05-11-2022, 10:01 AM | #21 | |||
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Re: Halfling on a motorcycle: SM and Skill
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However, to fit one for a SM-2 biped with the proportions of a SM0 human, you would still need a custom-built seat and controls unless there are so many halflings around that it’s a common option. If the controls are sized for SM-2 people, SM0 humans won’t be able to use them. Quote:
A motorcycle built custom-sized for a SM-2 person will not have enough engine to reach those speeds, unless it is fully electric and even then would have terrible range because the battery compartment is relatively small. The reason for this is: drag forces start becoming significant around 30 mph (50 kph) while highways speeds are usually twice that, and having a smaller vehicle makes the drag forces worse in proportion to the engine’s size, which means fueled engines won’t have the speed, and electric engines would be operating at max power and so drain the battery faster. The way to get around that might be a regular-scale reverse trike with custom-sized controls, but then the SM-2 person is not really “riding” the vehicle and more “driving” it. Another way would be (again, assuming a custom-scaled motorcycle) a very large engine, but this has two problems:
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But certainly a SM-2 person on a proportionally-sized motorcycle is going to have an eye height much lower than the window/windshield height of human-scale cars… unless the small-people-sized vehicles are common enough for long enough that laws and manufacturing would change to accommodate them.
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05-11-2022, 10:53 AM | #22 | ||
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Re: Halfling on a motorcycle: SM and Skill
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That said, I think human-scale reverse trikes with halfling controls may well be their best option.
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