GM and Segway announce two-wheeled urban transport vehicle

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29 points·vaksel··8 comments

It seems unlikely that a struggling automaker partnering with a struggling personal transportation company will create the raging success they are hoping for.

There is already a discussion going on at

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=550823

It looks like a wheel chair... I'm predicting epic fail. Segways are not practical and GM should invent the hover-board if they are going to do anything.

This one will get you more chicks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gss-600.jpg

and hit 90 on the highway.

On the other hand, if you get the electric wheelchair you could save HUNDREDS of dollars per year.

I used to have one of those. I like touring/funduro style bikes but they definitely aren't babe magnets... unless you're trying to pick up lesbian retirees.

I'm a sucker for the BMW R bikes. I learned to ride on an '88 R100RS. The thing was beastly heavy.

These days I'm looking hard at the GSX-R 600s. I figure, I'm still young....

P.S. If anyone's looking to buy a parts bike (sigh..) my dad is selling the old R100RS. It's in almost-running condition.

Does anyone remember the South Park episode about the Segway (called It at the time) that Mr. Garrison built that came out just after 9/11/2001? The one that used oral, manual, and anal controls?

This vehicle looks an awful lot like the one in that show :-)

I'm still waiting for my Wild Wacky Action Bike. It's hard to ride!

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