And now for something completely different. Yamaha has just announced that it will be bringing a bevy of new motorcycle and scooter models to the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. One of the more interesting concepts, which we'll roughly refer to as a motorcycle, is the Tesseract. Piaggio has a success on their hands in the form of the MP3, which is capable of leaning into turns despite the third wheel. Yamaha has one-upped that with its Tesseract, though, by adding yet one more whee,l bringing the total count to four. And yet, nobody would confuse this machine with a car!

Again, following Piaggio's lead with its impending hybrid MP3, Yamaha has made this concept a hybrid, boasting both a V-Twin engine of undisclosed size along with an electric motor. Yamaha claims that the machine is about the same width as a standard motorcycle, meaning lane-splitting could feasibly remain an option and parking shouldn't be too difficult. The Tesseract has also been equipped with a mechanism to keep the machine upright when stopped or when parked, once again, like the MP3. As for the styling? It's, uh... different! Imagine a Transformer half transformed and you'll be pretty darn close. And we love it!

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/07/tokyo-2...seract-concept/

wow.. 4 wheel bike! how to corner it?

bike for noobs who don't know how to turn tilting the bike without falling down?
This thing is considered a car right. Kenderaan bertayar 4.

It looks like the the right and left wheel absorbers will angle at differing levels to allow the angled cornering.

Interesting concept, but this vehicle will not be cheap. Changing tyres, braking components and the suspension will all cost two times more. Think I'll stick to two wheels.

It look more like dirt bike to me. The one with 4 wheels. Maybe this model have blood line with YZF-R1.

Anyway it looks nice and certainly designed for off road. 4 wheels for increase stability.

Kinda like an ATV...

But with this concept, I can see that motorcycling would be much 'safer'...

Macam motor Kamen Rider

is this motorcycle for disabled people?
kidding..

Nice.... but how does it wanna take a sharp corner??

Estimated price the most important issue