1 wheeled bike anyone?

[Daimo]

60cc

MV

Raced, and was doing ok, till the bloke waved at a hot girl on one lap and fell off, and died....

http://www.benelliforum.com/gallery/albums/lloydbenton/monomoto_front.sized.jpg

[Ceri JC]

Bizarre, but that looks like it'd be a great alternative to a Segway.

[Grinch]

That surely can't work, as when you break your be thrown over the front.

[suzsv650]

i think youd have to be very gentle with the braking ... i recon with a million of a ton of practice then it may be posible :crutches:

[northwind]

Bikes of that era didn't have much brake anyway...

[sinbad]

That surely can't work, as when you break your be thrown over the front.

That's why the modern versions all have the rider sat inside a larger wheel.

I was curious so I looked this little marvel up. The bizarre story above is true.

“This MV Augusta 60cc Monomoto Superleggera is the experimental machine ridden by a wealthy young Italian by the name of Luiggi Bandini. During practice for the 1954 Milano-Taranto roadrace, Bandini tragically lost control in a misty mountain section while waving to a pretty spectator. His grief-stricken father, Count Enzio Bandini (also known as “The Falcon”), never again permitted anyone to ride or even view this advanced design. Knowledge of its whereabouts faded. Eventually, rumors of this fascinating machine reached the motorcycling bon vivant Todd Fell. On a trip to Naples, his quest to find it was rewarded at the Bandini country villa, where in 2004, fifty years after the tragic accident, the late Count’s family was persuaded to part with the treasure."

It went for $17,500 in auction.

[Daimo]

Even more info that I knew that. Good little read.

Something different from the norm anyway :)