I guess you all
remember when BMW showcased their future self-riding bike BMW Motorrad VISION
NEXT 100 on 11 October at the “Iconic Impulses : The BMW Group Future Experience” exhibition
in Los Angeles. Honda is in news due to its
self-balancing bike, they unveiled yesterday in CES 2017. Some people are
comparing it with BMW’s Motorrad due to it’s self-balancing, but let me clear
differences between both of these bikes..
 |
| BMW Motorrad |
Which will come first in the market ?
BMW’s
Motorrad is all about future, we won’t be able to see Motorrad on roads soon. Head
of Design at BMW Motorrad,Edgar Heinrich said "Normally, when we develop a
motorcycle, we tend to think 5 to 10 years in advance. On this occasion, we
looked much further ahead and found the experience especially exciting. There
are some very attractive prospects. I firmly believe the BMW Motorrad VISION
NEXT 100 sets out a coherent future scenario for the BMW Motorrad brand.”
When
designing the BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100, the team was thinking decades in
advance. In tomorrow’s world, connectivity and digitalisation will be
all-encompassing. Most vehicles will be driverless, and life will be organised
largely by digital services. More and more of the world’s population will be
living in urban areas.
Whereas
Honda’s self-balancing could be part of most bikes soon, bike looks same like
most of production bikes. Though , Honda hasn’t announced use of this
technology in production bikes but we can hope .
Technology difference-
BMW
Motorrad Vision Next 100 is BMW’ futuristic concept and design.Therefore I will
not compare both bikes entirely, but I will be talking about self-balancing
technology of both bikes.
The
Flexframe appears as a single, integrated whole that extends from the front to
the rear wheel of the BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100. Being flexible, it allows
the bike to be steered without the various joints found on today’s motorcycles.
Turning the handlebar adjusts the entire frame, changing the direction of the
bike. The amount of strength needed to steer depends on the situation: at
standstill, the Flexframe allows a light steering whereas at higher speeds it
remains very rigid.
In
certain situations, the active assistance systems of the future will also
enhance stability and safety by automatically balancing the motorcycle, both
out on the road and when stationary. Novice riders will benefit from additional
guidance in all riding situations and from a bike that will never tip over.
The
BMW Motorrad VISION NEXT 100 rights itself while even stationary, remaining
upright when the rider has dismounted. The balancing systems also work out on
the road to ensure a particularly agile and dynamic riding experience with even
lighter handling, which seasoned riders will appreciate, and all the benefits
of assistance systems to enhance their capabilities even further. The BMW
Motorrad VISION NEXT 100 helps every biker become more proficient and enjoy an
even more positive riding experience. Every trip becomes a journey of freedom,
from beginning to end.
(source-BMW)
Even
tyres of BMW’s bike are absolutely high-tech and it works as suspension of
bike. Variable- pattern thread technology plays great role in self-riding by
changing side-wall profile of the tyres in different conditions and on
different speeds.
 |
| Honda self-balancing bike |
Whereas
Honda’s bike
has no such technology things, it works on simple principle. It uses Honda’s
own robotic Uni-Cub technology. While mostly self-balancing bikes function on “gyroscope technology” which controls manoeuvre
ability of any bike , but more weight of this technology is downfall of it.
That’s why Honda did things differently and simply without putting more weight
on bike. Honda uses their own robotic technology Uni-Cub for this bike. Generally
when somebody rides heavy bike at lower speed, chances of falling increase ,
thus to save riders from falling, Honda’s self-balancing bike will enhance its
front fork and wheelbase and disconnect handlebar for rear wheels, then it will
use minute steering inputs to retain balanced position of bike. This system will
also work even when rider will not be on bike to stop bike from falling .
This technology will be playing great role in
future, I wish we Indians get it soon. Thanks Honda
0 comments:
Post a Comment