Yamaha Tesseract concept.
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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!
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/t...eract-concept/
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Interesting name for this vehicle. In case you wonder what a tesseract is, it's the four-dimensional analog of the three-dimensional cube, thus it's also called a "HYPERCUBE" :
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The tesseract is to the cube as the cube is to the square.
This is a representation of a tesserect "unfolded through the fourth dimension" :
![](http://physics.weber.edu/carroll/honors_images/tesseract.gif)
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The tesseract is to the cube as the cube is to the square.
This is a representation of a tesserect "unfolded through the fourth dimension" :
![](http://physics.weber.edu/carroll/honors_images/tesseract.gif)
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Enough about cubes, let's talk about the Yamaha concept ![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Personally, I love it. We've been seeing so many motorcycle concept previews already for Tokyo, and the show is still weeks away! Yamaha alone is unveiling a total of 19 models
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I think we will soon be overwhelmed with news and previews about models relating to the Tokyo show.
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Personally, I love it. We've been seeing so many motorcycle concept previews already for Tokyo, and the show is still weeks away! Yamaha alone is unveiling a total of 19 models
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I think we will soon be overwhelmed with news and previews about models relating to the Tokyo show.
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