Quiet motorcycle seeks added vroom

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/03/17/quiet.bike.reut/index.html

"Produces the equivalent noise of a personal computer fan belt",
apparently.

 

Also, unless the bloke standing behind it in the picture is a dwarf then
it's also pretty big for something with a 100 mile range and a 50mph top
speed.

Ugly, slow, impractical and potentially dangerous. Hmmm... "How soon can
you deliver?"

 

"For a rainy day"

 

A very good question. And how noisy would it be if it had one? I suppose
it depends on whether it's slipping on the PC's alternator at the time
or not.

Oh. Bugger.