also dealt with noise pollution......
Interesting. Good idea, not sure it will become mainstream.
depends by what you mean "mainstream". there's no market for it in America. but India, Japan, and China have some of the smoggiest cities on the planet, and with a combined population of about 3 billion people.
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at this point, you might as well just stay home.

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at this point, you might as well just stay home.

You can see snowy mountains in the background, so the man probably took his bike on an adventure trip to a mountain peak. But then the rear tires looks like it is floating, so it may just be a photoshop.

This being said, for all casual motorcyclists who thinks they're tough, there are food delivery people here in NYC using their mopeds 24/7 365 - in the heat, cold, rain, snow, ice, salt, you name it.
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That helmet would be too dangerous for me.
It might scare other drivers and distract them.
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Does it use a CO2 canister to fill the air bags? If so I could think of a place to mount it and impress all your friends. :crylaugh:
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