[3e] Yamaha Tesseract

[Phaelen Bleux]

Yamaha Tesseract
This four-wheeled bike was a concept motorcycle at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. It features a body that can angle to the sides in the relation to the wheels, allowing the rider to bank while turning and yet keep all four wheels in contact with the road.
The bike was designed at TL9. It burns 24.3 gallons of hydrogen per hour at routine usage. A full tank of fuel costs $6.

Subassemblies: Body +1, 4 small wheels -3.
Powertrain: 100-kW Standard MHD Turbine with 100-kW wheeled drivetrain, 500-kWs rechargeable power cell.
Fuel: 60 gallons hydrogen (Fire 11).
Occupancy: 1 NCS (Cycle)
Cargo: 0 cf.

Armor F RL B T U
All: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5

Equipment:
Body: Short-range receive-only radio (100 mile range) and cellular phone; sound system; GPS; electronic controls.

Statistics:
Size: ? Payload: 0.12 tons Lwt.: 0.3 tons
Volume: 40 cf. Maint.: 210 hours Price: $9,037

HT: 12. HPs: 27 Body, 2 each Wheel.

gSpeed: 329 gAccel: 15 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.75 gSR: 3
Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road speed.

Design Notes:
Body is 14.4 cf; wheels are 0.72 cf. Structure is Light, Standard. It has improved brakes, improved suspension and smartwheels. Armor is nonrigid. Electronic controls. Empty weight is 366 lbs. No "real-world" statistics are available, as this was a single prototype concept motorcycle.

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